Hi everyone, I'm Jackie, I'm 44 and today I started taking HRT.
I went to the doctors about 6-7 weeks ago as I had symptoms of the menopause (night sweats, losing a lot of hair and being very forgetful. My mum told me it was the menopause but I didn't believe her because I thought I was too young. However, the hair loss was bothering me, so I went to the doctors. My bloods came back with my FSH levels being 44, got another blood test one month later and it confirmed I was in the menopause not perimenopausal but actual menopause (so the doctor says).
I wasn't going to take HRT because the symptoms I had weren't too bothersome, the night sweats stopped, the hair loss calmed down the forgetfulness is still there, but the doctor told me it would benefit me taking HRT against heart disease and osteoporosis. I don't have periods as I had an endometrial ablation 5 years ago because I was experiencing flooding, and my periods stopped
So that's my story. I would love to hear other people's experiences of the menopause and also their experience of taking Prempak-C. I'm kind of worried about taking it as a common side effect is depression. I've had depression in the past and certainly don't want to go down that road again. I did discuss this with the doctor, but she said she had never had any reports from her patients about depression whilst on it. I'm also concerned about any weight gain, I'm trying to lose 3 stone and would like to lose quite a bit before my 45th birthday in March.
i look forward to getting to know you all, and hearing about your experiences.
Jackie x