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HRT--good or bad?

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suzieQ:
I think GOOD! - I went back on HRT after stopping it at Christmas ( only because I felt I should try without it - my GP wanted me to stay on it abit longer) and I have tried both patches ( Evorel Conti) and now pills - Climesse. The patches helped with most of the symptoms - hot flushes, mood swings, palpitations and mostly the night sweats ( still had some) but did not have any effect on the terrrible insomnia I started to have once I came off it at Christmas. I suffered for 4 months and tried everything. I felt so ill and my life was very difficult to maintain when I was so sleep deprived  - I could not travel or drive very far, everything was a struggle. Then I switched to Climesse on the advice of a consultant gynaecologist who specialises in the menopause. Exactly 2 weeks later I slept through the night for the first time - now all my symptoms have gone completely and I can live life to the full again. My libido has returned to normal and I am really enjoying sex again and feeling much more sensation than I have for ages . I have regular mammos - pay to have one every year and also smear tests and recently had a pelvic scan - all clear. My GP is wonderfully supportive and monitors me well. I have weighed up the risk / benefit equation and I think HRT is great. Sue

Libby Babe:
Hi Hot2Trot
It is a very difficult decision to make I agree with you there and I always vowed I would NEVER take HRT, mainly because of all the bad press it seems to get.  However, there came a time (about 2 months ago) that enough was enough and I couldn't stand it any longer.  I am afraid I shut my ears a bit to all the bad press and just decided to go for it and give it a try.  It has helped and I hope it will continue to do so and I am trying not to worry about what happens too far in the future.  Initially I am only on a 3 month trial but if the benefits continue then I will be reluctant to come off it.

No one can decide for you but all I would say is that there is a certain element of risk in so many things that we do in our lives and maybe we need to think of HRT as just another one of those things and maybe it is worth a try!  I hope you don't think I am being too naive about this but quality of life NOW is so important to us all, don't you agree?

I hope you can decide what to do and make the best decision for yourself.

Take care
Love Libby

Hot2Trot:
My main issue really is that I feel very well at the moment and don't want to upset that.  I could certainly live with getting rid of the heat intolerance and would dearly love a better sleeping pattern. I also want my libido back.  This is why I am veering towards going and getting the prescription filled.

If you are naive about this then so am I.  I haven't actually looked at what the potential dangers are, I have been more concerned with not wanting to put weight back on and not wanting to start feeling side effects from a medication that I could actually live without. 

Libby Babe:
Yes that makes a lot of sense as we know that medication often has side-effects that we have to deal with - I can fully understand you being wary of that and also about putting weight on, that is a constant worry for me too.  Let us know what you decide.
Libby

panthers:
Hi

I have been on HRT for 5/6 years and find it wonderful.  No hotsweats, nightsweats, palpitations, very little anxiety and a return to normal sex drive.

I read everything in the papers concerning risks but have decided quality of life is more important.  I made the decision to take it and then just got on with it and didn't give it any more thought.

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