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HRT

Sporadic Sparkly

After mulling it over for far too long, I have finally decided to go down the HRT route.

I could cope with the symptoms when I was peri-menopausal as they were extremely mild. However, when I became post-menopausal, it was another matter entirely.

I've an appointment at my surgery later this month and am rather hoping I'll be able to leave that appointment with a prescription for HRT.

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  • Good for you. I wish we understood more about the impact of menopause on autistic women but we don't. In retrospect I think it did a real number on me and wish I had had the courage to ask a Dr for HRT. But doctors are scary, and like in every other respect we end up doing without healthcare because we find general health hard to deal with.

  • in reply to Dawn

    I’ve been thinking about this too. I’ve  been struggling with menopausal symptoms and my anxiety has been much worse in the last 5 years. I am virtually  phobic about doctors and medications though. I was feeling particularly bad about 2 months ago and spoke to my gp on the phone. She said she could prescribe me HRT if I wanted it. I just don’t know though. My mum had breast cancer in her late 30s - so that’s a worry for me. I’ve basically decided to put the decision off for a while. Deep down I don’t think I’ll do it because I hate taking medication. I don’t know if HRT is a good idea or not to be honest. I’ve always believed that you should only take medication if you really really need to. However the loss of oestrogen has a lot of negative effects on women’s health. My GP didn’t give me an opinion - she just said “it’s your choice”. I’m no expert so how on Earth can I know?! It’s so confusing.

  • in reply to Kate Kestrel

    Hi Kate, I can understand why you feel reluctant to venture down the HRT route, and can also understand why you felt frustrated with your GP for not providing you with an opinion. Did she provide you with any information as to the different types of HRT available? I've not looked myself, but am just wondering if the Menopause Matters website may have information that addresses your concerns.

    It took me a long, long time to reach the decision I made. It was important to me that whatever decision I made was my choice, and not something that I felt bullied into. What swung it for me was that I knew I couldn't tolerate spending the next however many years feeling debilitated by my symptoms.

  • in reply to Sporadic Sparkly

    Thank you - I think it was Evorel. Sounds familiar to me anyway. I feel anxious about medication though. In principle I feel I should only take medication if I’m ill - and I menopause isn’t illness. I’m confused about the whole thing.

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