Have suffered for 12 years with menopause symptoms and didn't want to go on HRT as worried it would make my migraines worse. However, at the age of 62 I could stand no more and consulted a private Gynae last November who put me on 25mcg Estradot and 1mg Climaval. I initially felt much better and the migraines weren't any better but weren't worse either. However, eight months on and I've had four migraine attacks, three with aura, in the last month and I feel dreadful. I've hardly recovered from one when I get another. I've had a phone consult with the Gynae who says it's not the oestrogen causing the migraines and is convinced it's insulin resistance for which she had put me on Metformin.
The Migraine Association recommends that migraine sufferers should have the patch only and The Gynae has agreed that I wean myself off the tablet and just use the patch. I don't want to come off HRT altogether as it does control the hot flushes and I sleep better but if it is causing the increase in migraines then I shall have to. I have cut out a lot of sweet stuff and have a good diet and do a lot of walking and swimming and I not convinced that insulin resistance is my problem. I feel very frightened by these migraines and not sure what to do. I don't have much faith in GPs. I'm fortunate that I can afford the private route but I'm not sure my GP practice does private appointments and I have to wait weeks for an NHS one. Oh dear!