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I am 57 and have just stopped taking HRT after 7 years and am plagued with hot flushes and pins and needles in the fingers. I can find plenty of guidance on the menopause and why to/ not to use HRT, but nothing offering information on what happens when you stop HRT! Help!

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  • kiki099
    kiki099 Guest

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    I had a total hysterectomy in 2006 and was on HRT pills 6 years. Life was great. Told I had to wean myself off due to cancer risk. I did over 6 months. Now, 6 years later. Hot flashes still prevalent and worse than ever...sleep? What is that? I'm trying to see if I can take again. This is ridiculous for menopause to last 10+ years. I'm over it
    • georgie35984
      georgie35984 kiki099

      Posted

      Ive been

       on methyltestestos H.S  .625 for 25 yrs thats bull,unless breast cancer maY RUN IN YOUR FAM?i GET MY CHECK-UPS AND SO FAR SO GOOD,i ALSO CUT THE PILL IN HALF,ALWAYS HAVE,BECAUSE i WAS HOLDING WATER[IN KNEES -ALL GOOD NOW THO,FEEL GOOD? ALSO HEARD ON NEWS [BLINK HEALTH U SAVE $ ON YOUR MEDS,ASK UR PHARMACY IF THEY EXCEPT-SAID ON NEWS C.V.S WALLGREENS ETC[GOOGLE IT!]

  • suzan12103
    suzan12103 Guest

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    I am 61 3rd time trying to go off HRT. After reading these posts I am going right back on it. My mamo was clean and so was my physical. I have had really good luck with compounded HRT. You just have to find a local dr. that will prescribe it for you. I have been off this time for 2 months and can't bear the night sweats/ then cold from flipping off the covers- I am a mess. The day hot flashes are increasing not decreasing. Life is too short to be miserable and not get good rest.
    • georgie35984
      georgie35984 suzan12103

      Posted

      MEEEE TOO!!! i TAKE METHYLTESTOS .625  AND i CUT THAT IN HALF,25 YRS NOW,i HAD A HYSTERECTOMY AT 41
    • jane98094
      jane98094 suzan12103

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      Light at the end of the tunnel?I was on HRT combined patch for 13 years.After 3 attempts at coming off have now succeeded but my doctor said could go back on anytime I wanted and that she had a patient in her 80s that used to come off for a while and then go back on.

      I still get hot sometimes but it isn't that bad.I came off gradually and increased soya in my diet.I went on it when I was 50 and started coming off it when I was 60 but couldn't do it while I was still working as needed to sleep well to cope with the job.Now I am retired and feel fine.Sometimes take a vitamin supplement  to help me sleep well plus try not to drink too much wine which brings on a hot flush.Good luck whatever you decide.It has been very helpful to know I can take again if I need to and may do much later if my bones need strenghtening in old age.

    • georgie35984
      georgie35984 jane98094

      Posted

      I stopped for 5 days,n I had a bad back ache,witch I never had,and felt achy I went back on the heck with that,my blood tests every yr normal,I weigh 140 lbs and feel like it keeps me young,I really do!!!!!!!!!!
    • ellen10428
      ellen10428 georgie35984

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      I felt great and young on HRT at 62, I have no idea why I came off I quit smoking and decieded to quit takeing the HRT, no sweats or anything, but didn't feel as young am back on.

  • agnes_73
    agnes_73 Guest

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    I came off hrt in 2010 since then I have been suffering from

    awful night sweats and daytime sweats too, sleeplessness

    irritable very dry skin hair thinning weeping at the drop of a hat

    for no reason whatsoever. After almost 6 years of suffering I've decided to go back on them again, just started a week ago so

    hopefully I might return to the normal happy person I used to be.

    • loretta63638
      loretta63638 agnes_73

      Posted

      Hello Agnes,

      I am right there with you. I was down do half my dose. It took me almost a year to get there. Felt horrible since November... thought it would get better only to realize I was getting worse. Started back my full dose just 3 days ago and am feeling normal! I hope you feel better really soon. I would imagine a week or 2 most and you will feel a difference! xx

    • agnes_73
      agnes_73 loretta63638

      Posted

      Thanks Loretta for your support its driving me nuts was down

      the high street today when a whopper of a flush came on, I had

      the shakes and thought I was going to pass out. I thought my

      doctor had given me the same hrt I was on before but these are just white pills my other pills were 2 different colours I'm sure

      One of the colours were orange. I haven't seen any signs of

      improvement yet but that has just been a week lol. I know I

      Know I'm looking for a miracle right away lol

    • georgie35984
      georgie35984 agnes_73

      Posted

      WHY DID U STOP,IF UR DOING OK WITH IT?? iM 66 AND NOT GIVING UP?

       

    • loretta63638
      loretta63638 georgie35984

      Posted

      I was swollen, retaining fluid, my boobs felt like watermelons and were so sore! Also acid reflux became an issue, like when pregnant.

      I went back full dose every day and within a week swelled up and acid reflux came back. So I am now taking it every other day so it works well for me, feeling better all around. Perhaps the dose just needed to be adjusted. I now have a stockpile of HRT but have no intention of having the doctor change the script. Cheaper this way!!!

    • irish_linda
      irish_linda loretta63638

      Posted

      hi new here ive stopped taking hrt 5wks ago having reduced slowly for a couple of months ,im not doing too bad a few flashes per day they dont last long but it bugs me that im taking off cardigans and within a half hour im putting it back on again ,in saying that day time is not too bad .now bed time my sleeping is not great and im having sweats a few times a night i find them worse than day time .im not sure how long it takes for it to be fully out of your system but if it stays this way im up for giving it a go .i was on femston combi for almost 7yrs .i have a friend who was on the patches for over 20yrs she gave up suddenly ,and went through it hard for 6mths after that it settled down she now only gets the odd flash so id say its worth giving it a good go .
    • georgie35984
      georgie35984 loretta63638

      Posted

      I cut the pill in half for 25 yrs now,easier on ur body I think.I take a hard pill,not capsule
    • ellen10428
      ellen10428 georgie35984

      Posted

      Probably the price, not having good insurance,or change in income.Like me.
    • loretta63638
      loretta63638 georgie35984

      Posted

      I take a hard pill too, I just take it every other day instead of cutting it in half, seems to be working out. It has been 6 months since I have been doing this.  Not perfect, but functioning!!! 
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