Elleste Duet 1mg

[xSHORTxSTUFFx]

Hi Ladies,

Pulling my hair out here, searched all 4 corners of the internet and came across you here.

OK, I'm 42 I hadn't had a period for nearly 2 yrs ( YAYYYYY ) had my bloods done as had the sleepless nights, hot sweats, putting the coffee in the fridge and the milk by the kettle etc and ..in my 12 yr old sons words.. grumpy lol it was confirmed I was well and truly out the other side...The Dr put me on Elleste Duet 1mg, I am nearly at the end of my 1st packet, I still have a few hot flashes (not as bad as I did) and still not sleeping to good...well untill the alarm goes off then I dont want to wake up!! but I came on this morning??!! is this normal after being period free for that amount of time?? I was hoping I was well rid of them

I also felt better on the White tablets and a bit Grrrrrrr on the green ones

Can someone please give me any info on your experiences before I go running back to the Dr;s and her thinking I am panicking over nothing
Thank you x

[MissBoPeep]

I don't know- but does the cycle you are on with HRT give you a monthly bleed and is that what you have now?

[xSHORTxSTUFFx]

Went back to Dr's and apparently as I havent had a "monthly" for so long the Elleste should effect it... but as it has... she is changing the HRT as these are not normal bleeds, they are fake and created, not natural...will find out tomorrow what she is putting me on after she has looked into what will suit me for my age etc..

[Bellaciao]

Hi ShortStuff

If you hadn't had a period at all (not even spotting) for over 1 year) then you should be able to go on period free HRT - that would be Elleste Duet conti. Yes the kind you are on is designed to produce what is known as a withdrawal bleed - you are shedding the lining that builds up when you take the estrogen only tabs (are these the white ones?). They are normal for the HRT if you see what I mean, even though fake - I have "fake" bleeds through choice at age 59.

Sometimes though, it's a good idea when you start HRT to go on the ones that give a bleed ( ie the two types of tablet) because some women get side effects from the progestins (synthetic progesterone ) in the combi tabs ( are these the green ones?). If this is the case then a different type might suit better. It can take 3 months for the body to settle after starting HRT - especially if you are post-menopausal, but if you feel intolerably bad on the second lot of tablets - could be time for a change.

Once you find a type you like then you could go on the period free ones.

Many post-meno women aren't given this option, and are given the continuous tab first off ( one type of tablet with oestrogen and prog combined) but then decide to give up HRT if they feel bad - without realising that a change in progestin might be all they need.

Hope this doesn't sound too garbled!

Good luck with the doc.

[xSHORTxSTUFFx]

Hi Bella,

Nope! nothing for well over a year, nearly 2 yrs I was glad to see the back of them, although I didnt suffer with them, no aches, pains, grumpyness etc... nothing...but this last week, I have been unbearable, blaming the world if I drop a pen on the floor lol, horrible belly aches and cramps - then came on this morning, which reduced me to a blubbering wreck!! I think what made matters worse, is my partner works off shore on rolling shifts untill they change rig and settle into a proper pattern again and his dates home would clash with my cycle dates ... so to speak...and he wasnt here to lean on with my bad week, Just felt my world had crashed around my feet...looking back that sounds really silly.. but its how teh Green ones made me feel

the Dr was more concerned I had a bleed, after checking the notes from the NP who put me on them that I would need to change them.. but have now got to wait to see what they put me on... I really didnt do well on the Green ones at all .. White ones were fine.. on top of the world ... so just see what happens tomorrow

[xSHORTxSTUFFx]

The Dr has now put me on Elleste Duet Conti... lets see what happens now...

[Bellaciao]

Good luck with these.
If you end up being grumpy all the time and it doesn't go away you'll know it's the prog!
Hope they suit you and you feel better soon

[xSHORTxSTUFFx]

Thanks Bella :-) I hope so too

[Dustlandfairy]

Hi Ladies
I had a hysterectomy when I was 33 but this last twelve months have been HORRIBLE and then about five weeks ago I started to get all hot and bothered, at first I thought it might have had something to do with the cold I had caught of my grandaughter but when they kept coming one after the other relentlessly
DAY& & NIGHT & not getting any sleep and just basically feeling like I didn't want to do anything or go anywhere and my body aching from my head to my toes and basically feeling like I had been hit by a freight train . I forgot to mention that my ovaries were left behind, anyway I went back to see the Dr & she gave me the news that I was on my menopause. She gave me HRT patches but they don't stick to my skin and came off after two days so she has put me on 2mg of ELLESTE CONTI after two days of being on them I started to feel sick which apparently is COMMON but now I have started to BE Sick which is UNCOMMON does anyone know why this would happen I don't know what to do ie wether to keep taking them or go back & speak to the Dr I don't want to appear to be a nuisance also I should add that i am full of cold yet again & I'm unsure if this is the reason why I am being sick I would really appreciate any information anybody has on this subject
Thanks for reading...... :-(

[Dustlandfairy]

Hi all
I've spoken to my GP & I have now got to stop taking the elleste duet conti because they were making me sick and my tummy has swollen up and is very tender, from all the info I can find on this particular HRT I have got a Feeling that I might be on the wrong form of HRT as I have had a Hysterectomy with my ovaries left behind from what I've been reading this particular HRT is for women who are still experiencing bleeds every now and then... Well I will let you all know what the Dr says one Thursday....
Bloody Fed Up......!!!!!!

[MissBoPeep]

I really get angry at how some GPs don't know the basics about HRT. As a mere lay person I know more ! If you have no uterus you do not need a combi HRT- you only need oestrogen. Combined HRT with both hormones- that is an added progestin- is given to women with a uterus so they have a bleed- to prevent building up of the endometrium, which can possiblly become cancerous if it gets too thick.

How does your Gp not know this ????

You only need oestrogen either as gel or a patch.

[patty63]

can i delay my period when taking elliste duet?? im planning a weekend break from next friday and dont want to be on my period... i have two green pills to take before i start on the white ones - once i finish the green pills my period start two or three days after. - my question is should i stop taking the green pills and jump onto the white ones...will this bring my period forward?? or - should i continue taking green pill upto next friday??

thanks

[Missbopeep]

Maybe give your pharmacy a call and ask?

Not too sure what you mean when you say you have 2 green pills left ( that would taake you to today) or you can take them up to next Friday ???

The green ones- are they the progestin? If so, then you should bleed 3 days later once you stop them if you have taken them for at least 7 days. The only way I think you can avoid the bleed is to keep taking them until 3 days BEFORE you want to have a bleed- or not take any at all until you come back from your trip- and take the white ones back to back.

Have you had a look at the leaflet in the pack?

Give the pharmacy a ring perhaps?

[patty63]

yes, the green ones are progestin..what i planned to do was to continue taking them until Friday but had a bleed this morning...i thought it was my period but was due to the fact that i missed taking the pills.

I too the white today thinking this would bring my period on...silly me, i got confused a little. would it be best to start taking green ones AS FROM TMR TIL FRI?? (Progestin)

[patty63]

took

[patty63]

If my period starts can i stop it with hrt tablets?? would anyone know this??

[Missbopeep]

From what I understand and have seen in my friends, if you stop or miss the progesterone tablets, you will have a period. If you are bleeding now, that is your period this time.

I don't understand though what you have done- have you just missed one or 2 tablets, or come to the end of the green ones in the pack?

If you want to stop the bleeding then taking more green tablets would probably stop the bleeding. You would then have a bleed 3 days after taking the last one.

Can you ask your pharmacist though to be sure?

[patty63]

I stopped taking the last two green tablets...the reason being wss to start my period earlier..( i know, it seems silly now). I then continued with the white tablet.( only took one last night) This morning i have a very light period..so hopefully this is my monthly bleed. My Holiday stars this Friday so if the bleeding stops i will continue to take the green tablets then..! Hope i havent confused you too much as i have done myself!! i really appreciate your answer and really happy i have found this site and you answered my question for me!!!

[Missbopeep]

If you have a bleed now, then why not just wait to take the next green tablets in 3 weeks or whatever you do? There's no need to have 2 periods so close together. Enjoy your hols!

[patty63]

Yes, i will try that, i dont fancy two periods lol! Thanks again!

[Nikkibiz]

Hiya

I am 48 this week and for the past year had been suffering with most awful anxiety. Every morning I would wake up feeling as nervous as if I was about to sit a major exam!!! Along with this my mood swings were very up and down and hot flushes and periods very irregular. Anyway took myself off to the docs and she prescribed me with elleste 1mg. Within the first week I felt heaps better and dare I say actually felt normal again. I started to enjoy cooking for my family again and even if there was a lump in the gravy I didn't need to hurl myself to the floor and sob like it was the end of the world as I would of done before. Anyway life was going pretty great until I started taking the green tablets - within a day I was back to how I felt before grrrr !!! I am now back on the white ones and have now got a very heavy period but fell better in myself. I am now dreading taking the green ones again. Has anyone else had any similar symptoms?

[Nert]

Hello, I'm wondering if anyone out there has had similar experience to me? At the end of November i had an ovarian cyst removed along with fallopian tube and ovary. this impacted on my body and symptoms of the menopause were magnified. I have been prescribed Elleste 1mg and have taken one complete foil pack. I thought that I felt fine on it, hot flushes improved, my body and muscles feel stronger but sleep still disturbed. As i finished the green pills my period turned up and I have been an very low and emotional, even suicidal. I've woken in the night with my heart racing, Is this all normal? Will things improve once I've taken further packs? I'm now on day 3 of a new pack, I'm already feeling better and my outlook more positive

[Kazjay]

Hi there

I've just finished my 1st month on Elleste Duet Conti and for the last 5 days I've been bleeding heavily. Is this normal? I haven't has a period for 8 months

Thanks

[Bellaciao]

Nikkibiz and Nert - the progestogen in Elleste Duet is called norethisterone and is one that causes bad side effects for some women - if you feel like this the whole of the time you are on the green ones then it is likley that prog doesn;t agree with you. Many women get on better with Femoston. other than that go for bio-identical oestrogen tabs and separate bio-identical progesterone (Utrogestan).
They're all listed on here:
www.menopausematters.co.uk/perimeno.php

Nert - what you are probably feeling if it was after you finished the green pills is "normal" pmt that you might have got when on a natural cycle - just before your period. If you only feel bad just after yuou stopped this is the reason. it is called progesterone withdrawal and may be more pronounced on this HRT type. See how you feel next month (or two) and if still too bad to tolerate maybe try another type.

Kazjay - bleeding when you first start a conti HRT is quite normal as the body gets used to it. It can take 6 months to settle though hopefully you won't be bleeding heavily all this time! Actually you should really be on a bleed type HRT if you only went 8 months since your last period so have probably been given the wrong type. If you were on Elleste Duet your bleed would be more predictable ie monthly. I wonder why you have been given the conti type? Perhaps go back and so you think you should have a bleed type HRT?

[Nert]

Thank you so much for your reply and info. Yes I think you are right about the PMT, last month I felt so low towards the end of the green pills but didn't recognise PMT as its been an age since I've experienced that. I am now on pack 2 and I have felt great, sleeping much better, no hot flushes, no aching bones, I feel stronger and healthier but Tomorrow I should start the green pills! I'm worried as my reaction to the green pills was bad! I am tempted to start a new pack and take the white pills back to back. I'm also thinking if I take the green pills for a week or so and then my emotions become too irrational, I will just stop taking them and bleed and then hurry on to a new pack. I should see my GP but I'm sure it's all guess work. I will research the pill you mention and go to my GP armed with all the info. Thanks again

[Lozzie27]

Nikkibiz Hi

Yes i find that after about the fourth green tablet I am starting to act like the hulk! at least that's what my husband compares me to. I feel extremely tetchy and find myself acting more aggressively than I would otherwise. I have been on HRT for 5 months now - but am thinking of giving it up because of this and also having periods again after nearly a year without is rather unpleasant.....