Hi there
i have just started following posts and thought i should say Hi. I am 52 going on 53 in July. I started having symptoms last March, probably had them before but not noticeable enough to be a nuisance. the last year has been horrible, night sweats, nausea, aches and pains, insomnia, palpitations and more recently hot flushes and anxiety. I have spend a fortune on supplements, herbal tonics and alternative therapies as a lot of folk thought i was experiencing stress and work burnout ( been a rape counsellor for many years and recently had some challenges at work ) I have had enough so was prescribed Everol Sequi last week as have only had about 3 periods.
I have not started the patches and having read some of these posts am now anxious that the side effects could be as bad or worse than Peri symptoms...it looks like many people struggle with this. should i give it a go and see what happens presumably if its worse i can just stop and go back to how it is...worried i have been seeing HRT as the thing that will make me feel well again and am in for a huge disappointment ? all feedback welcome. thanks