Day 1 of HRT patch, feel horrendous

[QueenVolcano]

Hi I am lying in bed wondering if I should rip it off. It’s a 7 day patch, put it on at 10am this morning and now at 1am I feel awful, headache, what started as light nausea becoming stronger in waves, cramps in intestines ( I think, there location hard to pin down) anxiety, palpitations. Is this normal, can I just pull it off? I am 55 in menopause for a couple of years. Help!

Of course you can take it off, that's the joy of patches

Is it definitely the HRT? Nothing else possible?

I've not heard of a 7 day patch but it makes sense that it might be stronger - mine are 3/4 days.

You should probably get checked out for the palpitations though. What if you take the patch off and it doesn't help? You'll have spent some hours waiting before seeking medical advice