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Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Hillbilly on July 24, 2020, 04:49:52 PM

Title: I thought HRT would make it better
Post by: Hillbilly on July 24, 2020, 04:49:52 PM

Hi all.

I'm really confused because I thought hrt was supposed to make the meno symptoms better.

I'm on 2 pumps of oestrogel morning and evening and utro for 10 days.
I'm still getting mood swings, my sex drive completely disappears for 2 weeks and I'm currently looking at rings on the Internet and the ones I like are making me cry  :-\

Am I doing something wrong?

Title: Re: I thought HRT would make it better
Post by: CLKD on July 24, 2020, 05:14:25 PM

? rings ? might be?

It may take 3-4 months B4 the body benefits from replacement therapy.  Your lack of sex drive is cyclic, as mine was - no interest or feelings for 2, then in the 10 days prior to a period  :o  then it would disappear during the following week  :-\ so that is within normal limits.

Title: Re: I thought HRT would make it better
Post by: Hillbilly on July 24, 2020, 05:50:06 PM

Ah OK. I think I was expecting a miracle  ::)

As for the rings, well, I'm buying it myself so that could be why I'm crying  ;D

Title: Re: I thought HRT would make it better
Post by: CLKD on July 24, 2020, 06:20:48 PM

Go for something antique, I buy all my jewellery in antique shops.  I haven't bought new for over 6 years.  Blue John, Siam Silver, opals, diamonds ............

? ear rings to match ?  ;)

Little steps.  Some find that keeping a food/symptom/mood diary of use.

Title: Re: I thought HRT would make it better
Post by: sheila99 on July 25, 2020, 08:06:15 AM

How long have you been on it for? Have any of your symptoms gone? What's left? Hot flushes tend to quickly but my anxiety and insomnia took 3 months. You may need to add testosterone for libido but you need to be stable on HRT first.