Hi dangermouse,
I stopped it for 2 reasons. First, I had itching and redness since the first day and when I phoned the pharmacy asking which were the other components in the formula they said that was a secret formula etc. I thought that was not professional to say the least. Second, I have to confess I was fed up with that nightly routine of spreading the cream, I just don't like the sensation, guess it's an Asperger's trait, I rarely use creams, gels these days, even water sometimes gives me some weird feeling and I have to dry it right away. That's why I didn't even considered the oestrogel option. I simply can't doi it every night. The patch is just twice a week (according to Dana's experiment on another thread even once a week could do) which suits me better.
Talking about costs... in Brazil it´s the opposite, compounded drugs have become so popular that the prices have skyrocketed. Last time I checked, Estradot plus Utrogestan and the compounded cream had basically the same cost per month.
It's still early days on the patch so nothing is impossible, I am opened to try any options available to make me feel functional again. Even go back to the componded formulas, I'm sure I can find a pharmacy that will provide me the info I need.
Thank you very much for the encouragement, I really need this!
XXX