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How long doe HRT patches take to work?

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catherine32075
catherine32075

Hi

I started using patches twice a week one week ago for symptoms of menopause; including low mood. Does anyone have experience of how long they take to work? They seemed to help straight away but then today (a fter a week) I felt low again.

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  • pat11500
    pat11500 catherine32075

    Posted

    hang in there, they can take a while to fully kick in, hormones are up and down. I'm sure things will improve over the next few weeks, they did with me.

    • catherine32075
      catherine32075 pat11500

      Posted

      Thanks for your reply.

      I am on Evorel Conti 50 g. I was so happy when I first put the patch on, they truly seemed to work straight away and I felt better than I had in ages. However yesterday I seemed to drop again. Does it work like this? Is it a bit up and down and does it stabilise?

    • pat11500
      pat11500 catherine32075

      Posted

      I'm on Evorel conti too. Yes, it works very quickly but you have to give it time for you to adjust to it and it to adjust to you.. it's early days and there will be days when you feel lower, but stick with it and eventually it will all settle down, dont give up. 

    • catherine32075
      catherine32075 pat11500

      Posted

      Thank you Pat for taking the time to answer. I am in Yorkshire, where are you?
  • jean_89220
    jean_89220 catherine32075

    Posted

    Hi there. Can't say I have felt 'low' as such but waking 2-3 times a night was very tiring so maybe a bit fed up. Been on Evorel patches for 6 months now and feel so much better hardly any flushes so be patient. Maybe we have to try diferent ones before we find one that suits us.

    • catherine32075
      catherine32075 jean_89220

      Posted

      Thanks Jean

      I am already feeling lots better in terms of my mood and much more myself so hope it continues. Unfortunately I have other symptoms (vaginal atrophy) which I take topical esstrogen for (vagifem) and still got those but as my mood is better I am slightly better able to cope.

  • katie82752
    katie82752 catherine32075

    Posted

    Hi. I've also just started on the patches. H ad awful problems with hair breakage and now hair loss hoping this helps.

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