Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Anjia on April 14, 2013, 06:24:14 PM
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I was wondering what time of the day to take HRT.I have only been taking it for 3 months and take it in the morning.I have some bad nights where I don't sleep well and wake in a panic do you think if I take it before bed it will help.
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Thought I would have had at least a few answers to this!!!!
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Hi Anjia
I take mine in the morning too, so can't really advise as I get on fine with that - I figure best (for me anyway) to have a boost of hormones early in the day, but we are all different. You say you've been on for just 3 months so I guess it's still quite early days yet, and you don't say whether you're on continuous or sequi HRT: did your doc ask you to go back for a review after 3 months? If not, it might be worth going back for advice. Hope your sleep problems soon begin to improve.
I'm sure someone else will be along soon with experience of taking it at night-time. Best wishes ER x
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I've only just started taking HRT but I take it at 10 pm at night. Mornings don't really exist for me. The packet just said, take at same time each day, so I don't think it matters.
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I always take mine in the evening. I have been taking HRT for 18mths now but as I was unsure in the beginning how I would feel, I decided to take it before I went to bed. The odd time I have forgotten then I have just taken it in the morning.
I think the longer you are on HRT the more balanced your hormones become. At first I took mine without fail every evening and then after about a year I forgot a few times but then remembered in the morning.
After the first six months I upped mine from 1mg to 2mg as I started to get weepy etc and felt I needed more estrogen. Then a little while ago my boobs started to get uncomfortable (just like before HRT) so I missed a couple of tablets over a few weeks and everything settled again.