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Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Gillybean on February 18, 2024, 05:19:05 PM

Title: Patches and depression
Post by: Gillybean on February 18, 2024, 05:19:05 PM
Hi there. I’ve just started Evorel Sequi and I’m on the second week (about to put the 4th oestrogen patch on). I’ve been feeling overwhelmingly depressed since starting it which is not like me. I do take sertraline for more of stress related issues but I’ve never felt like this before. Is this normal? Has anyone else had this? Thanks for reading.
Title: Re: Patches and depression
Post by: CLKD on February 18, 2024, 06:47:25 PM
How awful.   :welcomemm:

MayB put the product name/s into the search box: individually: to read any associated threads.  Make notes ;-). 
Title: Re: Patches and depression
Post by: Gillybean on February 19, 2024, 01:40:04 PM
Thank you so much. My first time posting x
Title: Re: Patches and depression
Post by: CLKD on February 19, 2024, 04:11:47 PM
Some find that keeping a mood/food/symptom diary of use too.

Did U manage a search or will I need to bump a few threads?  Depression is awful, I suffered through the 1990s, nowt to do with HRT.
Title: Re: Patches and depression
Post by: Gillybean on February 22, 2024, 10:38:25 AM
I found a few posts thank you. Remarkably I’ve felt Eter the last couple of days🤷‍♀️
Title: Re: Patches and depression
Post by: CLKD on February 22, 2024, 11:30:35 AM
Morning. Which part of the regime are you at, symptoms may be cyclical.  How did the depression affect you over all? 
Title: Re: Patches and depression
Post by: Gillybean on February 23, 2024, 03:42:41 PM
I’ve just put the first combined patch on. I have been feeling much better thank you, maybe it was just a blip.
Title: Re: Patches and depression
Post by: CLKD on February 23, 2024, 04:12:46 PM
Your own hormones may join in too which may mean that you might have to tweak the regime a little.

Let us know how you get on.