I started getting some peri-menopausal symptoms about a year ago (I'm 48) for ages was in denial about what it was but then night sweats started and I had to admit it.
Went to Dr who prescribed Elleste Duet 1mg pills. Within a couple of weeks I was feeling much better, getting good sleeps, hair and nails better, better mood, less foggy etc.
However month or so ago my symptoms returned - with a vengeance. Back to Dr who upped my dose to 2mg. Now been taking the new prescription for about a week and still feeling awful. Literally waking up every hour burning up. Also grumpy/sad and emotional, everything feeling like MASSIVE problem (for example my son spraying Lynx right beside me this morning while I was eating my muesli, grrrrr 
).
Does anyone else has similar experience of HRT initially working then not? More importantly how long is it going to take to work - or does it sometimes never work?? Feel I can't go on much longer with no sleep 