Hi there
I'm 54.
After a year of no periods in 2016 at age 51, was put on femoston .5/2.5. Spotting kept going so the doc raised it to 1/5 which caused really heavy periods so we gave it a break for a bit, then I went on sequi 1/10 which worked fine.
I got a bit fed up having periods, so came off this earlier this year and went HRT free. The symptoms came back big time so tried estradot patches and utrogestan 100. This worked fine, no spotting, reduction in symptoms, but like a lot of people the sketchy availability of the patches has caused so much disruption and stress I can't be doing with it.
So, am about to go back on femoston. The doc has recommended 1/5, not the lower dose as she thinks the meno symptoms will return if I drop down that low (I was on estradot 75).
Thing is, I'm worried the same thing will happen as before - that is, I'll start bleeding heavily, although she assures me this is less likely to happen on 1/5 than .5/2.5.
Also, I'm 54 now, i was three years younger when I was on 1/5 before. I'm well into menopause whereas the last time I'd only just hit a year when I first took HRT.
She does know what she's talking about. i guess I'm just looking for reassurance, really. I don't want all the fuss I had before when I bled like billy-o and needed scans and wotnot. So complicated. And those damned patch shortages...I was perfectly happy on estradot+utrogestan. GAH!