Hi Dandelion
Sorry to hear you are still feeling rotten. I have to say I doubt it is just a matter of more or different HRT. The oestrogen you are using is pretty much the same in each HRT preparation and it is the oestrogen part of HRT that will reduce your flushes. Even if you tried different types of progesterone, the oestrogen would still be the same and so a different HRT wouldn't necessarily help - especially if you reacted badly to a different progesterone.
I think there is something else going on that is making you sweat so much.
The Femoston hasn't given you any negative side effects which is great so this will be helping with many of your meno symptoms (if you stopped using Femoston you would probably really feel the difference).
I do think you need to go to your GP and ask why you are sweating so profusely all the time - what is causing this sweating? There are many other reasons for sweating and this needs to be investigated. Don't necessarily mention the HRT or the possibility of changing the HRT, just focus on your horrible sweating because this seems to be the main issue. If your sweating was just a menopause symptom then the Femoston would be controlling the amount of flushes you get.
DG x
Hi DG
So, you think that my flushing and sweating is caused by an unknown non-menopausal reason? This is very interesting, and I might look into non menopausal causes for my hot flushes and sweats.
I am also in a low mood all the time for no reason.
It's like no matter who tries to cheer me up, I still feel miserable.
This has only come on this last few years.
It is over and above my pre-existing depression.
I could manage my pre-existing depression, but this feels almost like there is a physical organic, mood lowering unknown cause.
Dunno if it is connected with the sweating.
I had a thyroid function test a couple of years ago and it came back normal.
I get overheated in my upper body and head during the day as well.
I get soaking wet bras and my clothes feel wet and umcomfortable.
I just assumed that the pill form was somehow not being absorbed, as I get IBS-D most mornings, so I dunno if I am absorbing the oestrogen/progesterone enough to stop my flushes.
I will look into a non menopausal cause though