Hello, I have recently joined the forum, hoping it will help me with some key decisions. I am suffering from very bad overheating and sweating, which are disturbing my sleep at night and also impacting on my daytimes. I feel more tired than I should and have been to see my GP twice. She was reluctant to look at HRT, more keen on antidepressants or another drug, the name of which I can't remember but it's used to lower blood pressure! I have rejected these options because I have Menieries and taking a drug which has side effect of dizziness is the last thing I need.
I am almost at the point of saying go for HRT but I am worried about it, because I am a migraine sufferer and since I would have to take both types of hormones, I am frightful of being laid low with the migraines again. My periods have tailed off, last one was in April and only positive of that is that so have the migraines.
The other factor is that I am about to start a new job, after a few months of not working, and I am anxious about that, dreading the discomfort and embarrassment of the hot sweats and flushes but also not sure about the impact of starting HRT and potentially getting hit with side effects from that.
any advice would be gratefully received.