I’m struggling again … symptoms strike back

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You are all amazingly supportive so I hope someone can relate to my issue again.

I started back on oral HRT and feel okay most of the time but I find every three months or so I get a wave of symptoms which are very debilitating. I get sudden onset nausea, palpitations, upset tummy or constipation, hot and cold flashes, night sweats, fatigue etc.. It seems to be most evident when I reach the last week of my pills, have a bleed and then start my new pack.

I get very anxious and worry there is something very wrong with me.

Has anyone else found they get odd phases where their symptoms resurface? How do you manage this recurrence, and any tips please??

Thanks.

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    hi hilary, i tend to have those symptoms daily x

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      Toria me as well, every single day! first thing in the morning , approx 3 pm, and again at approx 7 pmeven tho I know they are coming it hits me like a train. i am on edge just waiting for them to hit I dont let my guard down.

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      im having a bad bad day, i feel as bad as when this all started, cant stop crying which doesnt help my chest and throat pain x

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      the last 2 days have been horrendous i keep asking why, why, why i am now crying i just want to understand why maybe its something else, IDK. i am driving myself mad !

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      right now the only symptom i have is extreme anxiety and mood swings every single day ! i have to talk myself off the ledge every single day. yesterday it didnt go away at all i have contemplated taking anti anxiety meds again but they seemed to make things worse last time i took them im so scared to try anything

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      anxiety is awful isnt it, i had 5 better days which is a record for me, then i had 2 periods in the space of 20 something days, and now im a jittery mess with about 50 different symptoms x

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    How long have you been on HRT

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      A couple of years but it's been a roller coaster as my original Px became unavailable so was given an alternative which didn't suit so tried transdermal oestrogen and oral progesterone but didnt absorb the gel so went back on oral HRT.

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    i started oral HRT in april alot of my symptoms dissappeared but i still have issues everyday i want to give up on hrt but im scared the symptoms will reappear i dont know what to do

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