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[Flossieteacake]

Mad hot flushes tired moody at the minute researching best thing for me tried all the health shop stuff I had complete hysterectomy 2017 and have been having hot flushes since but just lately anything I do I feel like I just came out shower wearing clothes doesn’t help I be in shorts unless I’m out somewhere I’m reluctant to take hrt due to allergies to a lot of medications since I lost my daughter my dr is male and doesn’t really listen so I’m researching everything myself there will be a lady dr starting soon so I want to have my research done before I go to her any advice ladies all advice wlecome I just turned 40 so six years of this

Hello Angelrobin and welcome to the forum. If you start a new thread then you are likely to get more replies.

As your DR is not understanding about this, you could ask him to refer you to an NHS menopause clinic as they will have the knowledge to advise you.

I am so sorry you lost your daughter. 🫂

[Dorothy Gale]

I'm feeling utterly hopeless re HRT.

The hundreds of continual threads on here of you all having awful times on it...in whatever form......

Makes me just feel I give up.

I'm so intolerant to meds anyway....and so ill....I couldn't cope with all this awfulness you all seem to experience and the continuous tweeking and trying and misery.

My life has been totally ruined by this beast

[Ayesha]

It's not for everybody that's for sure but you will only see the women on here who do have a bad experience and it probably does feel like a lot of bad experiences. But there are women who will be fine on it once they get the balance right, it is all trial and error.
I went on HRT just to ease hot flushes, I came of it after five years as like you, I am so intolerant of meds.

I hope you get the balance right for you, Dorothy!

[Dorothy Gale]

Thank you Ayesha x

[Joodle]

I’m in Melbourne Australia and recently saw a menopause specialist which I’d highly recommend for anyone wanting to know the risks and how to do hrt safely. Don’t just go to the gp. She asked about my medical history risk factors. There is no increased risk unless you have those, and use plant based estrogen ie (I think) bioidentical hormones. She said there is risk increase if you use synthetic hormones and also if you have other risk factors ie high blood pressure, heart disease, history of cancer, diabetes etc. She’s told me to do a pelvic ultrasound and a bi lateral mammogram & hormone level blood test to establish a baseline which I really like. I think she said the gel is best, i can’t remember why. I can’t wait to start on it and sleep again and get rid of the interval vibrations and my increased arthritis pain due to terrible sleep! Just thought I’d share because there doesn’t seem to be a whole lot of consistent information on this topic. Good luck all.

[Marsal7878]

I'm feeling utterly hopeless re HRT.

The hundreds of continual threads on here of you all having awful times on it...in whatever form......

Makes me just feel I give up.

I feel exactly the same since starting I've felt so ill so after 8 weeks stopped it completely I'm near 2 weeks off it but still feeling very up and down anxiety is not good and just want to feel better.
Did you stop the hrt and if so how long before you felt well again
Thanks


I'm so intolerant to meds anyway....and so ill....I couldn't cope with all this awfulness you all seem to experience and the continuous tweeking and trying and misery.

My life has been totally ruined by this beast

[Elaine90]

Good or bad ? - Both

I've found a lot of physical benefits, but at the moment the bad outweighs the good as it's totally messed up my sleep cycle, and when I cut down, it's like being back in my early post-oophorectomy days (headaches, night sweats, palpitations, agitation...) - all the symptoms which I'd got over with years ago are now back, worse than before. It's left me feeling destroyed.

What concerns me is that all the articles about HRT that I've seen in the mainstream media are one-sided. It's always a positive story about how HRT has given someone their life back and how wonderful it is. Good for them, but HRT clearly isn't wonderful for a lot of women. Essentially it's advertising, but not labelled as such. And, it makes it even harder for people to be understanding about what we're going through, because they say 'oh, just have some HRT then...'

I'm thankful that this forum gives everyone a voice

[fiftyplus]

I am sitting on the fence with this one ... I am 55 - 2 years post meno and have gone through all the other symptoms - the only and imo worst symptoms I have now are low energy, low mood and no libido.  My gp has given me evorel conti and I haven't started this yet as I would like to feel a lot better but I don't want to start this and then start to feel worse than I do already .. I so hate this time of my life ...  and for the 1st time at the age of 55 I actually feel quite depressed

[Firebearer]

Good. Very good. Started it due to troublesome symptoms (the whole range - as advertised!). Taking it for bone health, brain function and to control symptoms. Erratic bleeding a bit of a pain though.

[Keepsmiling]

I have just found this forum, so wish I had found it before! My story is that I had a totally hysterectomy in 1992 due to serious endometriosis, the pain was so bad that I would cry out loud (not good when you are trying to hold down a stressful job in the motor trade).  Anyway long story short I was put on HRT immediately after the operation and never looked back.  Bar getting bigger boobs (husband pleased🤣) and increased sex drive (husband pleased again🤣) I have had absolutely no problems. Just moved and my new doctor now wants to stop me taking HRT🤬. I have tried many times but just can’t cope without it!  Brain fog, anxiety unable to sleep, you name it.  Currently on Estradiol 1mg.

[Anny]

Hi, It isnt quite answering the question,sorry, but I am new to the forum and not sure exactly where to post!  am having real issues getting my GP to presribe HRT using my high blood pressure as a reason not to. I have tried using tablets to reduce it otherwise they said they will not issue HRT but the tablets left me with awful side effects a did not lower BP in any case. They seem to ignore that bit!  I have done a lot of reading on BP and HRT and i cannot see it is a justifiable reason to refuse HRT? I have had many side effects of menopause for 3+ years now and I am at the end of tether trying to get HRT and see if it improves my symptoms. Has anyone else had these issues. This is the 2nd GP i have had this issue with. Thanks.

[Mumto3]

HRT gave me my sanity back.  Without it I doubt I'd be here by now, I felt that bad. 

I was doing a holding job for a couple of years using natural remedies, these enabled me to ride the peri hormonal fluctuations but my hormones must've dropped quite suddenly last autumn because because my cognitive and mental function declined so much I couldn't function.  I could hardly focus or string a sentence together and I was a crying hormonal mess.  I literally thought I was going ga-ga.  It was horrible.  My antidepressant wasn't making any difference, even with an increase in dose. 

Within hours of starting my first dose of Oestrogel, I felt the fog starting to lift.  Within the first week of the Oestrogel, I was up out of bed and functioning again.  It probably took 1-2 weeks to feel like I was making further progress. The Utrogestan unfortunately is proving to be a bumpy ride and I haven't still quite got on an even keel with that.  Hoping I will in due course.