Hi everyone
I used to get facial flushing at the start of the pandemic just before I was put on evorel sequi.
Once on it, the flushing seemed to stop. It wasn't like a hot flush, I was never hot and I'd had this going on for about 7 years beforehand anyway, so it started when I was about 43. The doctor ignored it, even once saying that if it happened while I was drinking tea, perhaps the tea was too hot. I think I would have thought of that. At the time I was trying to explain that it happened with food and drink only but he misunderstood. I mean did he really think I was that daft I'd not notice if hot tea / steam was the cause, lol.
Anyway, I went on evorel even though I was still having periods, I just thought things were changing somehow, muscle mass, some pelvic floor issues, just a number of small but obvious things if you put them all together.
I noticed the flushing stopped. It would happen rarely if I was late taking my thryoid meds, but otherwise it didn't happen.
Well this week I'm on the oestrogen phase of the patches. I don't have any large ones left so I've just put four estradiol 25's on for now. I figure its all the same as having my normal 50 patch and 50 supplemental patch? I suppose I should look properly at the ingredients etc, but I thought they were all the same.
It's just that I've got awful facial flushing. I was dehydrated today, perhaps it's that. Also salt craving and I was very late taking thyroid meds, it's was nearly 4pm, because of work pressure. Maybe it's that. Just thinking out loud really, wondering if it's lack of oestrogen if anyone knows what the options are? Go up to 75 on the supplemental patches? Is that safe enough or is that a lot of oestrogen?
Thanks. Hope everyone is doing ok :-)