My advice would be to get off hrt. It causes so many problems and it's so much better to let your body get through this phase naturally, rather than add to all the symptoms and drag it all out with hrt..
Menopause symptoms pass naturally if you don't mess with your body. If you choose to add different hormones with hrt, then you can expect years of a messed up body with all sorts of symptoms and a negative outlook.
Deal with it head on naturally and it will get better and the symptoms will pass. With hrt it just drags it all out.. with depression, weight gain, anxiety among the main hrt symptoms. X
Jari I think we all understand your personal feelings with regard to HRT but as Birdy and others have quite rightly said this forum is not the place to be telling people in no uncertain terms to come off HRT .
I don't know where you are getting your information from , other than your own experiences.
i am 7 years post meno and like you was very keen to tackle no end of extremely debilitating symptoms ‘ naturally'. I have a healthy life, exercise daily and cook from scratch healthy food on a regular basis, as I am sure many others do too. Unfortunately, for me none of that worked and 2 months ago I was in such a state and in such a dark place that I was wondering what was the point of living.
So, I took advice from a menopause expert and did a lot of research myself and started HRT six weeks ago. My life has turned around, I am beginning to feel like me again. No it's not a magic cure by any means but it can be transforming for lots of women. I agree that it can be tricky getting the balance right especially during peri when your own fluctuating hormones are still in play, but to say that ‘you can end up with a messed up body, with all sorts of symptoms and a negative outlook ‘ is wide off the mark and has no place on this forum.
Please be aware that many of us come on here for balanced advice, as did Marguerita who originated this post and is clearly struggling at the moment. We all react differently to this challenging time of our lives and last thing anyone needs is to be told to come straight off HRT based purely on one persons experience and totally incorrect information.
You are fortunate that your symptoms are improving with your natural approach, others are not so lucky.
I wish you well with your menopause journey
W