scoobylyn, I can't understand why you doctor thinks that Elleste Duet will work when the Femseven didn't.
I can only give you my personal experiences but there is no way that Elleste Duet would work for me. The oestrogen dose is too low and it contains norethisterone which I cannot take at all because it gives me migraines, breast pain and low mood. It would not do anything for symptom control either. When I took a similar type of HRT to Elleste Duet, I might as well not have bothered, it really was that ineffectual.
You could try it, it might work for you and as Hurdity says, many women are happy with it but if it doesn't work out, please don't let it put you off HRT altogether. Go back to the doctor and get a different type of HRT. Many of us on here take bio identical transdermal gel or patches with a separate form of progesterone, usually Utrogestan. Generally speaking, transdermal HRT is far more effective than the oral varieties in every way.