A year on HRT

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I've been taking 3 pumps with progesterone tablets 12 days in the month.

Symptoms massively improved, anxiety, sleep, sweats, brain fog.

GP has suggested I should consider reducing back to 2 pumps and seeing how things go. He increased to three initially because things were improving as expected.

What normally happens? Does there come a point when you can reduce or don't need HRT anymore. I'm reluctant to change what's working, but also have always been someone who doesn't want to take drugs necessarily.

Also, I forgot to ask him. I get a light monthly bleed with the progesterone. Does this mean I'll have "periods" forever, or until I stop the HRT?

Just bumping this for you.

I've been on patches, Evorel continue 50 originally, for 10 years. 6 months ago the anxiety started creeping back in so my GP added another 25micrograms Evorel.

I've only had very rare spotting when a patch has fallen off and I've not replaced it so I've been without for a couple of days until due to put the next one on the other side. After increasing I've had a tiny bit of bleeding so it's been changed to 75micrograms Evorel (no progesterone) with 100mg progesterone tablets (all taken every day of the month).

I don't know anything about the gel, but my GP (who is fabulous and a gynae expert) has told me I can go up to 100mg conti if needed.

I'll just add, changing doses can cause issues. Adding the higher dose of progesterone has caused me a nightmare this past week. Major anxiety, I can't catch my breath properly, palpitations. I'm hoping I can go back to the conti patches alone if I have a clear ultrasound next week.

Is it worth trying the patches rather than the gel if you can to see if you have less bleeding?

Good luck x