HRT ELLESTE DUET 1mg

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Started taking this HRT tablet on the 1st day of period as per instructions and 14 days on I am still having a period. I am nearly 51 and had my smear, mammogram and all my bloods done last year, all ok. This is unusual to have had a period for so long as normally they may last no more than 6 days or less.

I have read the side effects which say that whilst your body is getting used the extra hormones you can have a bleed. Has anyone experienced this when first starting out and also having very low moods and have constant worry that something isn't right (I know another system of going through peri is the constant doom and gloom.

Spoke to the chemist who has said that this can happen and my doctor says it's Early days. Doesanyone have any advice or share their own experiences? It could be that this particular period was going and happen to be long and heavy when I started the HRT! Any help will be much appreciated and thank you in advance for support. Joy xxx

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    Hiya, im 49, i went months without a period then would bleed for 6 weeks continuously. Doctor advised to take noreisterone to control bleeding. It stopped it whilst taking it then came back when stopped. So ive just started hrt 4 days ago, bleeding has eased off but not stopped yet, hoping it will.
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    Hiya, Sounds like you are being sensible and talking to your GP and Pharmacist. They are right when you are going through the peri menopause your periods start to go haywire. This could be a coincidence with the start of your HRT but if it is the HRT that is doing it, it should hopefully settle down. Give it a few weeks more before contemplating stopping the HRT. I think sometimes we don't give medicines long enough to do their job, and for our bodies to get used to the change.

    Good luck, hope things settle for you both soon.

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    Thanks to you both, I know I should give it a little longer it's only I am feeling drained and getting fretful cos This is strange to me, all my life I have been really lucky with my periods and my health in general and I

    Guess I am feeling a little afraid it may be something else and of course have not been sleeping well either as I wake up with anxious thoughts that there must be something wrong with me. Until Nov 2012 I had neverreally worried about my health but now it feels everything that doesn't seem normal to me I am worrying my self sick.

    I have read others saying that your periods can change to either lighter or heavier so I need to stay

    positive as I know everyone is different but sometimes my worrying just takes over. Thank you once again for your kindness. Joy xxx

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    Hi i am 46 my name is Louyse,i havent been on here for a while,but i read all the comments,and they help me so much.I have anxiety,and the no energy,dizziness,butmy docter says i am not going through menopause,I get so scared sometimes that im dying,that i wont get to see my first granchild due in july,or i wont get to say goodbye to my husband,i cant tell my husband,as i feel silly telling him this is how i feel.Yet i feel apart from the anxiety dizziness,lethargy and scared,that i am healthy,does that make sense,thanks for listening
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    Hi Louise, don't worry its all part of the menopause, I was up until I started the "change" a person who was always bright and in control of myself, since I started I am all over the place at times, I do suffer with worry that I may not get all "my bucket list" done before I pass away, or say goodbye to my adult children or see my grandchildren grow up, please don't let it control your life. There are some good nautropaths around and sometimes a natural product can assist with those feelings. Yes I would tell my husband and if he is aware of how you feel he can support you through this time, after all you guys are both in this together, I do hope you can travel through this differcult time without too much anxiety, remember to make time for yourself, meditate, have coffee with the girls, have a massage or anything that you like to do that is great for you. Hope this helps, take care regards Colleen
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    Thanks colleen for your advice,i know there is nothing wrong with me,and i will see my grandchild,its just how this makes you feel sometimes,thanks for listening.I am going to tell my husband,because i need him to no how i feel,he is a good husband
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    Hello,

    It is good to share your feelings with your husband as I have done so with mine and he is always reassuring me that nothing is wrong even though your mind is telling you otherwise. I am very lucky as mine is just there to give me a cuddle to make the tea or see to the dogs when I don't have any energy as I use to.

    My Recent worry has been that I have still been with a period even though I started the HRT 15 days ago and even though the pharmacy have told me this can happen as your body is getting use to it but my mind istelling me that there must be something wrong. Does that make sence, my sinus have started playing up most mornings recently and this gets me coughing and keeps me awake a long side the constant worry.

    All want is to get the old me back so I can start to enjoy once again! Thanks for reading this and for sharing your own experience. Xxxx

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    Hi Snatchpiece,

    Have you thought you might have developed hayfever. My list of allergies has increased dramatically with the menopause. Worth trying anti histamines to find out. Along with skin allergies I can't go anywhere near a rapeseed field in flower. I think nature coloured them bright yellow as a warning. I even had a allergic reaction to rapeseed oil a few weeks ago. worth a thought.

    On the period lasting so long a friend of mine has had one for the past 5 weeks after a few months without a sign. She has been checked and is fine. Not nice but worth having a check or chat to your GP or surgery nurse. Try not to worry so much and get all your worries checked out. That should help you calm down.

    Good luck

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    I thought I was reading about myself!  I am almost 50 and have had panic attacks since last October following a fall off a horse hitting my head.  I suffered concussion and was prescribed Diazepam as I thought all sorts of things we're going to happen to me. But I didn't start taking the diazepam as I was scared about everything at that point!  My periods have been irreguar for a while, and I have suffered with lots of anxiety, impending doom of what is going on in my body.  I hadn't needed the dr for ages, now I was ringing 111, triage nurse and having lots of Drs appointments.  My GP has been brilliant, firstly he got me on anti anxiety tablets and encouraged me to have Elleste Duet 1mg as I had night sweats, couldn't sleep long each night and my appetite went on and off due to the anxiety about everything that was happening.  I've been feeling out of control.  But the pharmacist and Dr has reassured me this will take time for my body to get used to the meds and HRT.   I have had a period while on estradiol day 16 and just as I started my new sheet I have brown discharge, which can happen day 28.  It will probablly take 3 months for the body to find its rhythm.  I find a healthy diet, keeping well hydrated exercise and talking to psychology therapists really helpful.  And now, if I feel my anxiety starts to rise I try mindfulness techniques help if still anxious I resort to the diazepam and use as directed, only using as directed I emphasize!  Things are getting better, good and bad moments.  I hope this has helped and you are feeling better as this reaches you.  It's good to share these problems and realise you are not alone smile 
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      Hi Emma,

      Its frightening when we all read these forums and can relate to one another but at the same time comforting to know that you are not the only one feeling out of source and we are all on here for the same reasons to hopefully find some much needed relief to what we may be feeling or suffering with.

      I am now ending my 3 months of HRT and to be honest this month has not been so good for me (even though not as bad as I was before I started the HRT). My 2nd month was trouble free and i truly thought I had done the best thing by going on them. I started to suffer with Acid Reflux last year and I have noticed that I seem to really suffer if I eat late or have a heavy meal and in turn my sinus flare up.  My periods seem to come on day 3 of my new packets (white tablets) which will be this coming Monday but I have started waking up feeling sick again. The only reason I was advised to try the HRT was to help regulate my periods and thus hopefully balance my hormones and cycles as my anxiety only came when my periods were either late or missed completely, when they came on 27,28 day cycle I didnt suffer these blips.

      I know I have read that you can develop digestive problems whilst in peri and at the moment a long with my sinus these are the only two main things I seem to suffer from well a long with some restless nights.

      I was hoping that by starting with HRT that my digestive system would settle down as well and had hoped that this would do the trick. (I am not so sure now)

      I take a "Busy B" vits which have 100mg and have started to add B6 only 100mg making my daily dosage 200mg which I believe should help balance out the hormones. I am not feeling the doom and gloom at the moment but to be honest my tummy is playing up even though I take tablets prescribed from the GP to settle it which is getting me down. I am hoping that this may all be down to the fact I have a period looming and my fingers are crossed that once I start it will settle down again.

      Like all of us I just want that happy go lucky lady back that never sat and worried about her health. (had all the normal checks but never let it control my life like it seems to now).

      Take care and thank you once again for your reply. xxxcool

       

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