Hello Ladies.
I have now been without HRT for four months so I'm posting an update as promised.
I am 63 and nine years post meno and was using two pumps of Oestrogel and 100mcg of Utrogestan vaginally daily. I had been on HRT in some form for six years but I still had symptoms so I thought I would see how I felt naturally.
Basically things are going well. I have times when I feel normal, times when I actually feel good and times when I feel wobbly. On HRT my problems were surges of anxiety with jittery, quivery sensations in my abdomen, a feeling that I might cry and sudden low mood. I also had some VA issues and often woke two to three times per night to use the bathroom but always got back to sleep. I also felt very tired not surprisingly. Soon after giving up HRT I developed more intense VA but Replens vaginal moisturiser is helping control that atm. The last few nights I have struggled to get to sleep which may be a new symptom. Hot flushes and night sweats were not much of a problem before and have pretty much disappeared. In summary I would say that my previous symptoms have become much milder though are still present unfortunately . VA has been added to the mix but is manageable and my newly acquired sleep difficulties are a worry.
I will carry on and update the forum again in a months time. On the whole I'm optimistic that I'm on the right path and that I'm reaching the stage where I can put all this horrible meno rubbish being me but I guess time will tell!
I hope the above is helpful to you ladies and of course I continue to wish you all well.
K.
