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[jobunting63]

Hello everyone. After a bit of a battle with the GP I was finally prescribed HRT for the relentless night sweats and hot flushes. I have now been taking it for 6 weeks and after a week the night sweats and hot flushes had gone! I know that side effects can take a while to settle but I have bleed for three weeks, I have very sore boobs and terrible mood swings. I am also gaining weight despite trying hard to lose it. I was under the impression that the lowest dose should be started and wondered if anyone had any experience with the doses. Is this low dose or high? I am booked in with the gp on Monday

Estradiol  2mg Norethisterone 1mg

Thank you

[Dotty]

It's a high dose continuous so could be too high. Also have your periods stopped.... was your last period over a yr ago?

[jobunting63]

Yes my last period had been about a year ago, I thought the dose was high, thanks for your reply 😁

[Dotty]

If your last period was less than a year then you might not be ready for a continuous hrt.

[suziq99]

I was started on a different brand but 2mg+ 2mg. Like you the flushes went pretty quickly. But also had the same problems with piling on the weight & big heavy boobs although not really tender. I have just reduced to 1mg + .5mg. Feeling much better, although had some rumblings below like a period was brewing.
Only been on these for 2 weeks so early days yet.
I was non the wiser don't know why I was started on such a high dose.

[jobunting63]

Thanks for the reply's. Went to GP today and she given me a prescription for low dose premique 0.3mg/1.5 mg. hopefully this will have less side effects 😀

[suziq99]

Good luck, I'm definitely feeling better in myself. Although just started a very small discharge, it's not even pink really. Guess it could be a break through bleed but there's not much of it...yet... Lol...

[Hurdity]

Hi jobunting

 

Are you looking for employment or maybe a keen bird-watcher?!

re the HRT - the doc has changed two things at once - both the oestrogen and progestogen - but hopefully you will feel better on this one. If not as Dotty says you might benefit from maintaining a cycle - at least in the first instance - so that you can find a progestogen you are happy with. Some women get side effects (bloating, sore boobs, pms symptoms) that you describe from continuous synthetic progestogens - even different ones. It might have been that rather than the oestrogen causing the side effects.

ANyway - give this one a few weeks and if you feel OK then great - if not come back to us!

Btw - you haven't said how old you are?

Hurdity x