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HRT--good or bad?
menomate:
Hi everyone
Can someone tell me what the difference is between all the different types of HRT. How does a doctor decide which to prescribe? It seems everyone on here is on something different. I have just started on femoston 1/10mg but can't seem to find anyone else on this and was just wondering if anyone has been or is on it? I have only been taking it since Wednesday but already feel so different -is this possible?
I would love to hear your comments.
Love Julie xx :)
amyjean:
Hi, got to say I cannot cope much longer with the flushes and night sweats and everything else. Really feel like getting HRT implant done . I have been on HRT for 23yrs started age 32 went on shock change after having hysterectomy 29yrs old, both ovarys removed 32yrs . Have been off HRT for 2 yrs specialist was worried said i was high risk for breast cancer . I thought well shouldnt think i will get any problems now after all iam 59yrs old . Wrong how wrong i was I have had full blown symtoms sleepless nights, cramps, pain in joints, worst of all Hot flushes and night sweats. dont think doctor will give me any hrt and so i dont know how i am to cope . After going on the forum and reading some of your messages i know i am not a lone .
Amyjean
flutterby:
Hi Amyjean
Sorry you are having a horrible time :hug:
I am 55 was on Prempak for nearly 7 years and I am now on Tibolone for 10 weeks, which is not working as well as the Prempak did for sweats and flushes.
Was the specialist just basing her concerns for breast cancer on the length of time you were on HRT. Some schools of thought, do not put much emphasis on counting the years on HRT up to 50 ( the 'usual' menopause age ). If you do think of HRT again I personally wouldn't go down the implant route. Is there a menopause clinic you could be refered to?
There are other alternatives - natural progesterone cream for one, but of course like HRT they don't work for every one.
Here's hoping you find something that brings relief soon.
Love Flutterby
KAT:
Hi Amyjean
I've been on HRT for 13 years and am the same age as you. Until now my GP has always been very pro HRT but a new GP I saw a couple of weeks ago tried to pursuade me to come off it - however, I'm desperately hanging onto it. When I first started meno symptons I was prescribed Prempak C and almost immediately I felt wonderful - end of symptons and I'm still that way. I really don't want to let go when its working so well on every front and having considered the risks Im convinced the benefits outweigh them for me.
The problem with the medical profession is their views vary so much and its not easy to know what to do for the best. As Flutterby suggests, perhaps there is a menopause clinic within reach of you. You need to understand the risks so that you can make an informed choice.
Quality of life is so important so I hope you find a solution that suits you.
Love Kat
Libby Babe:
I have been thinking about this a lot over the last few days and I have decided that taking HRT has been the best thing I have done in a long, long time. I don't think I realised how bad I was feeling - it is only now because I am feeling SO MUCH MORE LIKE MY OLD SELF AGAIN, that I realise that I have been down in the dumps for a long time, certainly due to my fluctuating hormones and the onset of the menopause 2/3 years ago.
Even little things like setting off some fireworks in the garden last night for my daughter felt good, whereas last year it was something I went along with just for her and got absolutely nothing out of it but last night it was different - I actually enjoyed it. It was the same when we went on holiday at the end of October, it was such a pleasant experience, unlike my summer holiday which was an absolute nightmare from start to finish, it just seemed like hard work.
I know there are risks in taking HRT. In fact, I went to see my rheumotologist a few weeks ago and she is running tests to check on my bloods as I have had positive diagnosis of lupus anticoagulant and antiphospholid antibodies in the past and this puts me in a slightly higher risk category for blood clots, etc. than someone without. If they come back positive this time (and they were negative in February) she is going to put me on a low dose of Aspirin.
Even with all this, I can't imagine how I would cope with life without my HRT now and I have only been on it for 3 months but I feel like a completely different person. I have my bad days now and again but they are not anything like as frequent as they used to be and I am coping with what life is throwing at me at the moment much better.
Sorry to ramble but this has been on my mind for a few days now and I wanted to share it with you all.
Libby
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