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[monicap]

Thanks both. Won't my GP will just say wait until you've spoken to the specialist in September?

[3isenough]

Monicap? Not sure if you’re still around but did you ever get to the bottom of the skin allergy? I’m having the same problem and running out of choices. So far estradot, Evorel, oestrogel and lenzetto are causing irritation on my skin. It’s driving me crazy.

[LSmarty]

Hi 3isenough

What was your reaction to estradot?
I reacted to evorel so have been switched to estradot now but worried it will have the same reaction.

Les xox

[BohoChick]

Can you get an over-the-counter corticosteroid cream (i.e. Benadryl/diphenhydramine) where you are?

I only ask because, for what it's worth - I have insanely sensitive skin and I have major skin reactions to many things.  My mosquito bites look so bad that a doctor I showed one too truly wondered if it was mosquito (it was), or if I had been bitten by a brown recluse spider and was having necrotizing flesh breakdown.  The itching from a <1cm bite inflames and causes severe itching in an area surrounding it on the size of a grapefruit or larger.  Nothing touches the itching except burning/scalding the surrounding flesh.

Anyways - I've recently started on HRT myself, and do have an itchy reaction to the patches.  I decided (without much hope, as it does nothing for my bites) to try some of my anti-itch cream on it - and to my surprise, it actually works quite well.  So I was wondering if you'd tried anything like that.

[LSmarty]

Hi Bohochick

My reaction isn't contact dermatitis, I get an all over rash so not so easy to calm with cream
I'm still trying to work out ingredients in different patches that can cause allergy

Les xox

[Floo36]

Could it be low Estrogen that is making to more sensitive and reacting to things? I’m having the same problem, I’ve started reacting to gel, patches, spray, perfume etc, never have before.

[BoMuzie]

Hi, I’m getting very red and itchy areas on my hands.  It is over a year since I began using the gel, as opposed to patches (which caused red itchy areas where they had been stuck).  But the gel stings my hands now and stings my arms a bit.  Thigh areas are fine but you have to apply it with your hands.  Also getting acne on my face.  So, beginning to wonder if I’m just over sensitive to the transdermal gel as well as the patch.  I don’t know what to do.

[wallflower]

Hello everyone, I was reading the thread here on allergic skin rash from estrogel. Has anyone managed to successfully solve this? I’ve been on estrogel 1.5-2 pumps for 2 years now and always apply it on my legs below knees, alternating legs. I tried other body parts and it doesn’t work for me. About 6 months ago I started developing atopic dermatitis on my elbows, and back and it progressively gets worse every month. I am terrified of stopping estrogel   because last time I stopped it abruptly it cause my eye blood vessel to tear and l now have permanent scarring in my left eye and impaired vision.

[Spangle1512]

Hi.  Did anyone who started reacting to spray, patches and gel find a solution. I’ve gone from being fine on all of them to reacting to them all, gel, Lenzetto, Evorel and Oestrodot patches are all causing localised skin reactions now.  I’m terrified I’m going to have to stop HRT.