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Driedcranberry

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Stopping hrt
« on: October 03, 2021, 08:24:18 AM »
Hi, after 6 months doc has advised I stop hrt. It has caused issues with flaring up my endometriosis & I’ve been in almost constant pain. I stupidly did not ask if I should just stop cold turkey or wean off slowly. Any advice? If I do wean off how does that work? My original menopause symptoms don’t seem so bad looking back (compared to what going thru now anyway) but I’m obvs worried coming off it will be awful! Any advice pls.
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Suzysheep

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Re: Stopping hrt
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2021, 02:34:59 PM »
Don’t come off cold turkey!! I did and have been left with crippling anxiety for the last 2 months.
Some people are fine though.
I would ask your dr about tapering off somehow.

Hopefully someone will have knowledge on how to do it… but for me… it was a disaster Togo cold turkey x
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Taz2

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Re: Stopping hrt
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2021, 05:21:17 PM »
I've done both - tapering and cold turkey and didn't find that one was better than the other. Cold turkey gave me a slow return of symptoms over a couple of months. Tapering took ages and still gave me a full return of symptoms by the end of the three months. Which regime are you on and was this overseen by your endo gynae consultant?

Taz x
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Michelle7474

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Re: Stopping hrt
« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2021, 09:48:47 AM »
I done cold Turkey , but I had only been on HRT for 3.5 months
First month off was by far the worst I’ve ever experienced aniexty wise  , I’m 10 weeks off patches tomorrow and I still not myself but much better than the initial first month as that was torture..
I don’t think it matters how long you have been on HRT , I was told can take 3-6 months for our hormones to level back out … don’t matter if you took for years or months it’s the body realising it’s no longer having extra hormone added and then it as to try and get some kind of level back ( that’s why they say can take so long )

I was worse on HRT than off it , so I’m hoping In a few weeks that I will start to feel like me again

Good luck DriedCranberry.

Hopefully your withdrawal isn’t too bad.
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Emma

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Re: Stopping hrt
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2021, 10:10:31 AM »
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CLKD

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Re: Stopping hrt
« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2021, 11:56:05 AM »
Keeping a mood/food/symptom diary may be useful.  The symptoms you had may have eased anyway.  It's a bit Trial and Error.

Let us know how you get on.
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Suzysheep

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« Reply #6 on: October 04, 2021, 02:16:53 PM »
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Gaily

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Re: Stopping hrt
« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2021, 02:56:23 PM »
I have stopped hrt cold turkey twice now because of severe side effects - possible progesterone sensitivity, I don't know. it's not a good idea and has not been easy and I have suffered anxiety and depression but it's a darn sight better than the side effects of the hrt. i doubt I will find anything to suit me and I think I have to resign myself to being a hot, sleepless, bald old woman
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