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[SueRoe]

I started HRT (Evorel Sequi) in March (am peri and 53) and felt much better for 2-3 months. Started to feel grotty so switched to a different HRT (Fem7 Sequi). Still not good so switched to Evorel 50 patches and Utrogestan (200mg on days 15-26). My hair's falling out, I've no energy or motivation but my mind is racing with lines from songs going round and round, and I sleep about 4 hours a night in 20 minute chunks. This can't go on so I'm stopping all HRT, multivits and 5HT to see how I sleep. I feel that I need to get back to "baseline" then think again. I feel overloaded with intervention and lack of sleep. I think maybe the dose of HRT might be too much for me - I'm not big. Anyone else felt the same? Did getting off the cycle of HRT and introspection help? Many thanks for any help.

[CLKD]

Yep.  Life itself over-takes me sometimes  so I have to re-jig my ADs and BB.  If you stop your current medication regime you can then decide if you still require HRT ………… keeping a food/mood diary can help too!

[Taz2]

Hi Freda - I know the feeling about wanting to start from scratch again.

Can I just ask how long you've been taking 5-HTP for? People have reported racing thoughts and sleeplessness as a side effect of this treatment so could this be one of the reasons for your problems? It can also cause fatigue.

Taz x

[Rowan]

Yes, I tapered down my estrogen ( to much acts for me just how you described) now I am off it all together I feel calm and well, I have realised that its life stress that mess with my health not my hormones now. I am also delighted how the weight is falling off now.

I still take my supplements I still have a  dab of progesterone cream now and then if I am feeling anxious due to outside influences.

At under five foot I am not big either.

[SueRoe]

What a relief that others know what I'm talking about! Thank you.
Taz2 - I've been taking 5HT for a couple of weeks and now that you mention it the racing thoughts do seem to coincide... I'll post the results of stopping it for the interest of anyone else here.

[SueRoe]

Following on from Taz2's suggestion about 5HT on this thread on 10th Oct where I said I'd report back - I did stop the 5HT and do feel less agitated though I've still got lines from songs going round my head all the time and dreadful restless legs (or rather leg - just the left one) at night so very crappy sleep! I did wonder, for the benefit of anyone else who takes 5HT, if the racing thoughts and agitation on 5HT were a low level of "serotonin syndrome" which can be dangerous if ignored. I don't want to worry anyone but this ought to be borne in mind if you take it and feel odd. The restless legs started soon after I came off citalopram a year ago - anyone got any experience of how to stop it? I'll start another thread on this. Toodlepip.