Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: MissD67 on July 23, 2017, 07:01:50 PM
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Sorry for the moan, but I am absolutely fed up with the side effects of Evorel Sequi Conti and 50. I seem to have every one going. I've been taking it for over a month now and feel totally awful. The night sweats are worse than ever, I'm not sleeping well, my breasts are constantly tender, I'm bloated and look like a giant, pregnant effalump, I have headaches, nausea, leg cramps, tiredness, depression, and feel like I'm pre-menstrual all of the time. :'( Feeling very sorry for myself and I'm tempted to just give up. I feel worse than when I started.
Sorry again for the moan. :-(
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Oh dear, poor you. I felt like that when I tried it many years ago. I did rip my patch off and never stuck another one on to this day.
Hope you find a suitable solution for you.
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Bless you, hrt should make you feel better, not worse! I switched same brand pill for patch and I had an horrendous 4 day migraine so I took the patch off. You need to explore your options, not all hrt will give you those nasty effects
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You moan! Helps to get it out. I don't know about HRT but if it makes you feel so bad, maybe go back to your prescribing GP/Nurse? Some suggest that using for 3-4 months B4 making a decision about whether to continue/not is wise but if I feel iller than before, I stop what's been prsescribed.
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I really empathise with you,know that feeling well,it's really disheartening isn't it. :'(
You really have only two choices at the moment imo ,either carry on persevering a bit longer ,or give up with this regime and explore a different hrt. Sometimes ladies have to try quite a few before finding the right one for them unfortunately.
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I usually suggest keeping a mood/symptom/food diary to chart where you are, I can easily forget how good/bad I feel ::)
:bighug: also, perhaps read the green treatment menus at the top ?
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Thanks for the support. :-) It's good knowing this forum is here to let off steam. I'm not sure what to do yet. I'm due to change the patch to Evorel 50 tomorrow - maybe that will help.
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Thanks for the support. :-) It's good knowing this forum is here to let off steam. I'm not sure what to do yet. I'm due to change the patch to Evorel 50 tomorrow - maybe that will help.
That sounds like a great idea, CLKD. :-)
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I think you are probably correct. I think I was okay on the oestrogen only patch (apart from the night sweats) and all of these symptoms have started after using the combi patch. It is strange though because I was on a progesterone only pill until recently, and I was still taking this during the first week of using the patches. I'll try the oestrogen patches and see how things go. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge. It's good to have people to talk to. :-)
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Have a browse round at the 'treatment' green menu top of page? Make notes?
How do you feel this morning?
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Will do. :-)