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[Linsey44]

Hi ladies

Just curious as to who uses which?  Are you supposed to get oestrogel but get the generic oestrodose?

If so does oestrodose work as well for you.

Personally i prefer thinner texture of oestogel it absorbs better and feels less sticky?  I seem to generally feel better on original oestrogel.

Let me know your thoughts

Linsey x

[4meSons]

I'm supposed to get oestrogel but got oestrodose. I prefer the real McCoy as it dries quicker and doesn't leave a sticky residue.

[Annie0710]

I'm meant to get Oestrogel and get palmed off with Oestrodose more often than not. 

No pros

Cons:
Night flushes return
Mood lower
Energy lower

I don't notice any difference in drying time

I ask each time on my repeat :  “please prescribe OESTROGEL , not oestrodose as symptoms return on oestrodose”.  yet so often lately I'm given oestrodose
I don't want to change again as this has been the best method for me and I've tried a lot !

[Salad]

Oestrogel is definitely more effective than the Oestrodose for me.

I can't see how putting a label over the Oestradose name is considered acceptable 
 - thankfully I now use patches and use gel to supplement so don't need to rely solely on the gel.

[Lanzalover]

For me there is definitely a difference between the two .

My GP was very helpful when I mentioned it to her and my prescriptions now says  not Oestrodose although that still doesn't stop the the pharmacist from try to give me Oestrodose according to her it's the same thing !!!!
There must be a difference as the two I have been given have both been made by Besins so if they are the same why do they produce the same thing under two different names and different packaging ?


Now I take the old box to the chemist and insist that this  is the one they dispense 


Lanzalover x

[Maryjane]

My gynae is adamnet that oestrogel is better than oestrodose , and has written to my GP saying to only prescribe oestrogel.

I also tell the chemist which one, and that I won't accept the other one as my prescription says oestrogel and not oestrodose . 😊

[Annie0710]

It was my pharmacy who told me to write that I DONT want oestrodose, yet it's the pharmacy giving it to me all the time! I'm due another pick up this week and will give it back if it's not oestrogel.  X

[Linsey44]

Thank you ladies fir your replies.

If a prescription says oestrogel and the pharmacy provides oestrodose I wonder if there is a difference in price?  And if so does the pharmacy profit more from providing oestrodose instead of oestrogel?

Mmmmmm
Linsey x

[Maryjane]

Oestrodose I believe is about 30p ish cheaper.

[GypsyRoseLee]

I don't care that the active ingredient is the same in both Oestrogel and Oestrodose, because the carrier agent (the gel fluid) is different and is absorbed differently.

I know the private pharmacy recommended by Prof Studd only dispense Oestrogel, and their pharmacist told me 'It's better.'

I had a Hell of a job finding a local NHS pharmacy that could reliably dispense it for me, and the pharmacist has to phone the script through to the supplier so it is 'manually picked' by a person. As otherwise it defaults to Oestrodose.

[Linsey44]

GypsyRoseLee

Your explanation of how it defaults to oestrodose if not phoned through is something i wasnt aware of.

The private pharmacy you mentioned, do they do online orders or do you have to go via prof studd?

Im getting so fed up of oestrodose i will try anything

Linsey x

[GypsyRoseLee]

Hi Lindsey

Yes, apparently it doesn't matter what is physically written on the script because when the pharmacist enters it into their system and sends it off electronically to their supplier, the entered code defaults to Oestrodose (presumably because it's NHS and is slightly cheaper).

So my lovely pharmacist phones his supplier and the person on the other end physically goes and picks out Oestrogel.

Presumably this doesn't happen with private scripts because they won't have NHS codes?

Prof Studd's pharmacy can fulfil any script from anyone, as long as it's a private one. They can't process NHS one sadly.

[Annie0710]

Every so often I buy oestrogel from onlineclinic because I start going a bit downhill on oestrodose one after the other.  I pay £30

[Linsey44]

Hi Annie i was on that very site last nt would be so annoyed if i didnt get oestrogel!

Its annoying that we have to  buy privately when we are entitled to NHS scripts.

Linseyx

[Annie0710]

I know because t I do understand if you're not using you you wouldn't get that there's a big difference.  But we have proof that oestrodose is weaker x