I am 55 years old and a year ago I asked for HRT because I was very moody and tired. I have tried activelle and it had no affect on me and also femostan conti. I was then put on Livial and although I felt good on it 3 weeks in and I noticed a lot of hair coming out in the shower. This was very distressing because I have never experienced this before. My hair was my pride and joy, blonde and curly ! I went to the doctor and she said her gut instinct was that it wasn't the Livial and to persevere for two more weeks. More hair fell out so I stopped taking it two weeks ago. My doctor advised stopping it for at least a month.I am going to have bloods done to check vitamin B and magnesium and then I will make an appointment to see the doctor. She mentioned utrogestan and a oestrogen gel before and I'm wondering if I should try it ? I am too scared to take Livial again, I have read it has androgenic affects and I wonder if this caused the hair loss. I don't want to stop HRT altogether because it helps with moods etc and also I don't want to dry up and wrinkle and shrivel either ! Also, I did have covid back in May and I was quite ill with it. I wondered if that could be a factor too in the hair loss. Either way it has made me scared of Livial....the hair loss has eased a bit and I am taking hair supplements and I also heard folic acid was good for hair too. Any advice appreciated because when I look on about various HRT I read contradictions and don't know what to believe !