HRT Query

[Gerijrich]

Hi I have been on HRT for 7 weeks and have had some good days but out the blue I get an anxiety for a couple of days just when I thought hey back to normal - does HRT need more time..

Help please, what is a good hrt replacement for panic attacks, hot sweats, night sweats, foggy brain, depression. God do I need to go on, I am so low right now, have an appointment with my Gp and just want some guidance to help me decide what may be the best for me??.

I'm on Everol Conti patches. Prescribed to prevent loss of bone density. No more flushes or night sweats after two days. I don't know about the mental health aspects though.

Sky it's not something really that anyone can tell you- you need to try one type and see how you react. Anything with oestrogen in will help all the symptoms as they are the result of lack of oestrogen.

I doubt very much that your GP will allow you to decide!

However, having said that, you might like to think about some things:

Patches and gel have fewer risks for strokes than pills
Gels can be used in whichever quantity you need to help your symptoms- you just apply what you need.
Most patches and gel are bio identical- same oestrogen as your own body.

Most products beginning with Pre - (Premarin) or Pro- are made from mares' urine and are not considered as safe.

If you find you have side effects from the progestins, which many women find cause PMT symptoms, see if your GP agrees to you taking just for 7 days a month - a bioidentical one is Utrogestan. Or you may be able to use oestrogen for 8 weeks with a progestin for 10 days every 8th week.

hi i have been told i am in menopause by doc after having all the blood tests ect. i was having hot flushes day and night . iv tried black cohash and other alterntives and they worked for a while but suddenly stopped. doc gave me ellest duet, which worked fine on the white ones but i was awful on the green part of the pack. went round feeling completely wound up and angry and was shouting at anything and anyone. so came off them. the doc then gave me climese i started them last mon, have been tearful and realy depressed, so have been give something else, i havnt got them yet. has anyone else had these problems getting their hrt right? also is there anything alternative that may work better? id been through the worst of it and moods ect and they had settled its just the hot flushes i carnt cope with thats why i have had the hrt. can anyone suggest something just for hot flushes?? im 43 i was told it was menopause at 41 so i went peri during late 30s which i can see is what happened but i hadnt realised lol .