Hi all. The other night (day 23 of my cycle) I had a horrible time of constant cold sweats, pounding heart and screaming tinnitus. I also had some brown staining in the morning. I'm on Estradot 50mcg but these are the symptoms I typically used to have at this time of the month before I was on HRT. I really felt as if I had little or no oestrogen in my body again - it was so weird. I decided to whack on another half patch (25mcg, making it up to a total 75mcg) just to see if there was any improvement, and although it may be a coincidence, last night I had a better sleep, much less pounding heart, quieter tinnitus and no more spotting.
I don't think I'll stick to the 75mcg dose permanently but it does make me wonder if there's some benefit to upping my dose at the end of the month, because my body is obviously hardly producing any of its own oestrogen at that time? Just to keep me on an even keel?
Do any of you add another pump of gel or bit of a patch towards the end of your cycle, just in keeping with your fluctuating symptoms? I'm aware this isn't medically advised but curious to see what others do and whether it helps. Thanks.