Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Dawnp on March 18, 2022, 04:38:27 PM
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I remember seeing a couple of ladies on threads here who said they were using the equivalent of 200 patches or more, but I can’t seem to find them now. I’m looking to find anyone on these sort of doses because I’m really struggling. Also keen to know what levels of progesterone you are taking with it because I am currently an absolute mess and can’t get out the house. And I haven’t been able to work for months because my symptoms are so severe. I have such severe anxiety that I am just terrified all the time.
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Hi
I was on 175 last year and my symptoms were horrendous. Tried 200 and they were worse. I actually ended up cutting right back to 75 and felt much better.
I was taking 10mg Provera daily but now am on 5mg.
I was a mess on the higher doses but I’m struggling again and currently increasing. My anxiety is horrific and I’m even waking up at night panicking. It’s awful so I feel your pain.
Take care x
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That’s really interesting. And I’m sorry to hear you’re struggling too. Can I ask you which symptoms increased for you the more you increased the patches?
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Anxiety, crying, dry skin and hair loss were the worst
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Oh right. That might explain why my anxiety has got worse and worse then. I’ve been in that place where I literally don’t know whether my symptoms are worse because I need more estrogen, or because I need less.
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I am also worse on more estrogen. So often on this forum people use high amounts of estrogen, and indeed practitioners prescribe it like that. I’m in Canada and although my practitioner is up to date and knowledgeable, she is was very uncomfortable with me being on three pumps a day of estrogel (although I’m young). It worked out through trial and error that I’m doing much better on a lower dosage, just 1/2-1 pump estrogel. It’s hard to believe many people in the UK are given 3 pumps to start!
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I think most docs do start people on the lowest doses but then increase it if symptoms don’t improve. I’ve had to be seen at a menopause clinic because things were so bad. I did start on a 50 patch but it was increased over time as things were not improving. But I definitely feel worse now than a few months ago. I’m completely incapacitated by anxiety and burning up for hours and hours at a time. In fact I’ve been burning up all day today, and it’s really frightening. I don’t have hot flushes as such. Do you mind if I ask which symptoms were worse on higher estrogen? And were they the symptoms you had before hrt, but an increase in them?
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I guess my emotional/mental health was worse on higher estrogen; the body aches went away and never really came back with dose changes. More estrogen makes me cry more, especially at work. And feeling more high strung out and snappy. More bloated and heavy.
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I remember seeing a couple of ladies on threads here who said they were using the equivalent of 200 patches or more, but I can’t seem to find them now. I’m looking to find anyone on these sort of doses because I’m really struggling. Also keen to know what levels of progesterone you are taking with it because I am currently an absolute mess and can’t get out the house. And I haven’t been able to work for months because my symptoms are so severe. I have such severe anxiety that I am just terrified all the time.
I use high dose Oestrogen, as prescribed by a Menopause qualified GP, at my doctor’s surgery.
I use 200 mcg Estradot, three Lenzetto sprays daily plus Testosterone. The high dose is because I don’t absorb well. I go on symptom control.
No progesterone as I’ve had a hysterectomy :D