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[cazknits]

I’m a 53 year old woman who has been taking HRT since the age of 28 due to early menopause. After years of taking Prempak C, when i reached 50 i asked my GP if i could have a pill that does not create a monthly bleed, so my GP prescribed Elleste Duet, I no longer wanted a monthly bleed as i felt i had reached the age of the natural menopause anyway.

I swapped to Elleste Duet in June 2017 and noticed after about 9 months of taking the bill that my hair seemed to be shedding more than usual. Over the following months it was progressively getting worst. I wasn’t sure what the cause was but someone suggested it may be the HRT. After reading various forums online many people claimed that whilst taking that particular HRT they had significant hair loss.

I decided to just stop taking the pill, then i started to notice my joints were really sore and tender especially my hands. My hands would just get really hot and it was so uncomfortable. Again I didn’t associate it with the HRT and was convinced i was getting arthritis, so I saw a specialist and after various tests he couldn’t find any signs of arthritis and suggested it may be menopause related. So I decided to see another specialist who deals with hormones and HRT and she prescribed more medication that I ever imagined I would need.

I am now taking, Progesterone orally(recently changed to Ugestoron, Viginal pessary), Everol 75mg (recently increased from 45mg), Vagifem, Vitamins, Omega, D3, DHEA, coenzyme and Glucosamine. Been taking this concoction since February 2020 and as well as my hair still falling out I have lost about 40 – 50 % of the volumn, I now have acne... The specialist i saw changed my Progesterone to Ugestoron believing this may be the cause, i've only been taking this for a month so not sure if this will help or not. I spoke to the specialist again and she suggested i see a dermatologist... Help!! I'm at my wits end

[jillydoll]

Hi.
Sorry about your troubles.
I'm just bumping up your post as it seems it's on it's way of getting over looked.

Xx

[Sunriser]

Me too, I don’t know much about HRT but your experience seems to warrant some attention. Hope you get sorted soon xxx

[cazknits]

Thank you for taking the time to reply to my post. I'm new to this forum and have been reading other posts with similar problems hoping they give me the answer. I wish I never stopped  taking Prempak C,  i didn't have any issues with that, with hindsight i would suffer a monthly a bleed until i'm 70 if need be 

I wonder if its too late to go back to them, i haven't had a bleed for almost 3 years nows so not sure if thats a wise thing to do

[Mary G]

UniqueKnitDesigns, you obviously got on well with Prempak C for many years so my advice would be to go back to it.  It can be difficult to find an HRT regime that works so if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

I can understand why you wanted to try a no bleed regime but with the best will in the world, sometimes it just doesn't work out.  It's definitely not too late to revert back to PrempakC because it's only three years since you stopped taking it and you have been using HRT since then.  It's only a problem if you are post menopause and have not used HRT for 10 years.

Can you get a prescription for Prempak C from your GP? 

[Pmj 28]

Hi prempak c has been discontinued for few years I was on them  and had no problem, Have had a few different ones and now in elleste duet 2mg I get on well with them but they are out of stock until December so just hope i can fine some until then
Hope you got sorted
Paula