Hi Hippychxi
After suffering unpleasant symptoms including those you describe on the second (progesterone) half of the month on Elleste Duet , and on the advice of some very knowledgable ladies on here, I asked to change to Femoston. I am on Day 3 of this new brand. I was told by the GP to finish the Elleste packet before starting the new Femoston because it would mess with my cycle otherwise.
Did the Elleste relieve any of your other symptoms? If so, it seems a bit like throwing the baby out with the bath water for the GP to suggest you just stop taking HRT rather than looking at alternatives to that particular brand. From what I've learned on here, the brands are not all the same by any means so just because one brand has caused you certain problems, doesn't mean all brands will.
If you were getting benefits from the HRT in terms of it controlling other symptoms a better way forward might be to ask for a different brand that is less likely to cause the unplesant symptoms you describe.
How long did you take the Elleste for? And were the unplesant symptoms associated with the second (progesterone) half of the month? x
