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Elleste duet - no instructions

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Branleuse · 07/09/2018 20:48

Hi, I have been prescribed elleste duet as i asked my doctor if i could try a low dose HRT for peri-menopause - except there are no instructions in the packet and it says take one a day as directed, and there are two types of pill in the packet.
Can anyone tell me which is which and when im supposed to take them

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QueenoftheNights · 07/09/2018 21:43

google is your friend :) Always worth trying....

www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/6303/pil

  1. HOW TO TAKE ELLESTE DUET

Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

Your doctor will aim to prescribe the lowest possible dose to treat your symptoms for as short a time as necessary. Speak to your doctor if you think the dose is too strong or not strong enough.

The Elleste Duet 1 mg pack contains 16 white tablets and 12 pale green tablets.

You must start with the white tablets.
The Elleste Duet 2 mg pack contains 16 orange tablets and 12 grey tablets.

You must start with the orange tablets.
If you are still having regular periods, start on the first day of bleeding.

If you are not having regular periods you can start straight away.

Take one tablet each day. You can take the tablet at a time of the day that suits you but it is best to take it at about the same time each day.
Swallow the tablets whole, with some water.
Follow the direction of the arrows on the pack and take a tablet each day until the pack is empty.
When you finish your first foil strip, start a new strip on the next day. Remember to put a fresh sticker on your new foil strip.
To help you remember to take your tablets, we have included stickers in the pack with the days of the week marked on them. For example, if you are starting the tablets on a Friday, use the sticker which starts with 'Fri'. Stick this at the top of the foil strip on the side where you can see the tablets.

If you are taking

Elleste Duet 1 mg, the first day should be above the white tablet which has the start arrow next to it.
Elleste Duet 2 mg, the first day should be above the orange tablet which has the start arrow next to it.

Branleuse · 08/09/2018 08:48

Thanks, yeah i eventually found that. I think it looks like i need to start on first day of bleeding too

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Branleuse · 08/09/2018 08:55

urgh, list of side effects include depression and insomnia. awesome.

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