Thanks Hurdity. I appreciate that.
Possibly the hrt that you are taking does not have breathing problems as a side effect.
I took Oestrogel. I was prescribed 2 pumps a day, which I think is quite low, however, after a couple of weeks I noticed slight breathing difficulty. I decided myself to reduce to one pump a day. After another 2 or 3 weeks I was still quite breathless. It wasn't improving. I think I even then reduced to half a pump, but it still didn't improve. It kept getting worse. To the point I was then one day sitting on the edge of the bath and gasping for breath. I was told to stop it immediately. I did and my breathing improved within days.
I still have the leaflet from the pack. There are lists of different side effects, but the first list starts with the first of 13 of the most common. These include: symptoms of an allergic reaction, sudden chest pain, pain in chest that spreads to arms or neck, difficulty in breathing, breast lumps, anaphylactic reaction. etc etc.
So, mine does state difficulty in breathing. Which hrt do you take? Does yours not state this? I would be interested to know if different types can cause different side effects?
I am very curious to know why I had that reaction.
Thank you!