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Has HRT worked this quick?

19 replies

JellyNo15 · 29/06/2021 09:28

Started HRT exactly a week ago (Femoston 1/10) since yesterday all my joint pains are gone, no hot flushes and slept last night like a log. Felt like sex last night and I had no vaginal dryness. Is this normal to work so quickly?

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Maverick197 · 01/07/2021 12:18

I've been on evorel sequi patches for a week now and my energy levels are through the roof! I don't feel any other improvement yet, but even if this is the only improvement I get it's worth taking HRT for. I can't believe how much I got done over the past two days now that I am not feeling lethargic all the time. Happy days, I'm off to vacuum the house again :)

Showgurn · 01/07/2021 12:19

This is great to hear. Waiting on my gp consultation 👍🏻

Redhotchilis · 01/07/2021 12:31

I am on Evorel patches. The hot flushes and joint pain went that quickly. My energy levels and sex drive increased 1000 fold too.

I'd had crippling anxiety for a few years, but as I was on the pill and only 40 hadn't realised I was peri menopausal. I eventually asked a GP after stopping the pill and having no periods over a year later, who discounted menopause as I was 'too young' Hmm. Another fantastic female GP did blood tests and I was menopausal. Due to my age I had to go straight onto HRT. Best thing I ever did.

It was only a few months later I realised I was no longer having breathing problems and panic attacks and that it must have been hormonal. My health anxiety, which had been completely debilitating, had totally disappeared. I finally felt like 'me' again. I had felt like my life was over (at the grand old age of 40) and had no idea that this was all due to menopause.

Thank goodness for HRT Grin

pinkrabbits39 · 02/07/2021 14:30

@Redhotchilis can I ask if the anxiety, specifically HA was new to you? This is my main and worst symptom of peri, did it just lift? Or gradually? Give me some hope 🙏🏻

Pastryapronsucks · 02/07/2021 16:17

I am almost 2 weeks in with the same HRT product. I have felt less tired, no joint pain clearer headed and had no anxiety attacks. The next couple of weeks will be interesting as I had been getting realy realy irritable and angry in the fortnight leading up to my period. Fingers crossed 🤞

LaurieFairyCake · 02/07/2021 16:19

Femoston worked in just a few days for me Smile

When you consider it's the tiniest dose, it's like magic !

Bobbybobbins · 02/07/2021 16:21

Really interested to read about your experiences. I am 42 and started having night sweats, waking up v dehydrated and worse pmt - they are my only symptoms so far. Wondering if it is worth seeing my gp...

HelloDaisy · 03/07/2021 07:47

[quote pinkrabbits39]@Redhotchilis can I ask if the anxiety, specifically HA was new to you? This is my main and worst symptom of peri, did it just lift? Or gradually? Give me some hope 🙏🏻[/quote]
My health anxiety started with peri menopause and went, became manageable, within a few weeks of starting hrt.

MingeofDeath · 03/07/2021 17:01

HRT worked within a week when I started it. Bloody marvellous stuff.

Redhotchilis · 04/07/2021 14:13

@pinkrabbits39, yes, I was always the most chilled of people. I was always the calm one when it came to children falling ill etc, never rushing them unnecessarily to the GP/hospital.

Then I started to develop horrendous anxiety over everything. I was absolutely convinced one of us was going to die. I was sure I had illnesses that would be terminal once diagnosed, was convinced one of the children would die in their sleep/ every slight ailment/pain they got I thought was cancer. It was absolutely exhausting feeling like this but hiding it from them, so I didn't ruin their lives too. I couldn't sleep with worry(at one point I was so scared that I wouldn't wake up if I fell asleep), lost weight because I was too worried to eat, I felt permanently sick. Then, of course, I was convinced weight loss was cancer again.

I even went through a period of not even being able to go to the supermarket without shaking, I was terrified there would be a terrorist attack whilst was there and I'd die. It was all about anxiety over leaving my DCs without a mum.

Looking back now, it's quite scary how ill I was. I hid most of it because I knew it was crazy, and I thought I had no right to feel so 'indulgent ' as I had a lovely life looking in from the outside. I ended up on diazepam and anti depressants, although didn't stay on the anti depressants.

I lived like this for about 3years. Went on HRT and it disappeared completely. I'm now back to the chilled person I really am.

Hope you get sorted soon. I really feel for you, its debilitating Flowers

pinkrabbits39 · 04/07/2021 17:38

[quote Redhotchilis]@pinkrabbits39, yes, I was always the most chilled of people. I was always the calm one when it came to children falling ill etc, never rushing them unnecessarily to the GP/hospital.

Then I started to develop horrendous anxiety over everything. I was absolutely convinced one of us was going to die. I was sure I had illnesses that would be terminal once diagnosed, was convinced one of the children would die in their sleep/ every slight ailment/pain they got I thought was cancer. It was absolutely exhausting feeling like this but hiding it from them, so I didn't ruin their lives too. I couldn't sleep with worry(at one point I was so scared that I wouldn't wake up if I fell asleep), lost weight because I was too worried to eat, I felt permanently sick. Then, of course, I was convinced weight loss was cancer again.

I even went through a period of not even being able to go to the supermarket without shaking, I was terrified there would be a terrorist attack whilst was there and I'd die. It was all about anxiety over leaving my DCs without a mum.

Looking back now, it's quite scary how ill I was. I hid most of it because I knew it was crazy, and I thought I had no right to feel so 'indulgent ' as I had a lovely life looking in from the outside. I ended up on diazepam and anti depressants, although didn't stay on the anti depressants.

I lived like this for about 3years. Went on HRT and it disappeared completely. I'm now back to the chilled person I really am.

Hope you get sorted soon. I really feel for you, its debilitating Flowers[/quote]
@Redhotchilis I am crying reading your post! Oh my god, this is exactly me... literally everything you've typed resonates with me.
To top it all, being the most normal sane and outgoing person who then gets struck with this is even more cruel when you have to pretend it's not happening.
I have not had the results with HRT you have, I'm on 5 pumps of gel and utrogeston tabs, I keep begging for the HRT miracle but I know it needs tweaking and I'm trying to be patient... thank you so much for convincing me to stay with it and I'm not going mad Daffodil

Rollergirl1980 · 04/07/2021 17:44

Been on it a month with no improvement😢😢😢 Already upped the dose (with permission).
Could it just be the type ( bioidentical spray)?

Redhotchilis · 04/07/2021 23:41

So sorry to hear that's not working for you @pinkrabbits39.

It really does suck, honestly, you're not going mad. I felt exactly the same. I would be in tears thinking I'd never get my life back. In fact, I actually worked out how many years I'd need to keep going for till my youngest was 16. I'd literally be lying awake at night thinking 'if I can just survive another 7 years, the children will be okay '. It was madness looking back, I was only 40.

I don't know if it makes a difference, but I'm on Evorel conti patches. One patch stuck to your backside, change twice a week. Very easy. May be worth a try if your GP is any good?

Cake for you in the meantime x

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JellyNo15 · 06/07/2021 13:48

Thanks for all your replies. Now into the second half of pack so hoping the miracle continues. Hope everyone gets the results the want and need with hrt.

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silverbubbles · 06/07/2021 14:07

Is HRT something that you should go on as a matter of course once you start experiencing mild peri symptoms or should you wait until your symptoms are bad and there is something tangible to address?

I have mild aches, occaisional sweats, some loss of libido, brain fog but nothing I can't cope with. Would HRT make me feel young again? Would it slow down my decline?

Redhotchilis · 06/07/2021 17:47

@silverbubbles if you go through premature or early menopause (before 45yo) NHS recommends you take HRT (until the average age, at least 51) to reduce the complications of osteoporosis and other issues caused by early menopause.

This is why I was put on it. I was coping with the flushes etc. It was only after taking it, I realised the horrific anxiety I'd had for a few years had actually been due to the menopause. Otherwise, it's up to you Smile

AmIPeriOrAreYouJustAnnoying · 07/07/2021 09:03

Which product are you using @JellyNo15 ?

AmIPeriOrAreYouJustAnnoying · 07/07/2021 09:04

And how old are you?

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JellyNo15 · 07/07/2021 16:30

Femoston 1/10 and I am 52

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