Hi all, I have several queries and hope you can offer some advice please?
my GP only prescribed HRT in 2019 after I approached her with a long list of symptoms ( hot flushes, anxiety, brain fog etc) and a fistful of information I had found. She was no spring chicken ( like me, I am 56 - she must be in her early 50s) but said that she did not have a lot of experience in the filed. So she agreed to read the information I gave her and get back to me. I even told her what I wanted to be prescribed ( oestrogel daily and Utrogestan 14 days per month). She came back to me a couple of days later and said she would prescribe what I requested. A few months later I read about estradot and asked to be put on that rather than the daily application of the gel; again she agreed.
However, I keep reading about others being on daily Utrogestan 100mcg rather than the 200mcg for 14 days. I have not had a period since nov 2017 but have had a few break through bleeds (after the 14 days of ultrogesan) when first on HRT and the odd one or two over the last year. My GP doesn't have a great deal of knowledge so I need to go in armed with more information..... So, when is it usual to take the Utrogestan daily?
Also, the Estradot 50 I am on seemed to be working well and my symptoms were well controlled but more recently the hit flushes and mood swings have returned. I did ask if I could have Estradot 75 but was refused.
Also (sorry) I have sourced some testosterone gel and used it regularly with slight benefit but have noticed an increase in the hair loss I was already suffering....is it exacerbated by the testosterone gel? Has anyone used spironolactone and minoxidil TABLETS for hair loss with any good result?
Sorry for all the questions. I am spending so many hours trying to find the information without success and thought it best to ak those who clearly have more experience than my GP! Any advice welcome!!