Hi all
I have at last got HRT - Evorel 25 and Utrogestan 100 - but now feeling really anxious about starting it. Mainly because I'm worried that I will aggravate the migraines that I get. They were so bad during peri and first couple of years after meno, but now have settled into just one a week which usually lasts a couple of days, and could be caused by my nocturnal teeth-grinding or night sweats. I have low grade headaches for other days. Migraines are nothing like they used to be, less painful, no vomiting, but I'm scared that I will plunge back into that state. At the same time, I just can't continue feeling like this - wiped out and just generally yuk, insomnia, sweats etc.
So I'm wondering whether I should start very slowly, maybe cut the patch into halves or even quarters so I don't shock my body too much?
What has been other people's experiences of starting HRT and being a migraine sufferer, and any advice please? I sound like such a wuss but I had a horrendous experience with Evorel Sequi during peri after using only a fraction of a patch. Obviously 7 years post, I'm not going to have my own additional hormones but I think I will still be really sensitive to any change.
Thank you :-)