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[Primrose]

Dear Everyone, you have all been so helpful in the past.....

I previously had so many symptoms, fab GP diagnosed Meno and prescribed Elleste Duet 1mg, almost two symptom free years have past.

Imagine my horror when I could no longer get Elleste Duet, I am just starting my  3rd month on Femoston.

I feel utterly awful, emotionally and mentally  so so awful. I feel anxious, devastated by everything and nothing, anxious, panic attacks x 2, so worried, angry, irrational, crying all the time. If I am really honest and I think I must be I have honestly thought I don't even want to be here, that thought passes over me in waves...but it does pass. I am constantly worrying

Physically - within 2 weeks of starting new HRT burning mouth...for 3 weeks, so awful,  headaches, I cannot sleep, I am hot but not flushed or I am cold...I have this awful crawly skin feeling in random parts of my body plus pins and needles type feelings in hands and feet my elbows hurt, my knees hurt...my reflux has started up again

What can I do? I am so distressed, this is how I presented way back. I felt so thrilled that the first HRT prescribed worked....I feel so angry and cheated I have been forced to change.

Is it the change of meds...has anyone else had this, I just want to be normal again...I feel like I am being tickled sometimes all over me sometimes on one side....I ache....my eyes are dry

I recognise all the symptoms, exactly the same as before I started Elleste, I am scared....I am so so tired I honestly don't know how to help myself.

I feel bloated...no appetite, I feel so unattractive and I feel you may all think I am a moaning old woman who needs to get a grip, I am 51.

I don't seem able to hold my wee as well either, I am itchy...oh please help me WHY DID THEY HAVE TO CHANGE MY HRT? WILL IT EVER BE RE STOCKED AGAIN?

I am told my B12 is on the low side but no treatment mentioned, 

Thank you so much for reading my post, I would very much value some support x

 

[CLKD]

 

Have a word with your local Pharmacist to see which HRTs are available in your area similar to what you were prescribed?  They have private rooms these days.

Put the name of the products you have been prescribed into the search box here and make notes. 

[sheila99]

I would ask to try a different one.

[Dotty]

Novofem is the same as Elleste Duet 1mg x

[Lilyloos]

Dear Everyone, you have all been so helpful in the past.....

I previously had so many symptoms, fab GP diagnosed Meno and prescribed Elleste Duet 1mg, almost two symptom free years have past.

Imagine my horror when I could no longer get Elleste Duet, I am just starting my  3rd month on Femoston.

I feel utterly awful, emotionally and mentally  so so awful. I feel anxious, devastated by everything and nothing, anxious, panic attacks x 2, so worried, angry, irrational, crying all the time. If I am really honest and I think I must be I have honestly thought I don't even want to be here, that thought passes over me in waves...but it does pass. I am constantly worrying

Physically - within 2 weeks of starting new HRT burning mouth...for 3 weeks, so awful,  headaches, I cannot sleep, I am hot but not flushed or I am cold...I have this awful crawly skin feeling in random parts of my body plus pins and needles type feelings in hands and feet my elbows hurt, my knees hurt...my reflux has started up again

What can I do? I am so distressed, this is how I presented way back. I felt so thrilled that the first HRT prescribed worked....I feel so angry and cheated I have been forced to change.

Is it the change of meds...has anyone else had this, I just want to be normal again...I feel like I am being tickled sometimes all over me sometimes on one side....I ache....my eyes are dry

I recognise all the symptoms, exactly the same as before I started Elleste, I am scared....I am so so tired I honestly don't know how to help myself.

I feel bloated...no appetite, I feel so unattractive and I feel you may all think I am a moaning old woman who needs to get a grip, I am 51.

I don't seem able to hold my wee as well either, I am itchy...oh please help me WHY DID THEY HAVE TO CHANGE MY HRT? WILL IT EVER BE RE STOCKED AGAIN?

I am told my B12 is on the low side but no treatment mentioned,

Thank you so much for reading my post, I would very much value some support x

 

Hi Primrose
So sorry to hear you are struggling again. Just wanted to let you know you are not alone, I am in the same
Boat as you exactly.  Was fine for years and now I no longer know who I am, anxiety is just the worst.  Sending big hugs, this will pass and there will be something out there that balances you again, you'll see.
I'm going back onto anti depressants as I cannot get back to my status quo anymore.  My Oestrogel/utrogestan regime no longer works it's magic for me and I'm 9 years post meno!!
Take care xx

[Portugal]

Hi Primrose
I changed to femeston 2 months ago, it was horrendous. All the same symptoms as you.
I have been to the GP 2 days ago and stopped taking femeston.
I have managed to get Elleste duet 2mg for a month. OMG! 2 days of being back on Elleste duet and I feel normal again.
To be honest I would rather not take anything than the femeston!!!!
Next month if I can't get Elleste duet, I have looked into the ingredients and novofem seems the same as Elleste.
I think you need to come off femeston and see if you can get Elleste again?
When the doctor looks on their screen they can see how many packs are in the pharmacy in the area.
I hope you start to feel better soon.  🙃

[Rosebush]

Primrose i agree with the ladies change your HRT, might be worth you trying Elleste duet 2mg for a month like Portugal it could be the one for you too, or bear in mind Novofem..

My patches became unavailable, so had to try another one, now having probs getting them too... x

[Cornish maid]

I am new to menopause matters, this is only my second reply.
I feel for you as I know how you feel I have had the same as you it's awful !!, to Curt a long story short after 5 years of hell, I went and paid to see a specialist on menopause and went private and had to pay of course, it's was the best thing I ever did, she was amazing, she's called Dr Sarah Gray, based in Cornwall, but she may have other contacts around the country.
I saw her every 3 months 3 time total of 9 months , blood test each time and tweaking my meds until, she got it right for me.
Been having a wobble lately like you as they changed one of my meds to another because of shortage.
I,m on 3 different things a day one of the twice so total of 4 things.
Keep on talking about it as it's frustrating and it does help, I started at 39 now 47 and I'm now trying to like the new , miserable,  tired, snappy, anxious, podgy around the middle, grumpy bag,  I have turned into and miss the energetic, bubbly, happy bouncing for joy women I used to be, I miss me, thanks if you have read my reply to you.