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[bev567901]

Hi Ladies, finally I have HRT!!! One year after my symptoms became difficult & having seen three different (useless to me) doctors I made an appt to see a lady GP at our practice. Turns out she is the HRT specialist (why did no one tell me that.) She listened without judgement & said blood tests are unreliable which is what has stopped me getting it in the past. I had e mailed Dr Currie to ask what would be the best HRT to ask for & the GP agreed & I have evorel sequi patches. I start in about 2 weeks but have a full smear, MOT booked for next week with her just in case there is anything underlying. She has already said if it doesn't suit I can try something else & we have discussed other options. I shall give it the full 3 months minimum though. I felt like I had won the lottery twice over & that I am not actually mad after all. I have no idea what plan there will be for the anti depressant, diazepam & sleeping tablets the other GP's gave me which I always thought where a sticking plaster for a broken leg but I guess I shall get the HRT working first. I am imagining superwoman coming to life very soon & I have a whole year to catch up on. There is no point getting angry but I guess I am slightly as had I seen her to start with things could have been different. Maybe life will seem that much better having had such an awful year & I will appreciate it all the more.
So there is hope out there if anyone is in the same boat as me   B x

[honeybun]

Really pleased for you bev.

That was my first HRT and my flushes were gone within days. Give then a good chance and hopefully they will work really well for you.


Honeyb
x

[Joyce]

Glad to hear your visit to GP was successful. Makes such a difference when you get one who listens. GP at my surgery, who claims to have interest in all things on women's health, is waste of space. Fortunately good doctor at meno clinic.

[Taz2]

Great news bev

Taz x 

[peri]

Hi Bev, that's the one I've been given and I'm having great results with it, I hope you do too x

[littleminnie]

Welcome to the HRT Club!!   

[bev567901]

Thank you I just keep looking at the packets & feel happy. I have to be cautious it may not work but after the terrible side affects of the AD I think I can put up with quite a lot of nasty side effects & I don't expect a miracle straight away. Now where is that superwoman costume?  B x

[anna123]

So glad for you.I 've also been on anti=ds and anxiety meds before going on HRT. Since starting HRT I feel 100 times better and need no other meds. Luckily my GP is great and keen for me to have HRT but reading your story makes me realize how lucky I am to have such a great GP. I was only 38 when my symptoms started so no one even thought of meno at first. It also makes me wonder how many other women are on anxiety or depression meds and actually just need HRT

[Hurdity]

A lot more than you would think I expect anna!

Good to hear bev and hope it all starts to work for you soon!

Hurdity x

[Suzyq]

Good news bev. My specialist said nearly all the women he sees are on ad's that they don't need! I was given 3 different types but didn't last on them beyond a week! I knew I didn't need them.

[peri]

It makes me really cross that GP's push anti d's it's like giving a child a bag of sweeties it shuts them up but doesn't address the problem  The nurse practitioner who I saw really pushed them but I refused as I don't  like them and knew I didn't need them x

[Greyhoundgal]

Good for you Bev and great that you saw a GP who seems to know what she is talking about - that can make a world of difference.  You may well find that with the HRT the need for AD's passes anyway, I was borderline before I started mine and have been fine since I started on the HRT.

[katem]

HRT is not the solution for everyone so please don't get your hopes up too much. It did nothing for my anxiety/depression and I don,t get the sweats/hot flushes so it was an absolute waste of time. However, so were the SSRIs and antidepressants I have also tried over the last few years so now its just a case of hoping that the unpleasantness will eventually end of its own accord! I know I sound miserable but I have lost hope in anything else. Don't want a miracle, just want to get back to how I was approx five years ago