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Pains, pains and more pains!

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Hurdity:
Hi Anne - sorry to hear of your problems. If you are seeing Dr Currie you are in good hands. Just to add to what others have said re the HRT - once you have sorted out your other problems I would agree with Rowan that as well as other issues eg thyroid, the HRT may well not be suiting you.

The fact that it is Elleste Duet conti means you are taking a synthetic progestogen (norethisterone) all the time and this particular one can cause problems for some women - I didn't get on with it. I presume because you are on conti you are post-meno and have had an early meno?

What other HRT did she suggest?

Pity about the patches not sticking but if you decide to give another one a go you may like to try going back onto a cycle (which would give you a regular bleed) - this way you can settle down on the oestrogen and then find a progestogen to suit you.

Personally I would always recommend patches or gel for the oestrogen - because the oestrogen (as oestradiol)  goes straight into your body and doesn't have to go through the liver - together with bio-identical progesterone (Utrogestan) again (usually taken orally but many of us use it vaginally) as this is the most natural to us. However since you are on it long term and are still young you may not like the idea of this, as pills are more convenient. Some women find Femoston more agreeable.

Hope this helps and you feel better soon.

Hurdity x

mummypower:
Thank you so much for all the reply's, I'm making an appointment to get blood taken on Monday and will tell my GP of all my other symptoms.
I started with peri almost 4 years ago, not had a natural bleed for at least a year before that, Dr Currie thought the constant dose of progesterone would reduce bloating and weight issues, I'm not sure the name of the other hrt she mentioned, but my GP has a note of it.
I'm convinced there's more to my aches and pains than just menopause and have done for a while, so it will be interesting to see what the blood results show.
I feel so much better having some advice from you all, and will be back in touch when I've seen the GP.
Anne x

Taz2:
Stellajane - can I ask how you managed to persuade your doc to give you treatment for underactive thyroid when you were showing in the normal range? I have all the symptoms and my doc is constantly surprised that my blood results come back as normal but she wont prescribe.

Taz x

Winterose:
mummypower,

sounds as if you are having a rough time.  Re thyroid perhaps get a thermometer and take your morning temperature for 6 days , take it before you get up. If its below normal it may be because of thyroid. Low temp indicates other issues too .  My waking temp was 34.0c and I was always frozen.  My gp picked up on my thyroid when i was in for a regular HRT check and was amazed at how cold I was. She treats borderline thyroid ( i was at bottom of normal range) and what a difference it made. Aches and pains gone  and now 3 years on waking temp is 36.. Its took nearly  2 years to get it up there so no instant results. I would say energy levels etc started noticeably improving after 4 months.  :)

Suzi Q:
Go get bloods done OK
Then your in a better position as is Doctor Currie to sort things out
I cant advise anyone on HRT I didnt take it so I would never presume
But to help you you need to do the blkoods OK xxxxxxxx

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