How do you know when to up HRT dose

[Remmy123]

I've been taking Everol sequil patches 50 for almost a year.

the passed few weeks I've started getting brain fog - less motivation then before - I spend lots of my time having ago at my teenagers and husband and none of them could care less really .. also getting very teary - the dread feeling has come back, no libido whatsoever - constantly feeling flat / if I win the lottery I prob would really feel that much excitement

is now the time to up the HRT is it done by symptoms alone?

thanks

I doubled up my patch when I started feeling a bit more emotional. It meant my 3-month prescription only lasted 6 weeks, so I then made a GP appointment to ask for a higher dose. She loved it when I said I’d been consulting ChatGPT 😂 She said she would normally have gone from 50 to 75, but agreed to 100 as I’d already been on the higher dose and it seemed agreeable.

HRT seems to be a bit trial and error. Hope you feel better soon!

Thanks - that's helpful I'll give them a call to increase to 75 for starters