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Hi
I started HRT patches last week, my 3rd patch due to be changed tomorrow, I m on evorel 25mg but feel no different. How long does it take before my symptoms disappear? Or do you think I need a higher dosage?
Still suffering night sweats, hot flushes and sleep deprivation
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TeresaJS Nannyrose
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So much to consider what's best for yourself.
TeresaJS Nannyrose
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jean44299 Nannyrose
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So my advise is to go to a higher dose and higher still if that doesn't work. You have no ovaries so you don't need progesterone. you had like me a surgical menopause not a natural one.
Don't suffer in silence, I've been on HRT patches and implants for 33 years and certainly mean to stay on it come hell and high water. It's only for your good not your detriment and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Do lots of research and you will come to the same conclusion.
Good luck
Jean
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teresa2545 Nannyrose
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I know how you feel.I started Esterderm MX 25 patches last week with no difference felt.They are not very sticky so each time they fall off i have to use a new one so i am half way through a months supply already.The present one is stuck on by micropore tape.I am seeing my doctor on Monday so i am going to ask her for tablets instead.I am meant to be going back to work on the 8th but i am shattered with the lack of sleep.
Luv
Teresa
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Nannyrose teresa2545
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jean44299 Nannyrose
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Jean
jean44299 Nannyrose
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I really wouldn't advise the tablet form which goes through the liver etc implants go directly to where they are needed and patches are a much less risker than tablets.
Where are you putting the patches? I really have never had any problems with them coming off. I heard someone say that a pharmacist told the to stick them on their arm, they aren't nicotine patches for goodness sake. always below the waist, I put mine on my outer hip and alternate each time, make sure the skin is dry and press your warm palm over it for a few seconds for it to adhere.
hazel_64842 Nannyrose
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deelaine Nannyrose
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jean44299 Nannyrose
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Look no further than the researches into HRT and the surgical menopause at Yale medical school and Pennysylvania Universities.
spotty1 Nannyrose
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I seem to metabolise estrogen oddly, my body seems to 'run out' towards the end of the day and I also have to keep upping doseage every two or three months...
Had quite a lot of problems until I saw a consultant who advised using patches AND Climaval tablets together - they metabolise at different rates so one type is still working when the other type's level is starting to drop.
I've recently had an estrogen implant but have to supplement with a 75mcg Estrodot or Evorel patch twice a week. I've had difficulty getting the right level of Climaval tablet, for some reason, so sticking to the patches for the time being.
My point is that, I guess, oral estrogen may actually be more suitable for some women because it doesn't metabolise in quite the same way as a patch.
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