Menopause Discussion > Personal Experiences
Tell us how you cope without HRT
KT:
I was tested +ve for premature menopause 2 yrs ago, aged 42. I have had flushes, spots and felt like PMT for 6 months at a time. My Dr said I could try HRT and it wouldn't increase future risk of breast cancer etc., as long as I wasn't on it for more than 3 years. Deciding to stay off as long as I could, I have been taking Menopace, which seems to calm the irritation.
However, I have just changed Dr and been told to go straight on to Elleste Duet Conti. She has also requested a bone density X-ray for me.
I haven't had a period since Sept last year, and have only been having 1 or 2 a year anyway. I don't want to have to go through menopause symptons all over again from the beginning, so am waiting for results of bone density tests before deciding whether to take the HRT. Also, was given this website to check out!!
KT:
:) Thank you so much Susan. That was my first web-post on anything..ever! :o.
I think I am more concerned with "turning back the biological clock", which I feel is far less natural than supplementing body chemicals. Also a bit miffed as was celebrating ploughing thro the menopause without too much trouble! KT
KT:
:) Thank you Susan, you've been a tremdenous help, and stopped me being self-conscious about posting threads! Great Support and thanks for the "Welcome". ;D KT
Eilleen:
Hi .
I came on this site ages ago , but then time flew by,
This may not be of any interest to anyone but here goes anyway.
I started HRT in my middle 30s I am now 56, I have had a fantastic life , rock climbed , scrambled all over with my two grandchildren, been out going, funny ,and totally loving and enjoying my life, my work , my family, my friends ,
.......8 months ago my doctor said enough is enough I will no longer prescribe you HRT , ( she has put me on the lowest dose to ween me off ) I can honestly say I feel as though it would be best to take me to the vet and have me put to sleep, I have never had joint pains have always been supple ( doing ballet and other dance ) I now am losing my confidence , I keep nearly falling over with the pain in my angles, knees and hips ,my character has changed, I cannot be bothered is a word I never used before but now it seems to come in to my head many times a day, my family and friends have tried with me but I know I am losing them , but I don't care ....... I will not go on .....
Doctor says it's all in my head, and I am suppose to grow old gracefully.
I would rather take the risk on HRT than live like this, I have never taken any other medication as far as I remember but am now being deprived of something that totally makes me the person I have been , are bodies were designed to last till just after menopause, We now live longer... why can We not enjoy it by feeling as supple and carefree as possible ,even if it does mean taking one pill a day,
I do wonder how many pills the doctor will try and prescribe me for all my symptoms ... Valium, steroids ,anti inflammatory, sleeping pills for night, wake up pills for day time ( seeing as again for the first time in my life I seem to be getting night and day the wrong way round )
rant over from a person who I remember being a carefree person just 8 mths ago .
Bette:
I'm with you, Eilleen. Luckily, my HRT-savvy gp is happy for me to stay on it as long as I want to; she has patients on it in their 70s. If I were you, I'd try a different gp!
Bette x
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