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Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: allie007 on July 18, 2020, 07:41:58 PM

Title: Symptoms back 😔
Post by: allie007 on July 18, 2020, 07:41:58 PM

Can a HRT routine stop working after a relatively short time? Or maybe the dose that has been working for me for over a year is now too high?
I'm shattered by mid to late afternoon, no enthusiasm for anything and my headaches have come back. They last for days and I've got a virtually constant heavy fuzzy head, like a hangover.

Title: Re: Symptoms back 😔
Post by: Dotty on July 18, 2020, 07:51:46 PM

Hi yes it can ..... perhaps you need an increase in oestrogen x

Title: Re: Symptoms back 😔
Post by: allie007 on July 18, 2020, 08:01:31 PM

Hi Dotty. I'm already on 100 Estradot patch and 1 pump of Estrogel

Title: Re: Symptoms back 😔
Post by: jillydoll on July 19, 2020, 02:22:06 PM

Maybe it's too much, it may have built up and now you can drop half a pump. 🤷‍♀️ Try it, see what happens.   I'm the opposite, I'm needing more, think I've got a battle coming up with the doc! 😏

Good luck. xx

Title: Re: Symptoms back 😔
Post by: CLKD on July 19, 2020, 03:36:37 PM

It really can be Trial and Error  >:(

Title: Re: Symptoms back 😔
Post by: allie007 on July 19, 2020, 04:51:32 PM

Thank you all. Jillydoll, I ended up changing my GP surgery because they weren't very supportive. Didn't wanted me to use more than 2 pumps of gel when I was solely using that for HRT and insisting I had to come off HRT altogether after 5 years when I  hit 52.