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HRT--good or bad?
Garnet:
If it works I think it's GOOD but as someone who could never go on the pill (migraines etc) I am suffering big time with the side effects - nausea, headache, achine joints, tight chest (asthmatic), skin irritation, feeling unwell etc. As I mentioned on another site GP has said not an option to reduce from 50 to 25 so have to grin and bear it for the next 3 years following my TAH/BSO 3 months ago.
Garnetx
Hot2Trot:
I have replied on your other thread about your dosage and your doctor's opinion of this. I will repeat it here anyway, which is that the latest guidance is that HRT should not be given solely for bone protection and it seems a bit presumptive to have prescribed it for you so soon without knowing whether you were going to be hit by other menopause symptoms or not.
I have asked you to say on your other thread what you are taking and in what form to see if anyone can help with any other advice.
Garnet:
Thanks Hot2Trot
I have taken your advice on board and will ask whether reducing the gel and taking additional bone protection is an option. I am currently on Oestrogel 0.06%. It has also been suggested that my taking of evening primrose could be causing side effects so have decided to stop this for a while to see if there is any improvement.
HRT was prescribed by the hospital consultant 4 days post op without knowing whether I had any symptoms or not. Sadly, the consultant does not give follow up appointments. It was up to me to see my GP for any follow up I may feel I need.(not very impressed about this as any other major surgery is routinely followed up).
Thanks again
manypaws:
Hi
Ihave been taking HRT for around 4 weeks now Iam on Elleste solo and provera ,
the main reason I went on it was for my sweats and bad mood swings and it has helped in both those cases so bring it on i say, the on ly down side is that I have been on a period for just over 3 weeks but my doctor did say that if it dosnt sort it self out then she will put me on a cyclic one then at least i will know when i am going to have a period the only worry i have about that is that my body will have just got used to one lot of tablets and then will have to start again with a new lot ,but I am thinking positive for me at the moment they are a good thing .
Cazikins:
H2T - sorry I missed the fact that you are now on HRT. Like you I struggled for a long long time without it. I tried all the things that I thought would help & get me through it but..
Yes the herbal/alternative products were good for a while but in the end we all know our limitations & what we can cope with.
It was a massive decision for me to go on HRT & a decision that I am still not 100% sure about but like you I have felt & experienced the benefits. I have more energy & stamina. I can cope with my full time job without breaking down in tears when I get home at night. Overall I think I made the right choice - I mean why carry on if your quality of life is so miserable everyday? well mine was. I like to be in control of things & know what is going to happen next.
I hope this relief from the awful symptoms carries on & the side effects that I have (mainly diaorhea) recede within time.
I personaly think that I have to give it another month when the "trial period" is up. My decission will be to carry on as long as I can - if the doc allows me to.
Cazikins
Manypaws - I hope you stick with the HRT after reading the above. I know we are all different but you have to be patient with things like this. There are the plusses & the minuses to HRT. What has helped & what has not?? You have to weigh it up for yourself. :)
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