Agree pepperminty.
I keep saying this to my partner; biologically women are simply not designed to live without hormones. They are at the essence of our physical, emotional and psychological well-being.
Gps and medics should know this and stop making access to medication to simply allow us to function, so damm hard.
There should be:
No time limit on hormones
No lowest dose for the shortest time possible
No “ you’ve had breast cancer/ stroke/ you’re too young, therefore we are going to make you jump through millions of hoops to access hormones which are natural”
No 1/2 year waiting lists to see a ‘ specialist ‘
And certainly no spending a small bloody fortune because many women simply can’t waif the stupid 1/2 years to see a ‘ specialist’
None of this rubbish is temporary, as you say pepperminty and it’s high time that this was highlighted more clearly in documents etc.
( I’m a bit uppity today, as my patch has stopped working and I’ve got to work out how I’m going to get a higher dose of Oestrogen with a stupid breast cancer history)
Xx