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Kimmibak

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Changing from oral hrt to patches
« on: December 28, 2017, 08:44:13 PM »

Hi . I am 52 and been on premique low dose for just over a year. On low dose as I used to have endometriosis so too high dose risks that returning. I was hoping it would help my headaches / migraines , never got them until I was going into menopause. I have heard patches are better for this and may help. So have a prescription for them. I just want to know can I swap over at any point or do I finish a packet of the oral and then start the patches? Any advice would be greatly appreciated . Thank you . Kim
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Dotty

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Re: Changing from oral hrt to patches
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2017, 08:45:53 PM »

It should tell you on the leaflet about the patches x
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Kimmibak

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Re: Changing from oral hrt to patches
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2017, 12:19:23 AM »

It doesn't make it clear on the leaflet
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Taz2

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Re: Changing from oral hrt to patches
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2017, 12:33:01 AM »

Which patches have you been prescribed?

Taz x  :)
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Kimmibak

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Re: Changing from oral hrt to patches
« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2017, 08:37:02 AM »

Evorel Conti
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Taz2

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Re: Changing from oral hrt to patches
« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2017, 09:11:58 AM »

Did Premique give you a withdrawal bleed or is that also a conti hrt? If it is a conti then you can stop Premique and put on a patch straight away. If Premique is a sequi hrt then you need to finish the month, wait a week, and then apply the patch.

Taz x :)
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Dotty

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Re: Changing from oral hrt to patches
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2017, 09:23:56 AM »

If persique is a conti HRT then you can just swap to the patches.
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