Hi there. I started taking HRT 2 years ago. 2 pumps of Oestrogel and 100mg Utrogestan daily. I'm post menopausal. I had initial side-effects of breast pain and tiredness and I t took a couple of months for these to settle. But after it did, I felt better than I had done for years.
Late last year, however, I started to feel crushingly tired. My GP wouldn't take me seriously, so I asked my lovely gynaecologist for advice and she referred me to an endocrinologist. He found that I was borderline hypothyroid and has prescribed Levothyroxine 50ug. I've been taking this for 8 weeks. In fairness, in the last 2, my energy has improved quite a bit although it's nowhere near normal.
However, in the last 2-3 weeks I've developed something of a fluid retention problem. My whole body feels very puffy and feel very uncomfortable. My abdomen is often swollen, as are my legs and boobs. Any idea what's going on and how to sort it? I don't weigh myself but am sure I've put weight on, which seems odd. Also, my clothes are tight.
