I am 57 and have just stopped taking HRT after 7 years a...

I went on synthetic HRT in late 40s bc of early menopause (only one ovary). I stayed on it for about 6 years then switched to bioidentical. I'm now 57.  About three weeks ago I went on an unplanned trip and didn't have them with me. Nothing changed and so I didn't start taking them again. No hot flashes, nothing. Is it just too early for the symptoms to kick in or am I lucky? I have noticed a weight gain and I'm naturally worried about the skin becoming wrinkled but will cope with that if the rest don't come back.  How long did it take you to see the symptoms return?

I have tried unsuccssesfully to stop tking hrt patches but i get terrible fuzzy headaches, I suddenly start finding fault with my husband and turn so negative its unbelieveable!!

i have never taken hrt and have dealt with the menopause on my own, i have hot flushes mainly at night but now i am in my midfifties they are getting less, periods have gone, hooray, hair loss as been a bit of a pain my hormones were rioting a few days ago but have calmed down now. i still have breast cysts, but they are gradually diminishing.

i im looking to see wot help there is for woman who was on hrt i was 32 when i started takin it and my doctor took me of it this week after 12yrs  im 44 now n  im strugglin to cope with the sweats n mood swings i just sit n cry for no reason  im stressed n snappin for no reason

my doctor wont give me anything said i been on it way to long n that was only to make sure my bones diden't get weak but i cant cope without my hrt it like ive lost something n i think b4 long my husband goin go mental with the way i am at the minute lol

update ive stopped takin my hrt for over week now n my mood swings seem to be gettin worse went bk to see my docto told him i could cope with the sweats but not the moods im avin n not sleeping he said he could put me bk on them but he not comfortable with the idea as i was on it for 12 yrs so suggested i try n cope for another few weeks   he says it should only be bout 10 week period for me with me already goin through it at early age well we see but at the minute im feelin so depressed im normally happy go lucky as they say

 

Hi, I am 58 years old and have been taking HRT for nearly 10 years. I am absolutely petrified to stop taking it. Although i have been unwell of late with a suspected DVT, which turned out to be problem with veins, I had surgery last Friday for that. I also have aching body and neck problems. I became very active three years ago when I started running and then doing triathlons. I cannot train at the moment, but hope to be back to it soon. I cannot help think the moment I stop taking HRT, everything will stop and I will get hot flushes and get old and won't be able to train. I have to say that I'm on low dose HRT so do not get the full benefits of sex drive etc, which is very disappointing as I have a much younger husband. But frankly, although I'm a bit of a sick dog at present, I cannot see any point in not taking HRT and living a miserable life. 

Your  absolutely right, my earlier post described me working full time in a great job,  decided to come off HRT 6 months ago (it was time to stop I decided), didnt join up dots when I was boiling hot (I live in Malta so put it down to hot summers), miseries, bone shattering tiredness, pins and needles - then I was made redundant and was turning up for interviews soaking wet and frightened. I came upon this website by chance and bingo!!  I have now been back on HRT one week - whats the point in a long miserable life to be endured? If there was a time limit on the symptoms then maybe it would be worth sitting it out. Whatever you decide, I wish you all the best

Hi all, I started HRT about 2 years ago but had to have the one which would give me a monthly bleed as I had not gone for a full year without a period, I am now nearly 59 by the way. I was desperate to try HRT as I felt rubbish, but was not having any hot flushes, just got very hot, especially at night when I would wake up with my back feeling like it was on fire. I only stuck with them for about 2 months however as I suddenly thought, what am I doing going back to having a period every month?, plus they made me feel very PMTish.. headaches, heartburn and stomach cramps.. (for years after my first daughter was born, I suffered from migraines), but as soon as I stopped, I started having quite severe hot flushes. My GP said it couldn't be anything to do with the HRT, but I find it a strange coincidence that my hot flushes only started afterwards. Now two years or so on, I have been free of periods since, but thought I'd like to try HRT again to try and avoid the hot flushes. I was given a low dose tablet, Elleste Duet combi, as I have family history of heart attack on my father's side, and strokes on my mother's side. After about 6 weeks of taking them I have suddenly had two very worrying dizzy spells, which, admittedly were both when I was in bed lying down but I felt as if someone had picked me up and spun me round. I don't think I ever felt that bad even when I was drunk!! I just think what could happen if this had manifested itself when I had been driving, so have decided to give HRT the heave ho as I don't like the idea of what it could be doing to me. Also, I have read so many times that all it does is postpone the hot flushes etc. so figure I may as well just put up with it and try and lose a bit of weight in the hope that it will relieve the symptoms a bit. I am not tremendously overweight, but think that anything which could make a difference is worth a try.