Dr Renee Wellenstein

Dr Renee Wellenstein Head to my website www.drreneewellenstein.com to fill out an application to work with me!

Dr. Renee is a double board-certified doctor and Ob/Gyn for over 15 years who has been helping women for over 20 years get happier and healthier hormones and babies! After experiencing her own personal health challenges, including adrenal dysfunction, weight gain, chronic pain and a low libido, she stepped outside the box of conventional medicine to take a radically different approach to heal hers

elf from the deep depths of burnout. Throughout her journey, she balanced her hormones, regained her energy, shed unwanted pounds and revived her libido! Now Dr. Renee empowers women to take control of their health, jumpstart their energy, improve their confidence and reignite their libido — naturally!

04/24/2026

You’re not crazy, dramatic, or “just getting older.”
�You’re a woman in her 40s being gaslit by normal labs and a system that isn’t built to look any deeper.

When no one explains why your drive disappeared, your energy tanked, and your body doesn’t respond the way it used to, you start blaming your mindset instead of your biology.

But there’s a very real reason you feel flat, foggy, and disconnected from yourself—and it’s not a character flaw or a lack of willpower.

Once you understand what’s actually happening with your hormones, the whole story changes—and so does your plan.

Comment "TESTOSTERONE" and I’ll send you my free training that walks you through the exact labs to ask for, what’s really being missed, and what you can do about it.

04/23/2026

If you’ve been told to “just manage your stress” but you feel like you might snap over something small… yeah, that’s not a personality issue.

It’s what happens when your body stops playing by the rules it used to.

One minute you’re fine, the next you’re overwhelmed, irritable, or completely checked out—and it makes zero sense.

You start questioning yourself.

Your patience.
Your sanity.

But the truth?

Your system is under pressure—and most conventional advice completely misses why.

You don’t need another generic fix. You need a strategy that actually matches what’s going on in your body.

Comment "PROTOCOL" and I’ll send you the link to snag my Perimenopause Protocol.

rage

04/22/2026

This is short term symptom control, not a long term management plan.

Dig deeper and figure out the why!

04/21/2026

Maybe a hack but not a long term strategy!

Remember, perimenopause can last upwards of a decade! Do you want to stay on these meds and "cover up" your symptoms for that long?

Be sure to follow along for Part 3 where we talk about what you should do instead!

04/20/2026

Perimenopause brain fog and anxiety are NOT a Pepcid deficiency.

They’re what happens when estrogen and progesterone swings ramp up histamine and overload your brain.

Stick around for part 2—I’m breaking down the Allegra + Pepcid trend and what I recommend instead.

04/19/2026

Up to 40% of women develop brand new anxiety in perimenopause — with NO prior history.

Here’s what’s actually happening in your brain (in human language, not science-speak):
• Estrogen normally supports serotonin, your “feel calm and okay” brain chemical.
• When estrogen drops suddenly, your brain makes less serotonin and clears it away faster. That’s a double hit: less serotonin available, and it disappears more quickly.
• Estrogen also helps balance “gas pedal” signals (excitatory) and “brake” signals (calming) in your brain. When estrogen is swinging up and down:
• Your excitatory signals get louder
• Your calming signals get weaker

Result? Your brain becomes more wired and less able to calm itself down. That’s why the anxiety feels physical, intense, and “out of nowhere.” It’s neurochemical chaos — not a character flaw and not “just in your head.”

This is also why SSRIs sometimes only partially help: they boost serotonin, but they don’t fully fix the hormone swings, receptor sensitivity, or the progesterone/GABA calming system.

Drop “hormones” in the comments if you developed anxiety in your 40s with no prior history. You are absolutely not alone.

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What do you get when you take a busy healthcare professional, mom of twins and have her fall off a horse and break her back? You get a woman on a mission to come back stronger than ever! That's me! I am an empowered woman who has overcome many obstacles and pivoted multiple times to finally come out on top, living the life of my dreams! As a result, I now work with women to empower THEM to take control of their health, mental wellbeing and life!