Can't have HRT
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Been to see GP today as he said a few weeks ago that he would be happy to prescribe HRT, to try & ease the path of perimenopause - this is on top of antidepressants & lithium for severe depression.
My blood pressure is high so i've been put on medication for that as of this morning.
GP asked if i have migraine with aura to which i answered yes but rarely, perhaps 1 or 2 a year - and he said i'm sorry but i can't prescribe HRT for you as you may have a stroke.
My world just fell in, i don't think its sunk in yet.
He said i could go down the herbal route but anything containing oestrogen would put me at risk of a stroke....
If anyone has been in this position or can recommend/advise a way round this i'm truly interested.
Thank you
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metamorphed tina65315
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I am not allowed to post links here so I will send you a message with a link to an article written only last october. It says HRT is safe for migraine sufferers. Show it to your doctor.
tina65315 metamorphed
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froggy28 tina65315
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Zigangie tina65315
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If I were you and you can afford it I'd go and see a private meno doctor as they are more clued up on these things.
davida39072 tina65315
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I can't take HRT either due a blood clotting disorder. It's bloody tough!! I take a Mega B Complex that relieves marginally the sleep issues but other than that I just take a day every now and then where I shut myself off from the world and try to regroup. Every day is a battle to get through and I really struggle (mind you, by the end of this scourge I will probably be divorced, unemployed and friendless). Going back to doc in a couple of weeks to try and find some relief. Just know that you are not alone and you loved by the rest of us peri induced lunatics. Take care xx
elaine33371 tina65315
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