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HRT--good or bad?

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Garnet:
I was in Boots today and still suffering from headaches and nausea due to HRT (been on 3 months) and after a chat with the pharmacist and assistant bought Menopace Plus. This can be taken alongside or instead of HRT. What I intend to do is to gradually come off the HRT and take this instead. Still not sure whether it is worth seeing GP as she was not willing to reduce my HRT when I spoke to her last.

My main worries are osteoporosis (drink 1 pint of milk per day & cheese etc) and vaginal dryness.

Does anyone have any advice?

Thanks
Garnet

Ninfapaola:
I am quite confused about HRT  :-\

Once you come off HRT does your menopausal symptons return?  If they do, is going on to HRT just delaying the inevitable?

Also the weight gain issue.  Without HRT I don't seem to be able to control my weight inspite of what I do so if I took HRT would my weight spiral out of control even more thus giving more concerns about my health by being overweight?

I would be grateful for any advice.  Oh and I have a clueless GP  so he wouldn't be of any help.  I think he only knows how to prescribe antibiotics!

Squirrel:
Garnet

Could you not take a calcium supplement.  That's the one thing my dr did say to take.

Ninfapaola

I'm not on HRT but from what I have read, yes whatever symptoms it stopped come back if you stop HRT.  Which I guess makes sense, as loss of hormones causes the problems so you are only replacing what your body no longer makes, and if you stop that supply your body will again react to the loss once more.  ???  Well, I know what I mean.

Sleepless

flutterby:
I must admit when I went on HRT 6 years ago I thought I would experience less symptoms for a shorter length of time when I came off it than I would have done if I didn't take it. One doctor I saw inferred that it was just delaying the inevitable and I wouldn't experience any less symptoms, but gave no explanation why.
I know it is very complex including the reaction of FSH as well as oestrogen and progesterone and probably other hormonal influences - but I wonder while you are taking it, the fluctuations in your own hormones which causes some horrible symptoms such as hot flushes are kept in check by HRT. When you come of it after say a few years although you will lacking in oestrogen and will have to deal with that, but you will find your own hormones won't be there to act, shall I say wildly as the do during probably what is more accurately called the perimenopause.
These are just my thoughts ( and my brain is a bit fuddled at the moment) but I would love someone to give a scientific reason for all this.
Flutterby

marymouse:
I've been on Nuvelle for two months now.  I've had one bleed with another one on its way and to be honest it was no worse than a normal period.  I've had some leg pains but they're going off.

The hot flushes and night sweats went within a few days.

I don't have any more energy but I have an unrelated health problem at the moment which is making me really tired.

The other really good thing is that my sex drive came back in an enormous whoosh!!  (trouble is, being tired I can't necessarily act on it that much).  It has made me feel so much more relaxed and it's great to start fancying mens bottoms again!!!

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