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[Taz2]

Yep - it was me. Wine mimics oestrogen in the body which is why it is a risk factor for breast cancer. If you are on HRT and drink alcohol (wine in particular I believe) then you are giving yourself a double dose of oestrogen as far as the body is concerned. I try not to think about it as I do love my glass of wine. I never have more than two though so I reckon that it's not too bad. My GP advised that I should give up alcohol when on HRT.  Here are the risk factors from Breakthrough http://www.breakthrough.org.uk/breast_cancer/breast_cancer_facts/risk_factors_general_information/index.html

Taz x

[purplenanny]

Yep - it was me. Wine mimics oestrogen in the body which is why it is a risk factor for breast cancer. If you are on HRT and drink alcohol (wine in particular I believe) then you are giving yourself a double dose of oestrogen as far as the body is concerned. I try not to think about it as I do love my glass of wine. I never have more than two though so I reckon that it's not too bad. My GP advised that I should give up alcohol when on HRT.  Here are the risk factors from Breakthrough http://www.breakthrough.org.uk/breast_cancer/breast_cancer_facts/risk_factors_general_information/index.html

Taz x

Oh I was kinda hoping it would not be confirmed!! I also like my glass of wine each evening. Maybe I will have to go to the Bacardi & coke then!?  You are lucky to have gone off it Susan - saving money also! x x

[Suzi Q]

I hate wine whites shite reds like shoes polish
BUT gimme and bottle of Crystal YESSSSSSSS

[lindy]

Does anyone think 60 is too old to go on hrt ? I think my gp may so . I was hoping to go on livial but im not sure if I will get it ,
Lindy

[Rivadan]

A good friend once told me "you don't ask enough ... if you don't ask you don't get" . Its often proved true for me - so go for it!

[lindy]

Thanks I will ask she can only refuse ,
Lindy x

[lindy]

Well I asked and she said I could have hrt into my 80s but Ihave to go back and have a double appointment and discuss everything , so im going next week will let you know how I get on
Lindy x

[Bette]

Yay - sounds good!  She sounds just like my gp. 
Bette x

[dizzielizzy]

Hi, I was put on Prempak C about 7 months ago and it was great to get rid of my hot flushes and vaginal dryness, but I'm going back to see my GP tomorrow because I believe it has been responsible for bringing on IBS (since I've only had it since taking HRT) and I have been bleeding non stop for about 4 months now.  I was hoping it would settle down but I really don't think it will.  I hope my GP can find another HRT that suits me 

[Bette]

I think that if tablet HRT brings on IBS, it's probably worth trying patches, dizzielizzy. Also, you really shouldn't be bleeding non-stop on HRT. 
Let us know how you get on.
Bette x

[dizzielizzy]

I've just been to the doctors and they are fast tracking me to the gynae because of the bleeding and told me to stop taking the HRT. I've had VIN3 and CIN3, polyps and fibroids so they're not taking any chances.  So my menopause symptoms are going to come flooding back, I'm fed up now, I'm coming back as a man next time 

[Bette]

Best to get everything checked out though. Once that's done you can think again about HRT.
Bette x

[sue burrows]

Has anyone ever changed from Elleste duet to Elleste Conti?  At the moment I am have a slight show of blood every day but I went on the Conti to avoid having a monthly bleed.  I started HRT before I actually went through my menopause although I was having symptoms.  I am now 57 and am sure I must have finished my periods (I think), does HRT keept them going? Very confusing.  I am told that eventually it will settle down and the bleeding will stop on the Conti, here's hoping?

Does anyone know what happens when you assume you have gone through the menopause, your periods have stopped and then you come off the HRT, do you still get the menopausal symptoms etc Sue   

[Bette]

Hi Sue
 
This is from the Green Menu:-
"Period free" or continuous combined therapy can be used by women who are 54 + yrs, or more than 1 yr post menopausal at any age. The criteria should be fulfilled in order to offer such treatment to women who no longer have a continuing ovarian cycle, so that steady levels of both estrogen and progestogen can be achieved. When there are steady levels of estrogen and progestogen from daily administration of both, the womb lining stays thin. Although some bleeding in the first 6 months of therapy is common, there should not be bleeding after that and the lining does not go through the stages of stimulation and then shedding as it does during a normal cycle and with sequential therapy.
Hopefully the spotting will settle down.
Some think that you go through meno once off HRT, some that you don't. I think, as with all things meno, we're all different and it's impossible to predict. 
Newbies sometimes get missed in the middle of existing threads so why not introduce yourself on "New Members" so that more can welcome you? 
Bette x

[kerrieann]

hi mrs purple its nice to hear from someone else who is sensitive to meds iam an absolute nightmare  cant even take vitamin supplements been strugglig for around 6 years to get my blood pressure level  i take the lowest dose of olmesarten for blood pressure it doesnt keep it quite low enough but the min i introduce a water pill it crashes too low  i have friends that take all sorts of pills and dont even know they are taking them god i wish iwasnt soo sensitive lol