HI! I've had the patches now for almost three months. I've got my life back basically. My vasomotor symptoms were so severe I'm not getting full control of those but they are at a level now I can deal with. Palpitations have stopped. When I saw the clinical practice manager today she said that they, as a practice, had absolutely no idea you could buy Evorel range patches online. So I suggested that perhaps rather than letting women like me leave consultations feeling utterly abandoned and desolute, they could perhaps tell them that they do have this option. I thought there may have been a bit of "ohh no we couldnt suggest patients buy online" for safety reasons- but no, it was pure ignorance! Now they know this is a safe albeit expensive option they will have no hesitation in recommending this rather than let women leave feeling that there is no hope.
There are however conflicting messages flying around regarding the Evorel range. One, that my GP manager accessed today, says everything in the range that is transdermal such as conti and sequi are now permenantly discontinued due to severe supply issues. However this is contrary to the British Menopause Society information as of last week which still says Evorel sequi patches will be avilabale at the end of March. So which is correct? The last thing we need now is conflicting information between that given to GP's and what is published on the BMS website -because one or the other is then is given to us. I think we could use some clarity on this- if Evorel products are not going to be manufactured any more than surely that's going to cause chaos- it'll affect Europe as well as the UK. I suspect my GP's information is wrong - or rather I hope so. Does anyone have any more reliable info?
xx Crosscat