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Menopause Discussion => Personal Experiences => Topic started by: Burchers on November 05, 2016, 11:16:23 AM

Title: Help feeling dreadful
Post by: Burchers on November 05, 2016, 11:16:23 AM

I started patches on Tuesday I had to do my Humira injection for my colitis last night. I've been awake since 5.30am keep getting hot flushes, want to be sick, heart racing. I suffer with anxiety but this had started to improve. What should I do. I've also got a headache. I feel like ripping the patch off and stopping this

Title: Re: Help feeling dreadful
Post by: Anjia on November 05, 2016, 12:14:49 PM

Oh I do feel for you if you have only just started with the patch it takes a while to kick in so prob stick with it It seems like you have high anxiety are you on oestrogen only patch .

Title: Re: Help feeling dreadful
Post by: CLKD on November 05, 2016, 04:09:10 PM

Your body will react initially to HRT.  It's Trial and Error until the body kind of sorts itself.  It depends on where you are in the peri-journey as to how you will feel  ::)

Title: Re: Help feeling dreadful
Post by: Hurdity on November 05, 2016, 08:52:54 PM

What patch are you using Burchers? There are bound to be some initial side effects but they should soon settle especially the nausea. I presume you are on a cyclical HRT which gives a withdrawal bleed hopefully to coincide with your periods, when you have natural ones?

Hope you feel better soon :)

Hurdity x

Title: Re: Help feeling dreadful
Post by: Dana on November 05, 2016, 10:36:38 PM

Oh dear. I'm so sorry you're feeling so bad. Do you think that maybe you're just coming down with the flu or something?

Title: Re: Help feeling dreadful
Post by: Dana on November 05, 2016, 10:42:55 PM

PS - if your patch contains progestin (norethisterone) that could be what is affecting you. A separate estrogen and progestin is usually best at first until you know how you will react to them.

Title: Re: Help feeling dreadful
Post by: soniad on November 06, 2016, 06:18:45 AM

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I feel like ripping the patch off and stopping this

When I first started HRT my symptoms definitely got worse before they got better. It took a while for my body to adjust but I'm glad I persevered. Hang in there

Title: Re: Help feeling dreadful
Post by: Burchers on November 06, 2016, 08:46:32 AM

I'm on the Evorel Sequi patches.

Title: Re: Help feeling dreadful
Post by: Hurdity on November 06, 2016, 09:03:30 AM

At the moment you are on the oestrogen only patches and you are probably having initial side effects from these - however do give them a chance to work and for the side effects to settle. It is usually recommended to stay on a particular HRT for 3 months before deciding whether it is for you.

Hope they start to work for you soon :)

Hurdity x

Title: Re: Help feeling dreadful
Post by: Burchers on November 10, 2016, 11:02:34 AM

I'm just fed up of feeling anxious

Title: Re: Help feeling dreadful
Post by: Autumn16 on November 10, 2016, 11:14:49 AM

Good morning
I have my gynaecologist appointment next week and am not on hrt yet but I hate the anxiety and how needy I feel it's just not me.!!
So may symptoms hot flashes, insomnia, the indecisiveness,the internal shakes etc..
 I wish it would stop.

Title: Re: Help feeling dreadful
Post by: Autumn16 on November 10, 2016, 11:17:09 AM

I am trying to be strong and keep telling myself I'll be ok but it's so hard.
To all you ladies suffering I hear your pain.xx

Title: Re: Help feeling dreadful
Post by: linz57 on November 10, 2016, 11:42:23 AM

I know a lot of women do not react favourably to the progesterone in hrt, but there are also a lot of us that do. I love the relaxed feeling it gives me. I sleep better, feel less anxious and generally more chilled, so  here's hoping when you take the progesterone you also feel the same. Good luck!

Title: Re: Help feeling dreadful
Post by: Autumn16 on November 10, 2016, 11:44:37 AM

Thanks linz57
I hope so 😬