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[Penguin]

So not wanting to hijack someone else's thread but with regard to bio indentical HRT,  I bought some online a few years back. It was pretty 'proper' HRT for me and it cost an arm and a leg. I persevered for about 6 months and apart from having less money it did nothing for my symptoms.  Seeing as those on here who have tried it report success, I wonder should I have sourced it somewhere else or from a different manufacturer.  Maybe what I had wasn't the genuine article being online.

Hi Mrs Mitch
Have a look at the compounded hormones thread started by Mary G on here, it's really interesting and definitely the route I'll be going down if I ever go back on hrt. If you want to do it under supervision you could look at the Marion Gluck Clinic or the London Hormone Clinic as they both offer this option.
Penguin x

[CLKD]

tamoxifen - prescribed to lower oestrogen levels - caused cold flushes down my back.   

Dorastar.  Do U have a plan? 

[AngelaH]

I was given it initially because the GP was scared to give me hormonal HRT so gave me steroidal HRT instead.

Sex hormones are steroids anyway.

Sex hormones, also known as sex steroids, gonadocorticoids and gonadal steroids, are steroid hormones that interact with vertebrate steroid hormone receptors.[1] The sex hormones include the androgens, estrogens, and progestogens

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_hormone

But Tibolone is classified as a synthetic steroid. Bio/body identical HRT is plant steroid.

[Dorastar]

To the person who asked if I had a plan, erm no not yet, still working out what on earth it all means.
Trying to shift some weight with sensible eating & exercise and jotting down symptoms & severity for now. Some days I feel fine, others not so much & some nights I'm losing too much sleep with waking up hot. I don't sweat much (never have) so I don't know if that's why my flushes atm are really dry/burning rather than pools of sweat iyswim.
Going to monitor it all for now & do what I can but if that's not working/manageable get knowledgeable about medical options so at least if I go to doctors I have some idea of what they're on about & I can say exactly how I am/what I've tried.

That does sound suspiciously like a plan though 🤣

[MrsMitch]

Thanks for the suggestions. Having a read through things, it's obvious that what I got online was body identical HRT not bio. Possibly why for me it didn't work.
Sorry, in my ignorance I didn't even know there was body and bio