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100mg estrogen, too much?

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MoiraQueen · 18/05/2022 21:06

I'm 52 and on Evorel Sequi patches mainly for joint pain, but also helping with all the usual symptoms. The 50mg patch worked like magic for my joints for quite a few months. But the joint pain has come back, GP has added a 25mg patch to the mix to make 75mg. This has helped with brain fog, I feel much sharper, but still have joint pain. Would upping it to 100mg be too much? I've also not had a bleed for 2 cycles.

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JinglingHellsBells · 18/05/2022 21:18

Patches are mcgs, not mgs.
Tablets are 1mg or 2mgs, and gel is roughly 1.5mgs (for 2 pumps.)

It's best to give each higher dose a few weeks before changing- ideally 8 or more.

MoiraQueen · 18/05/2022 21:53

They are indeed mcg for daily dosage that's my mistake, hmm that's confusing. 🤔 The GP equated 2 pumps of gel with an Evorel 50 patch.
I currently have an Evorel 50 and Evorel 25 patch.

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MoiraQueen · 18/05/2022 21:59

This seems to confirm that.

100mg estrogen, too much?
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JinglingHellsBells · 18/05/2022 22:31

I've seen that table a lot and it doesn't seem completely accurate.
Gel (pump) is 0.75mgs per pump so that's 1.5mgs for 2 pumps (not the same as a 2mgs tablet.) As an example! I'd always considered my 2 pumps of gel more like a 37mcg patch.

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