Hi Ladies
I know there is no strict conversion from different types of HRT....but I wanted a bit of advice please.
I was previously on 100mg patch - but have seen a private gyny about overriding my cycle as am still getting highs and lows. Her view was that a patch, (and it does for me), gives a boost of oestrogen for the first 24 hours, then tapers off. I whole heartedly agree with this view - as this is how the patch affects me. Therefore we've decided for me that the gel maybe better, as once I get the doseage right, it will be a daily constant.
I also got Testosterone from the gyny but don't want to take it until i'm more settled on my gel.
So I've started on 2 pumps - and feel rubbish! Achey and tired, very lethargic, sleep disturbed, boiling hot all the time, etc. I know it takes a while for oestrogen to build up etc, but would have thought I would have been better off on 3 pumps to start off with.
How's everyone else got on switching?
I've seen a lot switching the other way from patch to gel, but not gel to patch.