Hi ladies,
I've not been on here a while, I increased my oestrogen from 2 to 3 pumps for part of the month where I get v tired (a week before and during my period) and it really eased the pre-period exhaustion. However just after the end of my period I've been feeling a bit unwell, with that weird sedated but anxious feeling. Anyway I persevered with it but then recently I had one of my breathing episodes in the night but this time felt like I couldn't get my breath back. I had to call an ambulance for the first time in my life. I hadn't taken any HRT for a few days prior to this happening. I have had laryngospasm my whole life but it's got worse. I don't know what's causing this worsening, it could be any number of things but I haven't had HRT for a week as I want to see if it goes away when I'm not on it. My question is, is it ok to abruptly stop HRT? I haven't had any withdrawal symptoms yet except much lower energy. It says on the NHS website both oestrogen and progesterone can cause anaphylaxis and I'm wondering if I am sensitive to them. Am I supposed to taper off HRT? I just took an antihistamine 2 nights in a row (cetirizine) and my throat relaxed and I had the best 2 nights sleep of my life but apparently you can't rely on it for insomnia as you become tolerant. Any insights would be gratefully received. Sorry if its a bit confusing.
Katherine