Hello Wheezybugs!
I am muddling through this too. I have been on Evorel Sequi for around six months and have found the oestrogen phase (Evorel 50 patches) great. Now I have a question for others raised by your post- is the oestrogen in Evorel NOT bio-identical? I will ask Doctor Google too!
I WISH our doctors were better informed about HRT. I mean, menopause happens to half the population!
My personal opinion is that a change in dose/ brand CAN have an effect.
I went through a horrible experience in 2019 when I first tried Evorel Sequi. I had it for three months and then couldn't get it due to the mysterious shortages. My doctor gave me Sandrena oestrogen gel and Provera (progestin) and told me to take both every day. Well, I had over two weeks of horrible heavy bleeding which lead me to have a scan and ALMOST have a hysteroscopy. When I eventually saw a gyno at the hospital, he gave me another scan and told me everything looked fine. He had seen a lot of very worried women who had been messed hormonally because of the HRT shortage. Can you imagine how much money that cost the NHS too? It scared me off HRT for a while but I was getting a lot of symptoms which led me back to the patches. Now I am wondering about switching to what you are on- bio-identical progesterone and oestrogen patches. I posted about this above.
Anyway, I am still learning all about this whole menopause business as I go through it but I am sure there are some women here who will able to advise you more.
I wish you well.
