Hi Dandelion
Have a quick look at this summary of recommendations on Hormone Replacement Therapy by the british menopause Society:
https://thebms.org.uk/publications/consensus-statements/hormone-replacement-therapy/You will see recommendation 5: Arbitrary limits should not be placed on the duration of use of HRT; if symptoms persist, the benefits usually outweigh the risks.
Please don't be fobbed off. Wait and see what they ask/say to you first...Go prepared with your list of why you want to stay on it (if indeed it is suggested that it's time to stop) - as dahliagirl says. In any case I think you may still be early 50's? If you look at the risk/benefit balance on this website you will see that under 60 the benefits generally outweigh the risks:
https://www.menopausematters.co.uk/balance.phpAlso write down the info about valium and cross tolerance and any correspondence from your psychiatrist that's relevnt to your hRT specifically and mental health. This should all be on your records but it will be good to have it to hand.
Any decision should be made by your doc together with you and taking your wishes (and general health) into account!!
And Dandelion - your mind is NOT stupid!!!!! Most of the time we want to get on with life when we are well otherwise we would spend the whole time thinking about ourselves and our meds so it's good you're not thinking about everything to do with HRT etc all the time!!
Btw I am mid 60's and have been on HRT for 12 + years. GP (the gynae specialist one) does not suggest stopping at all - she says we can stay on it for ever as long as we are healthy etc. My actual named GP ( whomn I never see) thinks it causes cancer though past 60, hence I've struck her off my list of docs to see at the practice!!!).
All the best tomorrow and let us know...
Hurdity x