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Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Sphere27 on July 12, 2015, 10:16:49 PM

Title: Fluid retention
Post by: Sphere27 on July 12, 2015, 10:16:49 PM

I've been on new hrt for approx 7 weeks. Been good but have fluid retention which is quite uncomfortable. Do you think it will get better if I persevere for 3 months. Other symptoms ok. I'm on livial now after being on few other ones. Was hoping i was doing fine on this!!

Title: Re: Fluid retention
Post by: Grumpymum on July 13, 2015, 09:42:22 AM

Hi Sphere27, when I was first went on HRT (elleste duet 1mg) a year ago, I had quite bad fluid retention, my ankles especially were swollen, and a knee injury I had sustained earlier in the year flared up and became swollen again and some RSI I have in my wrists also flared up. After about a month to six weeks these all subsided and it doesn't appear to be a problem now apart from the odd flare up of RSI which might be related to something else anyway.

So I think (and hope) if you stick with it, it will subside too. Good luck.

Title: Re: Fluid retention
Post by: Briony on July 13, 2015, 04:58:01 PM

Stick with it if you can. My side effects got better after 3 months and all but gone by 6 x

Title: Re: Fluid retention
Post by: Sphere27 on July 13, 2015, 08:03:09 PM

Thanks
Grumpy mum that's exactly same. Knee injury flared up. I will continue.
Thanks ladies x

Title: Re: Fluid retention
Post by: Grumpymum on July 13, 2015, 08:12:25 PM

Interestingly when I mentioned my knee flaring up to my GP, she said it wasn't related, but the fact the flare up started within two days of starting HRT seemed to me too much of a coincidence. Hopefully yours will subside like mine did. x