I’ve been on hrt a couple of years now. As soon as I started on it I noticed my leg veins were more visible through my skin. Also I have developed many spider veins on my face, not even just around my nose area (where I have had a couple previously) but all over my cheeks, chin, almost all over. My circulation also seems off, I have cold fingers and feet and my finger tips are often white.
Years ago when I took the bcp I had a similar experience although with much less facial veins. I developed a varicose vein which I had treated although it never actually fully went away. In the years after bcp and before hrt my varicose vein and visible veins went away and I forgot about them. So now that they’re back it seems there’s a connection between the hormones and veins / circulation.
During the last few weeks I’ve developed an ache in my leg, similar to the previous pain I had with the varicose vein. This time I cannot see a varicose vein in the areas that I feel pain, just the veins in general being more visible. The pain is getting slowly worse, I feel it in my calf and in 2 places in my thigh. It feels like it’s coming from deeper inside my leg. I’m getting a bit worried. Has anyone else experienced similar? Should I come off hrt?
