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[bluebird68]

Hi Ladies, I'm on 100mcg estradot. Has the material changed as it doesn't seem to feel the same and not as good sticking to my skin, I've noticed this since I was able to get hold of them again  Had anyone found the same with these patches?  I've been told I'm a low absorber. I only had one blood test which is a snapshot in time. I'm post menopausal.

[CeCe]

I use estradot 100 too. Haven’t noticed any difference recently and don’t have any sticking issues either (except struggling to get them off). I do ensure I don’t use any moisturiser or moisturising products in that area prior to applying a new patch. Sometimes I wipe my skin with alcohol before putting a patch on too. They seem the same to me, been on them for approx 9 months. My local pharmacy hasn’t experienced supply issues with 75 mcg and 100mcg estradot. I don’t absorb from other patches so I’m lucky I can get them locally.

[bluebird68]

Thanks for the reply. what is the alcohol you use to clean the skin?  I dont use moisturizer so it's nothing to do with this.

[sheila99]

I'd also like to know about the alcohol. I've asked for rubbing alcohol at the pharmacy but they say they don't sell it anymore.
  I used tattoo film over the patches, it's cheap on eBay. Some people use tegaderm dressings. I don't have trouble with estradot, I got it when I had to have estraderm, but it stops the dirty marks round the patches so I've continued with it.

[Hurdity]

Hi - I haven't used Estradot for years but just a point about alcohol.

I would not rub your skin with alcohol before applying the patch. Although it should evaporate quickly it can dissolve the glue designed to make the patch stick.

I use rubbing alcohol to remove the black marks left when  patch is removed but I do this when I remove the old one and not before I add the new one. (I used to leave the marks because cba to remove them but then I felt the marks probably interfered with absorption - because it's basically gluey gunk with fibres from underwear attached - and I was somewhat criss-crossed with them - seemed to take ages to come off after showering etc).

Sheila - you can buy rubbing alcohol easily and cheaply from the web. Google is your friend!

By the way bluebird - I find Evorel great at sticking though I didn't really have a complaint about Estradot for years except in the summer in hot weather - they seemed to be a bit less stable and slide about a bit when I was out in the sun....

Hurdity x