Im 45 and was still having regular periods, albeit with a shorter cycle. I was prescribed HRT (Evorel patches plus 14/28 days of progesterone tablets) to see if it would help with IBS symptoms which we thought might be hormone-linked. One month into treatment and I'm already putting on weight. I noticed an appetite increase on the progesterone tablets but didn't think I ate enough more to justify putting on 4lb in a couple of weeks! Has anyone else experienced this? Did it settle down? Thanks.