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[juliaC]

I wonder if anyone can advise on this. 

Am I right in thinking that patches give out a steady dose so that if you forget when you changed one and decide to change it again, possibly too quickly, you won't be overdosing?

Been having headaches and dizziness this month.  I'm normally well on Evorel 50 and then combined later in the month (evorel sequi), but I have associated these symptoms with estradiol being too high in the past.  So was just wondering if it was because I've been a bit scatty, work's been hectic and I've possibly changed patches too early, not remembering what the **** I'm doing 

[bombsh3ll]

You would only be getting more estrogen than you intended if you failed to remove the old patch AND it was less than 3 days old.

A patch is no longer delivering anything once it is removed.

Additionally, whilst patches claim to release the same amount continuously, studies have shown that by date 3 the plasma estradiol level in postmenopausal women is approximately half what it was on day 1.

So yes you are better off changing more frequently, but only to the level you intended to deliver. You are never exceeding your dose.