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estelle duet 1mg and clonazepam for epilepsy

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bettyboo46604
bettyboo46604

hi lady's can anyone help me I'm going through early menopause and been prescribed estelle duet 1mg hrt I'm also taking clonazepam for epilepsy anyone else taking these 2 together I'm absolutely terrified..please help

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  • looking4answers
    looking4answers bettyboo46604

    Posted

    Hi Bettyboo - I do not have any experience with this - I just want to send you a hug to offer moral support - please do not listen to the anti-hrt propaganda - i am suffereing because of it - i stopped hrt which was working perfectly for me - if this treatment does not work let your doctor try another one

     

    • sue02
      sue02 looking4answers

      Posted

      Hear, hear looking4answers.

      I agree. Anti HRT propaganda is not really helpful to some women.

      To be truthful having HRT patches have kept me sane these last 17 years. 

      I realise bettyboo this also  doesn't answer your question.

      Surely if you have been prescribed the two together by your GP it must be safe to do so? As suggested, if you feel unsure go back and find out if there are other options. You don't need the worry. 

      😌 x

       

    • bettyboo46604
      bettyboo46604 sue02

      Posted

      Do the patches fall off sue02 I'm supposed to be travelling abroad in a few month..where do you place them? X
    • sue02
      sue02 bettyboo46604

      Posted

      Hi bettyboo. 

      I have never had a problem with patches falling off. Bathing, showering  , swimming... still intact. I was advised to rotate where I fix  them around my middle rather than re apply a new one in the same spot. Think that's do with the patch adhesive. Not really sure to be honest, but followed instructions... so far, so good. 

      Hope they do the trick!x

       

    • bettyboo46604
      bettyboo46604 sue02

      Posted

      Thanks I think I'll go back to my gp and ask for a patch to try first instead of a tablet x
  • bettyboo46604
    bettyboo46604

    Posted

    Thank you lady's I no in my heart I have to take hrt as I've been so anxious and constant dizzy spells my hair is falling out I've suffered for 2 year now but my epilepsy has been under control for 20 years it's just terrifying thanx again xx
  • manuela67667
    manuela67667 bettyboo46604

    Posted

    You don't need to be terrified smile I am also in early menopause, I started with peri about 6 years ago, I am 41 now and by the looks of things very close to being postmeno. 6 years ago I didn't know I was actually starting peri just thought I was a bit mental lol! - But I started to have getting PMS which I never had, than I started to get lots of water retention, on occ. some warmth sensation etc., - anyhow, that I was peri or meno I just figured about 9 months ago. I started HRT in January this year, 1 mg as you. And gone up to 2mg. - The HRT estradiol is very very veeeryyy low dosed, compared to the Contraceptive Pill. On top of that, if one is going through early menopause (under 45 of age) than you simply only replacing/ supplementing what other ladies would still have at your age, and your body still should have. All the HRT Fuss is with older ladies over age of 50 (for the tests they've done and neg. propaganda). So really you can't compare early meno with "normal" meno, hence HRT is advised for people like you and me smile If you worried about the tablets, you can go on patches, which is what I'm going to do, they deliever more even estrogen than the tablets and lesser risk of blood clotting. All the best xox
    • bettyboo46604
      bettyboo46604 manuela67667

      Posted

      Thank you for your helpful words Manuela67667..I'm 39 and have a 2 yr old daughter they think I've been going through this since I had her as I've been poorly ever since..I'd love to get rid of this anxiety and have more energy I feel like it's running my life xx
  • TeresaJS
    TeresaJS bettyboo46604

    Posted

    Any HRT interferes with epilepsy and it's medication. Please find a skilled doctor. Take care.
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