How long for HRT to work?

[Puddypuddy]

I'm 42 & have been suffering from quite severe fatigue,irregular & very heavy periods.I'm started HRT a week ago and i'm desperate for it to help with the tiredness.
Has HRT helped alleviate tiredness & drowsiness for you?How long did it take?

About 3 weeks for me.

Sleep improved by the end of the first week for me

About 4 weeks for me

Sleep improved within a couple of weeks for me. Other physical symptoms like joint pain and sweating improved quickly too
For the tiredness/anxiety/depression and loss of motivation it took me a couple of months (and upping my dose) but then it was a significant improvement. Advice is between 5 and 12 weeks to see full benefit.

Thanks for the replies.I was starting to panic!On day 7 now.I have managed to get through the day without need to have a sleep so that's progress🤞

when I asked my family if they noticed much difference since i started hrt they all replied that I've stopped going to bed in the daytime!

That's reassuring to hear!
Is it normal to have a bleed when on the progesterone?l have to take it for 2nd half of my cycle.Have another 7 days left with the progesterone.

What's your regime? I'm take progesterone on days 1 - 10 and get a bleed days 13 - 16 (ish!)

I'm supposed to take it from day 14 to 28.I'm on day 21 now.

Yes you will get a bleed. I have had mine on day 27 for about 4-5 days but do have horrendous period pains. I've only been on HRT for 2 months, and have swapped to patches (evorel Sequi). I'm on first patch now (i Change on Saturday). I am sleeping better 6-7 hours a night, have less night sweats, and anxiety is more manageable. But I do feel like I'll have 2 really up days, and then have a really low day where I feel anxious, worried about every little ache and pain - I've become really self watchful (does that make sense?), and then I bounce back up again and feel back to my Pre peri self. Should that even out? Or at what point do i need to think about upping my dose?

The doctor told me to give it about 5 weeks & if no improvement she would consider increasing or changing my dose.

Almost immediately I felt a relief and after a few months I started to see an improvement.

My progesterone is day 17 to 28 and I get my bleed on evening of day 3. It only lasts three days max though and is very light.

Probably about 4-8 weeks. It wasn’t like a magic cure I just sort of didn’t feel as bad as before.

Did they test your blood to see if you're anaemic? If you've been having really long, heavy periods and are fatigued, it sounds like you might be. I was, last year when my periods had become torrential due to fibroids. I was breathless, exhausted, needed a nap every day at 3pm. Like the walking dead! Felt better within a week of taking Iron.

By the way -- my blood test only showed my Ferratin and haemoglobin were low. They were still within the "normal" range. But you can feel like CRAP well within the normal range.

Thanks, I'll check that.

Hi all,

How do people remember to take the progesterone? I am so forgetful I am worried that I won't remember the weird cycle of it all.

Also, are there side effects to that part of it ? I am starting the whole HRT routine today, really need some relief from the night sweats, anxiety, weight gain and aching etc, but I am feeling really nervous about actually starting down this road. I have the patches etc sitting here ready to go but having a wobble 😔