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[DebsMK]

For the last 2 months or so I have been suffering from very annoying palpitations, so much so that I had an ECG and asked to change my HRT from Prempak C to Femoston.  Two and a half weeks into the Femoston the palpitations were still going strong and I started to experiment on having less caffeine, taking pills at different times and other things all to no avail.  Grasping at straws, I stopped taking my daily Menopace pills about 4 days ago and as of yesterday morning the palpitations have stopped completely.

Has anyone else had any problems with Menopace, or could it just be a coincidence?  I am loathed to start taking Menopace again just in case the palpitations return. 

[honeybun]

Glad you are feeling better.

Not at all sure why you would take Menopace as well as HRT to be honest. Menopace as far as I know,are to alleviate symptoms of meno, which your HRT will do.

I know it contains vitamins but just a good multi vit should be enough.


Honeyb
x

[DebsMK]

Thank you!  The GP recommended it to me honeybun, but to be honest I don't think he has much of a clue about anything to do with the menopause.  He wasn't sure if Femoston was the same make up as Prempak despite looking it up in the drugs book and then told me that it was very unusual for women to experience palpitations during the menopause!

[Dancinggirl]

I take Menopace alongside HRT - it does say on the package that you can. Meopace is a good multi vitamin to take.  I find palpitations have reduced since I went back on systemic HRT!
I think your have helped the palpitations by reducing the caffeine. I've never been able to drink strong coffee - it makes my heart race and I start to shake.  DG x

[DebsMK]

Strange but I have had a few cups of coffee today and still no palpitations.  I didn't suffer with them before I took HRT when I drank coffee to be honest Dancinggirl.  It could just be that things have settled down after the change of pills any way I guess. 

[Dancinggirl]

Your body does need to adjust to a new regime.  Hopefully you'll be OK now.  DG x

[Meg]

Dear Debs

Just to say I am so so disappointed that many GP's are so clueless about the effects of menopause on women.  I never experienced any palpatations or other weird heart sensations prior to my periods finishing.  To my way of thinking palpatations are a common symptom of menopause and GP's need to be clued up. Is it some way they have of fobbing you off to say that they have not heard of a symptom being associated with the menopause, they tend to make you feel like you are neurotic or mad!  My own doctor said she had never heard of nausea as a symptom, I know I should change but fear that other doctors may be just the same! Good luck to all and seasons greetings.  I am thankful that we have this site and the internet.  I wonder if doctors ever visit they would find out a thing or two.

Meg

[Kathleen]

Hello ladies.

This is a bit off topic but I wanted to say that I agree with Meg that doctors should at least try and keep themselves updated.

My confidence was severely knocked when I read on a forum about a new drug that was licensed in America and Canada but some so called specialists had never heard of it. Did this mean they had never read any of the published reports on the clinical trials, never noticed any articles in their medical journals or even googled 'new treatments'? I accept there is scepticism about the accuracy of information on general forums but if any specialist had just spent five minutes reading a forum they would at least be aware of the drugs existence and be prepared for their patient's questions about it.

I want to have complete faith in my Doctors but that can be difficult sometimes.

Sorry about that ladies, rant over for today!

Wishing everyone well.

K.

[Meg]

Patients are getting much more informed these days.  We are living in the age of the internet, you would think that doctors would be too! It does shake your confidence as Kathleen has said.

Meg

[DebsMK]

Hello Meg and Kathleen

This is the third GP I have seen at my local practice who was totally clueless it seems.  Firstly I saw a very young locum who sent me away with anti-depressants and sleeping pills (both of which I didn't take.  A few months later I asked to see a female GP who told me she didn't want to give me HRT because she had had breast cancer herself?!?.  After I insisted I came out with a prescription for Prempak.  Third time I asked for a different GP who was also clueless as I have mentioned.  Given that around 50% of the population are woman and a lot of those will be going through the menopause, you would think that this is hardly an unusual problem.  Thank goodness for this site and Google which supplies such a wealth of information not available from the GP.