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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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    How did you get on Sparkly?

    I went on HRT a few years ago because of the hot flushes waking me at night, and it took a little while to get it right but I did get rid of them.  Being able to sleep was the most important thing, and the HRT helped me with that.  I have fatigue and brain fog at times still but it's hard to know if that's from anxiety, menopause or something else.

    My medication is a patch called Estalis Sequi (don't know if it's the same in the UK, I'm in Australia) and I only have a half patch (I told my dr it was too strong so she instructed me to cut them in half with scissors!

    Star The website my dr referred me too is https://www.jeanhailes.org.au/health-a-z/menopause/menopause-management

    I hope it's ok to link to that - I think it is.  One of the most helpful bits of advice about HRT I think is start low, go slow and review often.  

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  • StarStarStarSignposting a link pasted below StarStarStar

    How did you get on Sparkly?

    I went on HRT a few years ago because of the hot flushes waking me at night, and it took a little while to get it right but I did get rid of them.  Being able to sleep was the most important thing, and the HRT helped me with that.  I have fatigue and brain fog at times still but it's hard to know if that's from anxiety, menopause or something else.

    My medication is a patch called Estalis Sequi (don't know if it's the same in the UK, I'm in Australia) and I only have a half patch (I told my dr it was too strong so she instructed me to cut them in half with scissors!

    Star The website my dr referred me too is https://www.jeanhailes.org.au/health-a-z/menopause/menopause-management

    I hope it's ok to link to that - I think it is.  One of the most helpful bits of advice about HRT I think is start low, go slow and review often.  

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  • in reply to Helen

    I regret to say that I didn't make it to the appointment Helen, which I was meant to have attended last week. I ended up falling asleep shortly before I had planned to start getting ready for it and didn't wake until a few hours later.

    Fatigue and brain fog are symptoms that affected me long before I became menopausal. When there is an overlap of symptoms, it can be impossible to be sure of the cause, so I can certainly relate to what you say. 

    Thank you for the web link. There is a UK website called Menopause Matters, which is similar:
    https://www.menopausematters.co.uk/