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[Mags 7101]

Hi need help been perimeno for 4 years but only been on HRT elleste duet 1mg for 1 year over the last few months I have still had hot flushes and problems sleeping
 But my GP won't increase my HRT because I smoke I am 47 years old and have been smoking for 32 years

Does anyone else smoke who has had their HRT increased and have you had any problems because you smoke

Please don't ask me to quite as I do not want to

Thank you for your help

[bramble]

I smoked and I was on medium dose HRT so no problems there. My friend smokes and so is she.

Bramble

[bramble]

My doctor's thinking at the time was I was having a hard enough job with the menopause without him asking me to cut down/stop smoking!

B.

[Mags 7101]

Hi Bramble thank you I will go back and see my doctor

[Dancinggirl]

I think it was mentioned on here that smoking reduced the effect of HRT.  Perhaps someone can confirm or dismiss this but maybe do some research on the net. By cutting down on smoking you may find the HRT works better.  Dg x

[CLKD]

We have a thread on here somewhere 

Why don't you want to quit?

Browse round …..

[Mags 7101]

Hi ladies thank you you won't believe this but I come from a family who live longer and 2 generations of my family smoked my grandfather smoked all his life and died at the age of 85 my father was the same he died aged 78 and I enjoy smoking as I said I have been smoking for 32 years and I do  want to quit I think doctors will use anything to try and get people to stop thank you again for all your help and advice

[CLKD]

It depends too on what people smoke.  How often.  How well they exercise ......... my Grandparents ate the 'wrong' sorts of food when growing up, one Gran died of a rare brain haemmorage aged 84 the other of bile duct cancer aged 82 ...........

[Millykin]

Have any smokers on here tried and successfully quit by cutting down over a period? Looking for tips, tried patches-swelling of area where i put it. Inhaler/electric cigs- choke me (stupid I know being a smoker) mints/gum ulcers in mouth will power- don't have it!
Husband stopped 6 moths ago with electric cig well done him.
Any tips appreciated

[clio]

I gave up on 15th june 2006, I used lozenges ehich took a short while to get use to.

Clio

[CLKD]

When do you enjoy a ciggie ……… ?  i.e. after a meal, if so you need to alter what you do immediately after eating to break the habit of taking the fag out of the packet, finding the lighter and smoking it  and don't beat yourself up if you lapse!

[Millykin]

For me the bad time is first thing in morning I'm up and out that door for one like a shot! After meals and throughout the day I don't bother much, I can deal with that, so maybe i should make a start on trying to leave half hour to begin with in mornings and work my way from there.

[CLKD]

What ever suits you!  Do you eat breakfast?

[Millykin]

Faithfully big porridge lover followed by banana and Orange juice. Tomorrow will have breakfast first jump in shower and take it from there.

[CLKD]

Let us know how yo get on!