Thanks for these posts. I'm a fit 72 year old, but in agony from sitting down. We are emigrating to Spain next week so if any of you know the names of combination patches I can buy there, I would be SO grateful.
Thanks Yvonnepi xx
Yvonnepi
Sorry to hear you are suffering but I agree with Stellajane. Go to your doc in UK before you emigrate and get a prescription for Vagifem and also look at the thread "Burning Club" in the Private Lives section, and any posts by Maryjane or recent ones also by Dancinggirl about this ( check for thread titles that are about this topic if you can) - there is a lot of info about moisturisers and creams etc that can be used as well as Vagifem.
It really is a very bad idea just to go and try to buy and self-medicate with full HRT gel or patches without medical approval and especially at your age. This most definitely needs to be done through a specialist doc and you may well not be advised to start full HRT at your age as there can be risks if you are a long time since menopause, and especially if you have factors that can increase risk of cardio-vascular or heart disease or stroke.
I hope you manage to get some relief but time is of the essence before you go! Hope the move goes well and let us know how you get on!
Hurdity x