Does it get worse before it gets better ?!

[hooplahoop]

Hi.
i finally started oestrogen patches at 51 ( have had a mirena for a year or so) main symptoms were brain fog and mood problems. Have been using the patches for 3 weeks approx . I have started feeling quite irritable. I thought My mood would improve :( is this normal and should I persist? Any help gratefully received.

Don't panic.

You need to give any type of HRT 3 months before making a decision on if it's working- that's medical guidance.

It's really early days. The feelings you have are likely to have been there before/ anyway and in peri they come and go, and some days are worse.

Stick with it for at least 6-8 weeks before thinking about a higher dose.