Just to let people know how my appointment went this am after surgery rang me to say dr would not be represcribing my hrt that gynecologist put me on until he had seen me !
I'd never seen him before ,he was very young but pleasant enough,he then told me he did NOT have to prescribe me the hrt as it is only licensed in the UK for use in controlling hot flushes which I don't have ! It is not licensed for treating anxiety,palps,low moods,awful feelings that I get and I know many others here do to.As he is the one signing prescription it is ultimately his responsibility! He then went on to tell me all about the risks,did I understand the implications etc,did the specialist tell me the risks. I said yes I was aware but I had to live for now not what might or might not happen in the future as at present life wasn't worth living like this until New hrt regime is sorted out and I get settled like I had been for last 4 years on it ! Explained that now I was 55 now and my own levels had bottomed out so obviously needed tweaking from what had been on. He told all about this medical report and that one categorically linked increased cancer risks ,when I said but it also gives protection against heart disease ,bones and colon cancer he didn't answer ! Told him about this site and Dr Currie and that there were numerous medical papers out there and h was only quoting the negatives he said he had worked with a Dr Ian Currie gynecologist ! Anyway the upshot was he signed prescription begrudgingly and said to think of coming off it and trying alternatives ADs ,CBT,etc. Said I had already started mirtazapine ,which he was delighted about ,but that I wasn't in a good place at the moment to consider cbt.
I sincerely hope I don't have all this hassle getting prescription going forward!
Naturally I will discuss this latest debacle when I see my specialist next week !
Any feedback from you lovely ladies much appreciated .xx