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Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Triki1 on March 07, 2022, 07:35:24 PM

Title: Elleste Duet Advice Please.
Post by: Triki1 on March 07, 2022, 07:35:24 PM

Hi,

I'm looking for some advice for a friend please.

She was having lots of menopausal symptoms but was against trying HRT for various reasons but eventually decided to give it a go.  Her GP wasn't very helpful or knowledgeable unfortunately and seemed to be almost against prescribing it.
Anyhow she was given Elleste Duet, 1mg,  which she takes every day and has been on it for just over 3 months, she has felt her joint pains are slightly better but other than that she has not felt much benefit at all, but the thing that is getting her down the most is that she has now started to bleed every month again, heavy and for a week at a time.   Before starting HRT she'd stopped bleeding as much.

My menopausal experience has been very different to hers and I take a different HRT so I can't giver her any advice so thought I'd see if anyone can offer any advice or share their experiences with Elleste Duet?

Thanks in advance  :)

Title: Re: Elleste Duet Advice Please.
Post by: Cara999 on March 07, 2022, 07:53:39 PM

Oh your poor friend  I'm about to start these tonight and feeling slightly anxious so would also welcome anyone's experiences on them.

Thank you xx

Title: Re: Elleste Duet Advice Please.
Post by: Triki1 on March 07, 2022, 08:41:00 PM

Quote from: Cara999 on March 07, 2022, 07:53:39 PM

Oh your poor friend  I'm about to start these tonight and feeling slightly anxious so would also welcome anyone's experiences on them.

Thank you xx

She has felt some small benefit from taking them but she's just struggling to cope with the heavy, prolonged bleeding.  It doesn't help that her GP is a bit dismissive about it all as well :(

Good Luck,  I hope they work for you x

Title: Re: Elleste Duet Advice Please.
Post by: Cara999 on March 07, 2022, 08:43:37 PM

I bet she is poor thing

GPs....total nightmare most of them 

Thank you xxx

Title: Re: Elleste Duet Advice Please.
Post by: Sazzle42115 on March 07, 2022, 08:51:20 PM

I had a very positive experience with this tablet best HRT I had tbh. I started 2yrs post menopause and within 2 weeks anxiety completely went I was on 2mg. Trouble was that as my own estrogen levels dropped anxiety started to creep up. Now struggling to get a suitable regime as not absorbing the transdermal route. I experienced a few migraines with aura so GP doesn't want to prescribe a tablet. Xx I would say as others the HRT does appear to be a movable feast but what's the alternative just got to try and find something that works

Title: Re: Elleste Duet Advice Please.
Post by: Cara999 on March 07, 2022, 09:11:11 PM

Thank you for that, makes me feel a little better.

Hope you get sorted out xx