Hi Jeps & welcome! It's only natural to be nervous when starting HRT, but you have come to the right place for advice & support, so you will not be alone with any worries.
Your first question about emotional state & Evorel - there is unfortunately really no way of knowing which HRT preparation is going to suit us best until we try it and it's usually recommended to give any new regime a 3 month adjustment period. Bear in mind that women who do well on a particular form of HRT are unlikely to come along just to say so, so reports of problems are much more likely to be found & I know that can be off putting & worrying when you really need to feel reassured. Evorel suits many women very well and there's every chance you will be one of those who feels much better on it. I tried several forms of HRT & Evorel Conti was the one that I felt best on & kept coming back to.
That your period started within a couple of hours of applying your first patch sounds like coincidence to me - it seems very unlikely to have been long enough for the patch hormones to make any significant difference to your cycle.
The night sweat last night, I'm not sure about. It's likely that you will have some reaction to the patch hormones at first, but if you were understandably anxious about your first day on HRT, this could perhaps also have led to the night sweat. Stress makes everything worse in menopause & is a known aggravator of vasomotor symptoms (sweats & flushes). I also used to find that my night sweats were especially bad leading up to & during the first couple of days of my period & that was before HRT, so what I'm saying is that you may have been about to start having night sweats as you get further into peri, even without the patch.
It can be really unnerving starting HRT
, but it's perfectly normal to feel a bit worse for a while as your body will be adjusting to the additional hormones. I did find my sweats & flushes increased during the first couple of weeks, but gradually levelled off. Natural to want to know early on that this form is going to be right for you, but I'm afraid any new regime usually means being patient, relaxing as much as you can & trying to distract yourself with other activities, so that you won't be over-vigilant, worry over something that will pass of its own accord & feel unnecessarily discouraged.
I hope you soon start to feel much better, but in the meantime, please don't be afraid to ask any questions at any time - nothing is silly & there is so much cumulative wisdom & experience here, you can bet someone will have felt the same way, however that is! Good luck with the Evorel!
