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[anartistatheart]

Hi, Im a newbie here and I've only just received 6 months of HRT today.  I have been given Kliofem 2mg/1mg but Im wondering whether this is a mistake?
I am most definitely in perimenopause with my last period only in January and again 4 months prior to that. Understandably, due to the current situation, my consultation wasnt with a GP, It was rushed and I didnt really have the option to ask any questions.

The question I have now is this - Have I been given this HRT (specifically for post menopausal women) because of a shortage, or is it a mistake? OR despite the patient leaflet, is it sometimes given to perimenopausal women anyway? and if not, why not?

Sorry, much more than one question! If anyone could help me with this, I'd really appreciate it as I really dont want to start with something that isnt advised.
Many thanks

[Taz2]

Hi Anartistatheart. You can ask as many questions as you like. There's always someone here to help and answer as much as we can.   

You are right in thinking you have been prescribed the wrong HRT type. This happens far too often we've found! You need to get the prescription changed to a sequential HRT which should give you a monthly bleed and keep your womb lining healthy. Have a look at all of the HRT options available by clicking on the menu button at the top of the screen so you are ready should your GP practice query it.

Keep posting and let us know how you get on.

Taz x   

[anartistatheart]

Thank you so much! Im going to try and get back in touch with the surgery tomorrow although its proving very difficult to actually speak to a GP. Ive had an appointment with a pharmacist and a nurse to get to this point. Its left me with little confidence in the decisions made on my behalf! I'll let you know how I get on

[Taz2]

Glad it helped. Do you have e-consult at your surgery if you don't manage to speak to a GP?

Taz x

[anartistatheart]

Taz I had to get through the receptionist who i asked if i could have an appt. with my GP. she made the appt. with a healthcare professional. (Pharmacist). I then was given an appt. with a nurse over the phone who asked me to go into the surgery for blood pressure check and handed me a prescription. It was all very strange and without a GP involved. Im told they're only available for more serious cases, which i obviously accepted as the new norm.
Im hoping im going to be able to actually speak to a GP but ill have to go through the receptionist again 

[CLKD]

That's the new normal.  The GP would have been involved in order to prescripe HRT but it doesn't seem like he/she knows much about HRT!

I suggest that you put the product name into the search box here and see the threads that pop up: make notes ;-)

 

[anartistatheart]

Thanks so much. The nurse just took the prescription for signing to a gp... she was gone for literally 3 seconds. Ive been having a good look through the posts. this is such a helpful place to be! Wish I'd found you all sooner   :-)
Thanks for the great welcome 

[CLKD]

Browse round.  Ask ...... nowt is too much info on here ;-)

[sheila99]

Ring them up and tell them the prescription is wrong. This happened to me too. The gp rang back the same day and issued a new prescription.

[anartistatheart]

I did a hell of a lot of research lastnight before I rang the surgery this morning and suggested that perhaps they had my prescription wrong. A pharmacist called me back (one of the list of healthcare professionals allocated to take calls) and said he would contact the prescribing nurse - anyhow, to cut a long story short and after several conversations with them both I have now been given Evorel 50 and Desogestrl 75mcg. THe Evorel sequi is still out of stock so this is to replace that. I feel much happier going forward with this combo even if it is a bit messy so to speak!

thanks everyone for your input and giving my the impetus to call them back. It was a very tough and long considered decision to try HRT so any barrier would have made me back off. add to that that one of the symptoms I have is that I just give up. At everything  - especially if it involves even the smallest battle. I probably wouldnt have called them back if I hadnt of found this forum.

Ill post how  get on with it

[Taz2]

That's great news! Good luck with the HRT and I hope it soon begins to make you feel better. The general advice is that it takes up to three months before you can really tell whether it is the right one for you. Your withdrawal bleeds for the first couple of months might be a bit painful or heavier than usual but, in my experience, this soon settles down.

It is very worrying that women are still being given the wrong HRT when it can have such a detrimental effect on their health. It just shows how important it is to read up on the medications etc. we are given and not just take what we are told is right for us actually IS right.

Taz x 

[CLKD]

It makes me wild that GPs still don't know how to prescribe HRT 

Let us know how you get on anartistaheart !

[Annabanana]

Hi,

Sorry to jump on this post but it's like you've described my own first experience. I've been prescribed indivina but had a period in January. Spoke on the phone to the nurse today, she Insists this is okay despite leaflet saying its post menopause. I'm so confused and don't know what to do. Not sure about the difference in hrt with post and peri aaargh 

[sheila99]

The nurse is wrong, the patient information leaflet clearly says for menopausal women (no bleed for a year) so if you're peri you shouldn't take it. You need a sequi regime which will give you a bleed. It's important you have the right one, if your lining builds up you're at greater risk of cancer. I would tell the receptionist you've been prescribed incorrectly and you need to speak to a gp. The nurse knows less than the manufacturer.

[anartistatheart]

Hi,

Sorry to jump on this post but it's like you've described my own first experience. I've been prescribed indivina but had a period in January. Spoke on the phone to the nurse today, she Insists this is okay despite leaflet saying its post menopause. I'm so confused and don't know what to do. Not sure about the difference in hrt with post and peri aaargh 

I dont know much but I do know that the GP and nurses cant be a specialist in everything so they can and do get these things wrong. I plucked up the courage to challenge the prescription (in the gentlest way possible) And then the discussion we should of had took place. I explained that i was very nervous about taking hrt and i wanted to play it by the book and by the NHS prescribing charts....seemed to help open a discussion.  Im so grateful to this group that they gave me the courage to do this. Maybe you could ask the nurse to explain to you.... if he/she can, then they know their stuff, if not, then they'll need to learn and will probably change their mind (as mine did!)