Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[Karen max]

Hi 1st time posting on my, just looking to see if someone can give me some advice ... I'm 51 post meno for past 3 yrs ,suffering a lot if anixty panic hot flushes list is endless... My GP started me on indvina HRT 6wks ago but day 3 of starting it I felt sick breast started to burn and itch cramps in tummy headache and diareah.spoke to GP on Wednesday she told me to stop the HRT as it didn't seem to be suiting me so last 3 days with no HRT and last night has been worse night ever panic flushes anixty the lot and I'm wondering should I have been taken of the HRT over a period of time or because I was only on it for 6 wks is that why GP told me just to stop taking it.....when will this meno ever stop

[Annie0710]

There's lots of others you can try.  Your dr should have tried you on something else

There's one patch I had a horrendous time on so quickly came off it and now the gel is working well

Look at the options here at the top and go back and ask for what you decide.  It really is trial and error but it doesn't meant you won't find something that suits x

[Karen max]

Thanks for your reply, I asked GP if she could try me on a different HRT but she said she would rather wait and let the indivani HRT get out of my system .. just dread going back to having these awful anixty /panic low moods.. I was on kilovance HRT last yr for 8wks but again GP took me of them as they were causing a bleed every 2wks, the roller coaster of meno just seems to be never ending for me , think I've had every symptom of meno there is... mayb I'm just one of them people who can't take HRT ..I have bought the wellsprings cream too but that didn't help either... thought after 3 yrs if no period these awful symptoms would be getting better instead if worse 

[Annie0710]

I've never had a break bar the time elleste patch gave me an almighty migraine but that was just a few days break and I've been on hrt 19 years.  I literally switch from one to the other x

[Karen max]

I phone doctor in morning to make appointment which will normally be a few wks waiting to see a doc,my GP don't seem to be clued up on HRT to be honest so I guess it will be a case of me begging for a different HRT.... many thanks for your replies ....         

[Annie0710]

Drs at our surgery aren't clued up either so I find doing my research and naming products I want to try gives them the chance to say yes straight away or for them to look it up to see that it's available

Failing that, if you buy from an online clinic, after completing their questions you give them the go ahead to inform your gp that they are prescribing, yes it does cost (@£30) but is a great way of getting a prescription on your NHS repeats

I rarely see a gp, most of my consults are over the phone on their new callback service

[Karen max]

I'm really clueless to HRT myself as this just hit me like a shovel around this time last yr my anti depressants where changed as the doc kept telling me it was stress and anixty that was causing my symptoms it's only from I started attending mental health clinic that they have said they think it's menopause related... how do I find the different names of HRT and does it tell you which ones help curtain symptoms?? I'm still taking my ant depressant also take propranolol,I have been reading through the post here but I'm really unsure how to find my way around as regards names of HRT,s and their benefits etc... many thank ...Kaz x

[Annie0710]

I think if you go to the top of the page and hit HOME it might lead to the different hrt's.  To be honest any one I've tried is from reading people's stories.  I first thought that when someone was doing really well I'd try their regime but we're all so different that what suits one lady won't necessarily suit another.  Patches are definitely easier as you only change twice a week but I've been using oestrogen gel for about 6 weeks and seem the most settled on it.  I'd not liked the idea of having to apply gel every single day but I honestly can't complain

[Jintyhilton]

MY JOURNEY - 52 and have finally found 'balance' having been in a bad place since January 2017 after GP gave me combined synthetic HRT for flushing, headaches & restless legs. This stopped the flushing but led to more symptoms; rapid weight gain, hair loss, insomnia, memory loss and feelings of anxiety and dark depression. Lasted 4 months and had to ditch them. GP & Bupa Consultant that I saw said I needed to take anti-depressants with the HRT !! I refused and started researching bio identical HRT.  I got a full set of blood tests using Blue Horizon and it showed that I was low in progesterone & oestrogen.  Its taken me a couple of months to get the right products (having had a bad experience with an online company 'Menopause Woman' who use an American doctor to push hormones with no back up or interaction) but a visit to John Studd Menopause Clinic has changed my life, I feel nothing short of amazing and I have no symptoms whatsoever. I really never thought it was possible to feel this good again. Every woman should be made aware of BHRT and given this option of treatment.   

[Karen max]

Great to hear you are feeling much better... I think the main problem is most doctors just hand out HRT with out blood test etc, I live in Ireland and the meno clinics  are few and far between and waiting list for them can be up to 2 years... I have been reading up in different forms of HRT but really I'm clueless to what type would really help me,I can't cope with the hot flushes ,night sweats leg cramps etc , it's the low mood and anixty that is driving me crazy .. I am waiting to go for surgery to have full hysterectomy so maybe after my op they will get me onto the HRT that suits me.... (here's hoping) ......                                                                                                                                                 
              Thanks for your reply......
                                                   kaz x

[Taz2]

Hi kaz - this is the link to the different HRT preparations https://www.menopausematters.co.uk/postmeno.php  It's found at the top of the page in the green menu under Treatments and then HRT Preparations. It is common for Kliovance to cause the type of bleeding you mention for the first six months or so of treatment. I had continuous bleeding on that one though so, after six months, I gave up.

Welcome to MM by the way. As Annie says there are lots of other HRT treatments you can try so don't give up. Are you having ovaries removed as well as uterus and is the operation close now because you are advised to stop HRT before any major op anyway.

Taz x 

[Karen max]

Hi Taz
       Yes I'm having all removed just waiting on date for the op but waiting list here is long so I haven't a clue when when il get the op, think I'm best trying to battle along with out the HRT as I now I will need to stop it before op anyway...just wish I could find a cure to this awful anixty and low mood, I was speaking to my GP yesterday he said just to go back to trying some of the herbal stuff and see if they work.... as I said I can cope with most of the other awful symptoms that comes with meno I'm just finding the anixty really awful last load if months..... oh the joys of ageing 😡😤
                Kaz xx

[Taz2]

Good luck with your hysterectomy. I had mine three years ago. Remember to take care of yourself afterwards. Is the hysterectomy for relief of menopausal symptoms? I just wondered why you are having your ovaries removed as many surgeons like to retain them nowadays.

Taz x

[Karen max]

I've had a prolapse last 10 yrs which now just has gotten worse bowel,bladder and uterus had a ring fitted last yr which lasted 5days then came out again so hospital seem to think it's been the weight of prolapse which has effected ovaries which have moved outa place also ovarian cancer runs in my family so they think best just to remove the lot.... thank you for your kind regards for op ,just wish I had it over  and done with then maybe they would be able to get me onto an HRT that suited

                    kaz xx

[Jintyhilton]

Hi Kaz

I really do sympathise, your symptoms sound similar to what I experienced mine. Wellspring is Progesterone and according to the specialist I saw, my symptoms were typical of lack of Estrogen. also my body just totally rejected synthetic HRT, it made me even worse.
I apply2 pumps of  http://www.estrogel.com/ (and also the little blob of testogel    but as Annie says we are all different and react differently.  I have yet to have my week on progesterone and from reading on here it is tough as it cancels out the amazing effects of the Estrogen - not looking forward that.....  I am new to MM in terms of posting anything, I previously just used to read all of the threads to make me feel better in so much as I was not alone in the way I was feeling.  I still cant quite believe that I feel this good - its taken a lot of time and lots of tears, not to mention it being expensive - its something that should be available to us all. Some GP's do give blood test, mine wouldn't .... mind you she said BHRT was a lot of nonsense and she is eating her words now :-)    Don't give up, some good reading ... http://www.studd.co.uk/bioidentical_hormones.php     http://www.studd.co.uk/depression.php   x