Hi all, as I've now started my 6th pack of Tibolone and have therefore completed 5 months of treatment I think now is a good time for an update.
I've continued taking it mainly at mid day (or thereabouts) for those interested.
Concerns from my last update - sensitive skin & dry eyelids & neck have resolved, I have reduced the Vagifem to every 4-5 days but continuing with small amount of Ovestin externally every night. This is continuing to manage and keep the VA well under control.
No return of the headaches, had maybe one or 2 twinges lasting seconds since last post but nothing else.
Had a couple of short lasting hot flushes - when I say short I mean 10-20 seconds when I've woken up.
Hair. I think my hair is growing faster than it has done for a while over winter but is no thicker. No increase in amount of body hair, but again growth is quicker, probably more like it was 10yrs ago.
Had a couple of episodes where I've felt a bit restless at bedtime where I've been a couple of hours late taking my dose. I've also had 2 panicky episodes when trying to get to sleep. Not too bad, but annoying as I've not had these for a while.
Joints pretty good, flexibility improving still and back to regular exercise following Xmas cold. I appear to have lost 4lbs, but not sure how, and I think my body fat distribution is changing. My waist is getting more defined, stomach a bit flatter (possibly).
Libido - pretty much the same and nobody is complaining
So still all positive, as far as I'm concerned, and massively better than what I was 'putting up with' before Tibolone. I do think that unless you experience intolerable side effects then it's worth trialling for at least 4 months to see how things settle out.