Hi,
I am trying hrt for the third time. I am using oestrogen only for 3 months on advice of gynae due to dreadful reaction to progesterone, then may insert mirena if oestrogen is working out. Bladder issues (which I recently posted about, made me crack and give hrt another go.) 1 pump daily of oestrogel crippled me with fatigue so I couldn't walk for five minutes without resting. I came off it rapidly. I couldn't function at all. I tried it twice on two separate occasions, same each time.
I am now on half an oestrogen patch, possibly building up to whole one. My brainfog and memory are considerably worse, i am still boiling hot a lot and feel lower in mood. My bladder is so so. I'm a week into using it. Has anyone known things to get better if they initially get worse? Should I push through or just give up on hrt as not for me?
Thanks.
Wow. I hate HRT too. But only bc it's made my once manageable PMS seriously depressed and as I pm having two periods a month...those 5 days in bed with a black mood is just more than I can take.
However back to you
Are you peri? Or post meno
My story is I was on two pumps for two weeks. I tried to increase initially but gave me jitters. But after two weeks I could increase to 4 pumps without feeling any side effects.
I was seriously depressed on two pumps so had to decide to come off or increase, I increased to 3 pumps and felt better so 4 days later I upped to 4 pumps .
Moral is, sometimes too little does nothing but irritate the situation it's like your body is crying out for more and not getting enough makes symptoms worse or makes you ill,
Only you can decide based on how you feel. A gel would give you more freedom to adjust the dose.. but honestly sometimes you have to dig deep for courage and instead of stopping increase,bc such a low dose over time may well make you feel worse.