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HRT is it worth it ? I don't know i thought I would be better by now

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corinne62311
corinne62311

i started HRT tablets in March 2021 - I am doing better than i was. I was living a nightmare which all of you on here have experienced. I am not back to being myself which I thought would happen.

I am not sure if I am sacrificing getting cancer for feeling a little better now and delaying a relapse of these symptoms when I have to go off HRT .

If I felt awesome I would 100% say it is worth it but im not sure now because i am better but still have a low quality of life.

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  • menomel
    menomel corinne62311

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    I feel the same as you - I got some improvements but not major and my jury is out if it is worth it. I al not crying as much which is the big bonus but I also thought i would have more improvement. Unless we need a higher dose? Its so scary I wish i was better prepared and this would all go away - its not enough to grow old, you have to add this to the equation makes it so challenging. I wish for one of those care free days when my mind was not regretting the past and things I could have done differently - its really tough.

  • Iamtheglue
    Iamtheglue corinne62311

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    I am feeling just as you except for now, HRT has relieved my troubling symptoms, so there is that.

    I tried other things and could not sleep a wink due to so many night sweats. I started HRT grudgingly but 3 months in and it is helping but ugh my brain is obsessing over possible breast cancer. Of course this could have something to do with the fact that my annual mamo is this week.

    I think boobs are on the brain because meno has made mine grow which is not so nice and they are a bit tender which of course is on possible pre-cancer risk lists. It is just so much info out there it is hard to make sense of it all.

    My biggest issue i think is that I need a new gyn who is more available to problem solve this with me. But boy finding a gyn focused doctor is hard and gone are the days of phone calls, it is all email through portals. UGH!

    Good luck to us all.

  • corinne62311
    corinne62311

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    thanks ladies im glad to know i am not alone.i am scared to think of what will happen when i am forced off of hrt will i experience this again at 80 ? i dont think i could do it

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