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[friend of lhasa apso]

Help I feel like Mr Blobby!
 My tummy is so huge today and don't feel very good about myself.
I've put on a stone since last Christmas and clothes don't look good on me anymore 😣
  I thought hrt would help with this but seems to be making it worse!
  Just wondering if anyone else on here takes water pills or something else to help with the bloating like rennies deflatine?

[jaycee]

I have put 1 and a half stone on, i am 9st 6 lb, and up until last year at this time was 8 st,and only being 5ft tall, i do not want to get any fatter, , but i had been on my latest HRT already for over a year, so don't know why
I hate it,especially my stomach too

[Turkish delight]

Mine too, my bloating is out of control, trying to hide it is a full time job lol!

I tell myself it's all vanity, though that's true and we shouldn't pay it any attention to it we still do, partly bcz the uncomfortable feeling of being bloated won't quit, so it on your mind all the time.

TD

[jaycee]

It isn't just the weight gain though,i think it makes me feel lethargic, and can't be bothered with anything
I am back on livial, after trying Evoral Conti, but was losing hair on it, it's a shame i had to come off it, because it did give me more energy,i feel like going to sleep as soon as i sit down on the livial
I am hesitating to go back to the Dr though at this time because of the shortages

[JayJay]

Hi.  I have put on a bit of weight, but my main problem is bloating around my tummy, which is dreadful
Have tried to avoid the usual suspects, but my sugar hunger is something else.
Livial was one of the first hrt pills I tried, but immediately I had acne spots on my chin and did bloat around my stomach, so switched to the Oestogel + Utro system, which was OK at first.
Now I seem to have a hair thinning situation.
I am aware some of these probs are due to the natural ageing process - inevitable, and we have coping strategies for these - but some of it must be down to the hrt I am on.
My sister 'sailed through' meno  and at 60, no hrt or other meds, has lost weight, no spots and a full head of thick hair.l
Please will someone tell me where I am going wrong? 

[suzysunday]

Livial made me feel exhausted and terrible acne but no weight gain or hair loss.  Just use local hrt ovestin now but that has made bit of weight gain.

[jaycee]

SuzySunday,i am seriously thinking of going off HRT altogether
I was  on livial for a long time years ago and was fine on it, but i hardly feel like doing much, no wonder i have put so much weight on,
I have one of my sons staying with me for a few weeks, who almost lives on takeaways,so of course i have had some too,which hasn't helped either,
When he goes home i will be on  a diet i think,i usually have problems putting weight on, never been this weight ever
I have 4 tablets left so going to leave them off after that, see if it helps,

[suzysunday]

Yes they are tough decisions regarding hrt.  I have to use something to deal with vaginal atrophy and so far local ovestin seems the best option.

[linz57]

I was on FemSeven Conti until a few months ago and since changing to Evorel my stomach has ballooned. Jeans won't zip up and my muffin top hangs over the waistband. My diet hasn't changed and I still walk a lot so I'm putting it all down to the Evorel. Roll on big jumper weather, although I think I may try some water retention pills 😢

[friend of lhasa apso]

I'm trying rennies deflatine but am going to ask doc for some pills for water retention also as my fingers swell and also ankles when on feet too long .
  I'm just concerned though there's something else going on .
Not sure what to do as bloating and acid reflux insomnia and nausea and extreme fatigue before hrt ?  But still bloating with hrt .Maybe need to increase hrt.It's a mine field isn't it

[Cookie25]

I was on FemSeven Conti until a few months ago and since changing to Evorel my stomach has ballooned. Jeans won't zip up and my muffin top hangs over the waistband. My diet hasn't changed and I still walk a lot so I'm putting it all down to the Evorel. Roll on big jumper weather,
although I think I may try some water retention pills 😢

Hi Linz57

Did this bloating settle for you?

Interested to know as I’m on my first month of everol and feel really rounded in the tummy x
Thanks
X

[Ninjabiscuit69]

Hi all, I can relate to some of this. I'm 52 and am post-menopausal but I still have problems.
The biggest of these problems are bloating and weight gain. I see so many differing opinions on exercise - some say do strength training, some say do lots of walking and yoga, others say to be careful because exercise after menopause can have the opposite effect of making you gain weight!
It really upsets me that I can't get into most of my jeans and trousers now but I also don't know what size I should be buying as I don't know if this is just a menopausal glitch that will pass once I find the right solution.
Has anyone tried any natural remedies or supplements for the bloating and/or weight gain? I'm not on HRT so I know these things aren't side effects of that.
There doesn't seem to be any consistency with the foods that set me off. Sometimes I'm okay with bread and sometimes I'm not. I just don't know what to do next.
Any personal experiences with good results here?

[NicolaJ]

I’m at the end of month 2 on Evorel Sequi and the bloating I’ve suffered with a previous regime has returned. I’m almost afraid to eat. My GP has given me another prescription for 6 months but I’m tempted to go back and ask for FemSeven Conti. It was suggested as an alternative. I’d really love to hear from users of FemSeven to see what their experience of bloating is. Linz57 I’m assuming from your comment you didn’t have bloating on this before moving to Evorel?

[linz57]

Sorry for the late reply, I had occasional bloating before going on Evorel Conti but nothing as bad as this, it’s constant too.

[NicolaJ]

Ok thanks, that’s useful to know. I’ve gone into half patches to see how it goes x