Hi
I'm 52 and 2.5 years into the HRT journey and have tried a few alternatives.
Firstly, I had 6 months on Premique 0.625/5mg and that was then discontinues just after I started to feel the benefits.
Then Prempak C 1.25mg/0.15mg for 1.5 years. These worked well for me and I felt generally really well and lost 3 stone in weight and had the energy to go to the gym - something I hadn't done for years!! This was then discontinued grrrrrr
So then tried Femoston 1/10mg for 6 months, this was OK, but I lost my umphhh again and weight started to creep back on, along with anxiety (cant drive anymore) but no hot flashes or nights sweats, so carried on.
I went back to the doctors last month and had a blood pressure and weight check. She advised me that my blood pressure was slightly high 160/80 and I had gained 2 stone and therefore my BMI was 30 and she said that she thought I should try patches instead as they were safer when you are overweight. I started with Estraderm patches mx25 and Provera 2.5mg tablets.
I am struggling with the patches - They only stay stuck on for 2-2.5 days instead of 3/4 days. On the night when I have stuck them on that morning I only can sleep for about 3 hours and then I get severe anxiety and irrational thoughts. I have also noticed really bad cravings (like PMT most days), headaches, itchy head and hair loss, mood swings (not depression) but happy one moment and crying and angry the next and joint aches.
Please help..... is it normal to have to use patches instead of tablets when overweight? Has anyone else experienced these problems with patches, and would you carry on and see if things improve (or my OH's patience wears out!!) or can you recommend some alternatives I can try please. I have thought of just stopping and trying some natural remedies.
Any advice very gratefully received from a tired and grumpy lady x
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Topic: First timer - help and advice please - patches (Read 1313 times)