Hi every one, this is my first post after lurking on the site for a year or so.
Thanks to all for your amazing and honest posts, which have been so supportive.
I am 55 and started having meno symptoms in my late 40's. I tried all the alternative therapies, which didnt seem to help.
Consulted with lovely female Gp specialising in menopause. she gave me all the relevant info to digest and left me for another 6 months or so to mull over .
I was very reluctant to start onHRT but there just came a point when I was so fed up with the dramatic changes in my personality with the mood swings and physical symptoms with the menopause, that I felt I was wasting my life waiting for this awful phase in my life to be over. I decided to give HRT a go. Tried Elleste duet for 3 months but changed to Femoston after GP recommended this.
I was determined to give HRT a proper try and stick with it for 6 months and with a few ups and downs I have been on it now for just over 2 and half years and recently upped the dose to 2mg as symptoms were coming back.
I can honestly say that for me this has been a really positive thing. i feel like me again....happy, positive , lots of my former energy has returned, I have lost a bit of weight, I am exercising again regularly (Zumba is such fun!) and have my old love of life back again. I sleep well , I am not anxious , palpitations have stopped , no more sore boobs and bloating etc etc!!!
Of course as I am getting on a bit I do experience aches and pains, I have digestive issues,my hair is not as thick as it once was, I am still a bit forgetful and do stupid things, feel tired if I have been very busy , libido still a bit low, etc. But I do now allow myself "me time" to indulge in a good DVD or a session of reflexology for relaxation without feeling guilty. I think I have altered my mind set over the last few years and have gotten used to being "older" , looking older(!) empty nest syndrome , etc. I can now enjoy the extra time me and hubby have for ourselves. I rarely turn down an invitation for a night out or trip to cinema, try to grasp every opportunity that comes my way.
I am sure most of this is due to the HRT. I accidently ran out a while back and when I got my next prescription I was like a drug addict given my fix!
Well anyway I just wanted to share this with you all. I know HRT doesnt suit everyone and not everyone feels happy taking drugs of any sort but as I said , for me it has really been the best thing I have done . I am not going to think about what happens when I try to come off it just yet. Will cross that bridge when the time comes! Watch this space.......
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Topic: HRT so far been brill for me! (Read 6194 times)