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[luvdogs]

well hope ya happy brain gone bang

[marjoriel]

Well. I'm so fed up of the flushes and night sweats that I've decided to start using the patches again, especially as people at work kept saying I was looking stressed.

[charlie]

Hi Taz

thank you for your input....i really appreciate your feedback

You always make so much sense of everything, are you a medical person?
In fact i think i will consult you in future, you have more patience with my petty questions than my GP!!!!

Can you write prescriptions?





love
charlie  xx

[Taz2]

Wish I could write prescriptions Charlie - I would be on a GP's salary!!

I am not a medical person but always try to find out as much as I can whenever any medication is prescribed. This stems from when my mum was ill and I was told that she had probably got cancer of the pancreas and that as she was 80 the best thing was to "let her be". I couldn't believe that the medical profession had given up on her just because she was seen as past it. I researched all the drugs she was currently taking (she was a diabetic and had heart disease) and discovered that one of her diabetic drugs gave the exact symptoms she was suffering from as a side effect. It also said not to be prescribed for elderly people.

I voiced my concerns to her GP - I lived 150 miles from her so I had to phone him - he promised to look into it and decided to take her off the drug. Within days she was so much better and within a month she had put back a stone of the 3 she had lost.

When both mum and dad were in hospital I think the staff had that sinking feeling whenever I arrived on the ward. I checked all their charts etc and queried any new medicines and treatments. I have learned that you have to take responsibility for your own health and medication because you could always be the exception to the rule and you could be the one in a million who reacts differently to what the GP has always seen in the past.

Now, trust me, I'm a woman 

Love Taz x

[Jacksfullofaces]

Taz
I couldn't agree more. Like you I always investigate drugs and treatments and am not afraid to query. Years ago DH showed signs of appendicitis. Consultant was not convinced until I rang him and discussed it.Doctor agreed to remove appendix and sure enough it was inflamed inside. DH made an amazing recovery and 24 hours later was out of bed and wandering around his swanky room courtesy of Medical insurance 
It got so that if DH needed to see our GP - the doctor would ask what I had given him. This came about after regular GP was away and DH suffered a horribly painful virus with diarrhoea and cramps. I fed him a mixture of peppermint tea, cannabis and a small dose of mogadon. This relaxed his intestinal spasms and he got much needed rest. Gp laughed until the tears rolled down his face and said that although unorthodox it was a good combination.
            Jacksfullofaces

[lillybee]

I like to read up on the pros and cons too, and make my own mind up. My last GP refused point blank to prescribe HRT to anyone, she was an absolute cow, Last time I saw her I walked home sobbing and changed doctor. I struggled fr 3 plus years with nightsweats and hot flushes, and like the previous post they were every 20 minutes and drenching. I spent half my time crying, it is so miserable, being tired all the time, worn out, sitting in day clothes at work all day, frizzy hair and streaky make up. I am almost through my third month on HRT and people are commenting how well I look and how much better. I am back at the doctor next week for a 3 month check, I will definitely be asking to stay on HRT.

[carrs]

Good for you, Lilly.

[Jacksfullofaces]

Hi Katy
yes I have checked out The International Menopause Society and also done mathematical calculations. HRT is a very emotive medication. I don't think there is a regime involving medication that attracts so many scares.
Also there is an awful amount of publicity given to various breast cancer scares compared to other forms of cancer. It has made me quite cynical as "they" are always finding links to breast cancer. I believe one mentioned a few years ago was the type of ear wax a woman produced 
             Jacksfullofaces

[Jacksfullofaces]

Hi Katy
Dr John Stevenson has plenty to say about the scaremongering
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1058565/Cancer-heart-disease-scares-million-women-HRT-year.html?ITO=1490
I agree- I think the media just love breast cancer. As I said to Dh it sems every woman is at high risk according to the doom mongerers. I try to ignore them. The F***** idiots make it virtually impossible to enjoy having breasts and that is very wrong.
         Jacksfullofaces

[Jacksfullofaces]

Katy
Later I will take a glance. I love showing my G cups off with a low neckline. No crepy skin either as I have never been a sun worshiper 
 Jacksfullofaces

[lillybee]

Been to the doctor this morning for my 3 month check up. It was great being able to tell her the hot flushes have stopped, feel so much better. My blood pressure and everything else is fine so got my next 3 month prescription. Can't believe the difference it made and I was so lucky getting one that suited me straight off, Premique.

[Jacksfullofaces]

Lillybee
That is great news
Jacksfullofaces

[lillybee]

Thank you, and thanks for the support too. This forum is so helpful and supportive and it keeps me  sane   

[marjoriel]

I,m feeling much better now I'm back on HRT patches. When I came off the flushes were much worse than before I went on it, although the mood swings didn't seem as bad. Its just so hard coping with shifts with the flushes and night sweats. Don't know how long GP will let me stay on it this time.

[Cazikins]

So glad to read that you are all getting the relief with HRT.
I have been off it now for almost 2 months & the hot flushes are still increasing but I am coping ok. I've had a few bad nights sleep which usually occur when I have work the following morning so I'm thinking it is stress related (although work is better now I am part time).
I'm hoping to carry on for another month to see how I get on w/o it. I do have the option of going back on it but face another round of trying to find one that doesn't give me a load of side effects.

Blimey it is like a mine field. I never thought I would get the bad reactions I did from HRT as the only thing I was ever allergic to was penicillan, but since going through the meno practically any antibiotic I have I get sickness & diarrhoea.
xx