Hi
This site was recommended by my GP, as means to help decide if I wanted to go on HRT and it has been super helpful! I have definitely decided to go on HRT but I wondered if anyone else has been in similar circumstances and could offer any advice?
My situation is that I am not sleeping, I am lucky if I get 3 hours sleep most nights. Most nights I feel like I am internally combusting from the heat when I go to bed. I cry at everything and anything. When I am not crying, I am a short-tempered or feeling blue. My muscles are stiff and hurt. I am so tired and mentally exhausted. Today was my third panic attack – I am not anxious, and I definitely don't want to experience many more of these! So, based on what I have read on this forum I think I might benefit from HRT.
However, I am overweight, technically obese. So, I imagine that why my GP has pointed me to this site so that I understand the risks. However, I don't drink alcohol and walk the dogs at leave 60 minutes every day. I have no quality of life and therefore I am taking the HRT – no matter what because I want my life back. I also don't have a history of breast cancer in the family and understand that my current weight contributes to the risks of breast cancer and from HRT treatment.
What I would really value is anyone's experience, of stopping the mini pill (progestogen only) and then starting HRT? Did you need to stop the pill before starting HRT. I previously asked for the mini pill at the start of my prei symptoms – because although it wasn't perfect, it did help keep some of the symptoms away. So, if I need to stop the pill to start HRT, I want to prepare myself.
Secondly, I wondered if anyone else had been in a similar situation (weight) and what HRT treatment they would recommend and why? Having read this site, I would suspect a low dose via a patch. I would normally just take the recommendation of the GP, but he indicated when he recommended this website to consider the treatment options too?
Any advice, much appreciated! Hoping to get my life back!