Hi there, I am new to the forum and I am desperate for some advice before I completely lose my mind. 8 months ago when on a doctors appointment for another matter my doctor said as I had been on Elleste Duo for 10 years she recommended stopping altogether. I agreed, however all the symptoms came back after just 2 days, along with aching joints, sleeplessness, and mood swings. I asked my doctor if I could go back onto HRT, the same or a lower dose and my doctor flatly refused. When I mentioned how it was affecting me she shrugged and said under no circumstances can I go back on HRT. I accepted this decision, but couldn't understand why as I consider myself a low risk, I don't smoke, rarely drink, have no family history of heart disease or cancer. A few months down the line my symptoms became worse and worse and the latest is that I have thick black hairs growing on my face - not the fine hairs you would expect, but more like a mans beard. You can imagine, this has knocked my confidence no end. I happened to break down whilst at my Diabetic appointment and the doctor there suggested I see a psychologist. This helped a little but the psychologist agreed I should go back onto HRT do to the severity of my symptoms and wrote to my doctor. In the meantime I lost my job due to my 'complete personality change' and inability to carry out my tasks, again, due to my severe symptoms. Again I went back to my doctor and begged her to help me, asking that if I could not go back on Elleste at least to have some alternative or even to attend a menopausal clinic for help. Her answer to me was 'sorry, I cannot help you and there is no clinic in this area' When asked why I had masses of dark hairs on my face her answer was 'buy some hair removal cream' I cannot believe that I cannot get any help, I haven't slept for nearly a year now, I am crying constantly, ache like hell and I am aggressive in the extreme. Where can I go from here? I am desperate for some advice
By the way I have tried every herbal remedy going and nothing helps
Angela
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