Hi, I was put onto Femoston 2/10 back in mid Sept. I was also put on cerazette.
I was only on them both for 1 month, during the time I was on them I never felt well. Bad stomach, shaky, tired, weepy, weight gain.. Basically more symptoms of peri just intensified. I had an appt for a meds check with the gp 1 month after starting them. During the month I'd developed bad headaches which progress to migraines and I was always feeling off.
When I went for my meds check I was in the middle of a 3 day long migraine. The doc actually commented how rough I was looking. She took my BP 3 times while I was there and each time it was sky high. Even making allowances for been at the doctors she said it was worryingly high.
She told me to stop the HRT and bcp. I did this but unfortunately the damage was done and I suffered a bleed behind my eye from the high blood pressure causing the migraines. I had to attend the emergency eye clinic where I was diagnosed with a bleed and pvd. I lost sight for a couple of days and it's still mot fully returned now 2 months on.
I'd never had high BP before I started HRT, and have had regular checks since and it's completely fine and as usual for me.
My dos is now very reluctant to prescribe me another HRT as she knows I may have another adverse reaction to a different one. But I'm really struggling this last 3 weeks or so, all the peri symptoms have come back with a vengeance and I feel horrendous. I'm going to try and get an appt to see about starting a gel or patch. My bodies a mess from being on bcp, then changing that twice, then into HRT and bcp and then coming off completely. Had stared cerazette again 2 weeks ago,but I've stopped again as that was maiming me feel so weepy and ratty and low moods.
Sorry for the long post, just wanted to make you aware some people do have issues with high BP and HRT.
