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42 started HRT 8days ago.

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zoe62821
zoe62821

Hi I'm 42, after a rough year anxiety, sweats the lot. I started HRT Estelle Duet 1mg 8 days ago. When will I start to know it's effectiveness?

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  • Mars777
    Mars777 zoe62821

    Posted

    You should start to feel the benefit around 6 weeks its very subtle , once it has kicked in you should feel so much better. i have taken it for seven years now. I had the same as you anxiety sweats feel so much better taking hrt. 
    • d81326
      d81326 Mars777

      Posted

      Hi, can you let me know what HRT you are on as anxiety was the reason I've started x

    • Mars777
      Mars777 d81326

      Posted

      Hi, yes i am now on Indivina , its taken away the anxiety as that was terrible.
    • d81326
      d81326 Mars777

      Posted

      Hi, thank you and I'm so glad you're feeling better x

    • Mars777
      Mars777 d81326

      Posted

      Thank you. I hope you too soon start to feel better, you won't look back, Let me know how you go x

       

    • zoe62821
      zoe62821 Mars777

      Posted

      Thanks Mars

      Day 10now and so far so good. Just hoping the green ones agree with me aswell. I'm being hopeful though.

  • d81326
    d81326 zoe62821

    Posted

    Hi, it depends on the person and what your symptoms are really. With some people it can work within days although they say to give it at least 3 months. With some of my symptoms I felt a difference within the first two weeks x
    • zoe62821
      zoe62821 d81326

      Posted

      Thanks d

      I feel less hot and flustered so I'm hoping that's a good sign.

  • d81326
    d81326 zoe62821

    Posted

    Just a quick note, I was on Elleste for 3 weeks. Felt okay for first three weeks then anxiety, anger, stress went through the roof! I stopped taking the tablets and went back to dr. He has now put me on Femoston which has a different kind of progesterone. Have only been on it for 10 days so not sure if same thing will happen. Anyway, I just wanted to let you know so if the green pills affect you negatively you know there are other options x
    • d81326
      d81326 zoe62821

      Posted

      Hi, I don't want to jinx it but so far so good. Anxiety fine, no hot flushes, less soreness down below, more happy about things. I did notice that I was really tired still but someone recommended taking B Complex with B12 tablets from Holland and Barretts and although I've only been taking them for 3 days I can feel the difference so I'm feeling cautiously optimistic at the moment x

  • Sindy46
    Sindy46 zoe62821

    Posted

    Hi I'm 46 and started elleste duet 1mg 8 days ago too yesterday I had the most horrendous migraine never had one in my life 

    Apparantely this is a side effect really hope you get on ok

    Doctor has said I can try patches as a alternative this menopause thing is driving me mad 

    • zoe62821
      zoe62821 Sindy46

      Posted

      Hi sindy

      I've been on them 16days, just started the green tablets. So far so good.

      Good luck

    • Sindy46
      Sindy46 zoe62821

      Posted

      Gone down a little bit need to wait for the new tabs to start working hopefully it'll only be a few days 

      How you going on the Estelle duet hope still ok. 

    • zoe62821
      zoe62821 Sindy46

      Posted

      Hi

      Hopefully things will pick up soon. What did you change too?

      I'm on day 5 of the green tablets. Woke this morning tired, backache and generally achy allover. I'm assuming it's the PMT.

    • Sindy46
      Sindy46 zoe62821

      Posted

      I'm trying herbal a Vogel menopause support and also doing my light therapy 

      Feel a bit better today I've heard the green tabs with elleste duet can make you feel a bit yuk 

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