I am 54, and not had a period for 2 and a half years. I was told I could not have HRT by my doctor as I have rheumatoid arthritis. After seeing my rheumatologist he said there is no reason I shouldn't have HRT.
So my doctor still refused HRT and insisted on blood tests to check my imflammatory markers, these show up if you do have R.A.
Bloods did show imflammatory markers, but apparently not too high so now I have an ‘imflammatory arthritis' not rheumatoid. I also have osteoarthritis in my spine, neck and hips.
So to get to the point, after a long battle with my doc and him offering me anti depressants as I was strugglng with this damn menopause without HRT, and various fob offs and me sitting in his office begging for HRT he reluctantly prescribed Elleste Duet Conti.
All was fine when I started it in April, but 6 weeks ago I bled for a month and 3 days. I went back to my doc who said ‘Well Pixie, this is what happens when you put hormones back in your body, loads of women come off HRT because they bleed again, all HRT is the same, you'll bleed on them all' (is this true?) to which I replied ‘well surely you can try me on another one' So he said give it a month see if it settles down.
It hasn't, and the hot sweats are back worse than ever.
Another visit to the doc and he said it obviously isn't workng for me and not to take it for 2 weeks so he can be sure it is out of my system before he puts me on something else.
Has anyone else tried Elleste Duet Conti and it's not worked for them and what did you get put on instead?
Thanks so much for reading my very long post.