Menopause Discussion > Personal Experiences
Cold Turkey (HRT) 5.5 weeks.
coldlittleheart:
--- Quote from: Tracey E on October 22, 2019, 10:50:13 AM ---
--- Quote from: coldlittleheart on October 22, 2019, 08:24:46 AM ---Hey Tracey, it's great to hear that things are getting better for you. I was thinking about some of your previous posts and now I see this. As you might remember, I am on my second trial of HRT, started in July and altho I feel calmer, no hot flushes, I started shedding so much hair that it is starting to distress me, I also have a few side effects I could live without. So like you, I am thinking of stopping taking it altogether again.
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Hi, it's a serious decision to contemplate but I felt worse on it than off it. :( I was fine in the beginning taking Estrogel and then things gradually got worse. :( Whatever your decision I really hope there's some light at the end of the tunnel because it can be a long journey.. X
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Thanks, I know it is, I didn't take the decision of going on HRT lightly either, I was quite against it to begin with. But things got so unbearable last year, I gave it a try and it got better in some ways, but worse in others and that wasn't a trade off I was happy with so I stopped and things went downhill again not long after.
I am not that hopeful things will get better with HRT. I have a phone appt tomorrow with the GP who has special interest in menopause at my surgery, I emailed her and she said she'd ring me at lunchtime. We'll see what she has to say. She said before that I didn't have progesterone intolerance - she has not met me in person, so I don't know how she would know that, but I felt awful whilst on utro and not long after my last pill I started feeling like a heavy weight had lifted. I have more energy, but I have other problems other than hair loss, like slightly raised BP, GERD, constant spotting and I am only on 1 pump Oestrogel too. So hmm. Maybe I am just not meant to have hrt at all. Who knows. We'll see what she suggests.
I hope you keep feeling better! :)
KiltedCupid:
--- Quote from: Tracey E on October 22, 2019, 10:53:36 AM ---
--- Quote from: KiltedCupid on October 22, 2019, 09:01:25 AM ---Good luck Tracey E - I stopped cold turkey for varying amounts of time and seemed to be fine up until the 2/3 week mark when mood dipped drastically and I got palps. Didn't have day sweats or flushes but a few night sweats. I'm down to a 25 patch and happy on this but may reduce further soon. My body just seems to be intolerant to higher doses of oestrogen and that's only happened recently, so I wonder if there's a point, post meno, when your body just doesn't want the same level of hormones. Never thought I'd be here as I used to love my oestrogen but we must listen to what our body is telling us.
Please keep posting with your findings, I'm interested to know how it's going.
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Hi Kilted, maybe there us a point of no return for some. I'll keep you posted on what the memo clinic advise. Maybe it's a common symptom of HRT or maybe as the doctor says 'You're a complex case'. Take care. X
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Many thanks, will follow with interest.
Tracey E:
--- Quote from: coldlittleheart on October 22, 2019, 11:44:17 AM ---
--- Quote from: Tracey E on October 22, 2019, 10:50:13 AM ---
--- Quote from: coldlittleheart on October 22, 2019, 08:24:46 AM ---Hey Tracey, it's great to hear that things are getting better for you. I was thinking about some of your previous posts and now I see this. As you might remember, I am on my second trial of HRT, started in July and altho I feel calmer, no hot flushes, I started shedding so much hair that it is starting to distress me, I also have a few side effects I could live without. So like you, I am thinking of stopping taking it altogether again.
--- End quote ---
Hi, it's a serious decision to contemplate but I felt worse on it than off it. :( I was fine in the beginning taking Estrogel and then things gradually got worse. :( Whatever your decision I really hope there's some light at the end of the tunnel because it can be a long journey.. X
--- End quote ---
Thanks, I know it is, I didn't take the decision of going on HRT lightly either, I was quite against it to begin with. But things got so unbearable last year, I gave it a try and it got better in some ways, but worse in others and that wasn't a trade off I was happy with so I stopped and things went downhill again not long after.
I am not that hopeful things will get better with HRT. I have a phone appt tomorrow with the GP who has special interest in menopause at my surgery, I emailed her and she said she'd ring me at lunchtime. We'll see what she has to say. She said before that I didn't have progesterone intolerance - she has not met me in person, so I don't know how she would know that, but I felt awful whilst on utro and not long after my last pill I started feeling like a heavy weight had lifted. I have more energy, but I have other problems other than hair loss, like slightly raised BP, GERD, constant spotting and I am only on 1 pump Oestrogel too. So hmm. Maybe I am just not meant to have hrt at all. Who knows. We'll see what she suggests.
I hope you keep feeling better! :)
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I had GERD whilst on HRT, originally thought like everyone else it must be the Utrogestan, until I realised I still had it after only taking Estrogel alone for 3 weeks. Utro made me have the worse PMT symptons ever, worse than when I was ovulating. When your bad days outnumber your good it's time to rethink. You could always request an appointment with the meno clinic Coldlittleheart. :)
Tracey E:
--- Quote from: stellajane on October 22, 2019, 02:12:14 PM ---TraceyE - very positive. If side effects have diminished after 5 weeks I'd say you'll be ok. Its when they keep getting worse as the weeks go by its not such a good outcome!
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Hi Stella, I hope so although I don't want to count all my chickens yet. It's a weird one but I had more hot flushes on HRT than off it. I don't understand it at all, maybe the memo clinic will shed some light on it. :)
KiltedCupid:
Tracey E - I get sweats when trying to increase hrt, both oestrogen and prog. I think it's quite common, and really confusing!
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