Thank you so much for your information.
I'm interested in knowing where you got the same explanation: "estrogen
released from fat cells".  I would like to read more about this.  (I can't
remember where I read about this as it was quite a while ago.)  Also, is
this supposed to be a temporary situation that eventually resolves itself
when one has lost the desired amount of fat???  My theory that my problem
is caused by estrogenic herbs is just a theory -- I will stop them and see
if I experience a difference.  However, my symptoms do seem to coincide
with my weightloss.