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Livial I love you!

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:D I have been taking Livial for 4 months now and it has really changed my life. At 52, and not having had a period for 18 months, I was suffering terribly with night sweats which woke me on the hour, I was totally sleep deprived and unable to function at work. I was also depressed and had absolutely no interest in sex. I can honestly say that I have not had one hot flush either during the day or night since taking it, my mood is balanced and I can't get enough sex! My weight has stayed exactly the same and my only compaint is that it is a bit expensive. I will certainly keep taking it for as long as I am able, I have done my research extensively and have found no reason to stop.

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  • Tooban
    Tooban Guest

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    Hi I take it of an evening, prior to retiring,and only half a tab. That keeps my keel even, and of course, halves the cost. I tried to come off it last month, but some symptoms and signs returned so I am back on. I need my sleep at present. I have clients ( I'm a practitioner) who are in their 70's and say they will never stop their HRT. Because they say, what's the alternative? I just wonder how our mothers and their mothers managed!
    • Savvygirls
      Savvygirls Tooban

      Posted

      I am amazed at my mom how she managed without it, but I've tried every possible alternative but keep coming back to livial even if it's 3 tabs a week it keeps me balanced 

       

    • Honeybunches
      Honeybunches Savvygirls

      Posted

      I have to say that my mum managed without it too. I know often it is said that we live a different life to our mothers but my mum worked full time too, but I think these days we have so many more stresses. Commuting, mortgages, all the expectations of modern life. We also expect to be able to do more and enjoy more than our mothers did. The specialist I saw (a man) told me that livial would allow me to live the life that I was entitled to believe I deserved ... I loved those words!
    • Done
      Done Honeybunches

      Posted

      Honeybunches, I luv the sound of your specialist! My Mum couldn't survive without her HRT and refused to come off it!
  • Done
    Done Guest

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    BTW, am just interested to know the time of life people are taking Livial? I am in early menopause for yrs and am now 43 with no hysterectomy on Livial. I've read a lot about women on it following hysterecomy? Will I bleed on Livial?
    • caro94808
      caro94808 Done

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      I started at 51 should have started sooner on reflection as it does help.  I just didn't want to go on HRT. 
  • Tooban
    Tooban Guest

    Posted

    I think I started around 53. I'm 58 now.

     

    • Honeybunches
      Honeybunches Tooban

      Posted

      I started my menopause at 39, I'm now 50. No hysterectomy. I've been on livial for 17 months, no bleeding and feel better and "sharper" than I have for years. Carrying a little more tummy than I'd like but is that livial or the fact I'm 50??
  • Done
    Done Guest

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    Well, I'm 3.5wks on Livial now and I can safely say I have never eaten so much junk!! I've eaten more choc bars in the past 3 wks than I have all year!! it's like my willpower has disappeared so this week am making a conscious effort to calorie count as I've noticed a kilo up already and need to nip this in the bud!! I can def put it down to when I started the tablets.

    I'm kinda disappointed in that I suppose am waiting for this "eureka" moment where I get my life back and it hasn't happened.....yet. My brain is still mush. The sweats have disappeared from 10.30pm - 4.30am which is an improvement but now I get a gush of them from 6am onwards which I didn't before.

  • wendywoo62
    wendywoo62 Guest

    Posted

    Hi, my first forum so here goes.

    So pleased to read something positive about Livial, I'm only five days in & have two symptons that are new, occasional periiod pains & an anxious, muzzy, stuffy head/ear feeling, which gets worse with stress. I have tried femoston, climagest, kliovance & angeliqu. All had some side effects that I didn't want to continue with. So I am really hoping that Livial is right for me!!

    I have a fantastic Dr who is willing to do these trials with me, it's costing me a lot (not as much as private I realise though lol)  to keep trying all these but it's worth it to have quality of life as it was dreadful pre HRT, panic attacks, anxiousness, fear, depression, sweats, on/off periods, headaches...the list could go on. I also have high blood pressure so hadvto trial drugs to find the best for me, which I'm happy to say I have finally found!! Love this forum, however really hoping I don't have to start a new discussion with all the poor ladies who have had awful symptoms wuth Livial! Good luck to all ;-)

    • Honeybunches
      Honeybunches wendywoo62

      Posted

      Hi Wendy woo

      Hope things settle down for you. I know when I first started the first few weeks were a bit "scary" as although my flushes and night sweats died dins really quickly it took a bit longer

      For the anxiety to calm down. I also experienced the heavy head first

      Thing in the morning, and the crampy feelings, although I never actually bled. I also had joint pains in elbows, wrists, knees and ankles. But slowly and surely all

      This died away , and at the same time I could feel that memory fog that had been troubling me for a couple of years lifting.

      Today 17 months in, i am healthier, calmer and sharper than I have been for at least 10 years. I have gained around 14 pounds in weight but I think that is as much due to sitting at my desk as I have taken on more work than the tablets.

      Good luck -  I too tried all sorts of HRT - but I really like this one!

    • wendywoo62
      wendywoo62 Honeybunches

      Posted

      Thank you Honeybunches (my hubby calls me that too lol) It's so nice not to be alone, none of my relatives, girlfriends or work colleagues went through what I am going through so I feel very alone sometimes. My husband is great & everyone sympathises with me but it's not the same. Sometimes I just wanna scream...why me? Been going through menopause for five years that I know of & occasionally felt I was losing my mind. I am nnormally a happy positive lady with a brill family but my energy levels & anxiety etc really gets to me every known and then. So glad you feel good, may that continue ;-) Here's to happy times for us all
    • Debedee
      Debedee wendywoo62

      Posted

      Had a bad few days with increased hot flushes again through daytime, still trying not to eat too much but feel hungry all the time!  Started light bleeding again, has anyone else experienced this? Starting to wonder if this is going to work for me.
    • wendywoo62
      wendywoo62 Debedee

      Posted

      Hello Debedee, I feel your pain. Started light bleed today but had a month of bleeding & period pains on my last hrt tabs so fingers crossed this doesn't get as bad eh?! :O
    • Done
      Done wendywoo62

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      3 month update.

      girls am getting I won't say hot flashes like before but for the past 3 weeks am getting slow burns at night. Just wondering if this has happened to you and was it temporary? Am terrified Livial is starting to disagree with me. I've slight joint pain too but if Livial solves everything else, could put up with the aches. Do I persevere or make doctors appt? Couldn't cope with flashes coming back. Slow burns waking me only twice during night and laughing really that am giving out compared to what hot flashes put me through previously but after the first two months of full sleep........I want  my sleep back!

    • Debedee
      Debedee Done

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      My news is not so good. Because of the irregular bleeding GP arranged for me to have scans which unfortunately showed something that needed to be assessed further. GP advised I cease the medication immediately and referred me to a gynaecologist. She is not a great lover of Livial. Anyway to cut a long story short, a smear test also came back showing a problem. This week I had a D &C and a large polyp removed. Now I just have to wait for the biopsy results but she thinks there will be favourable. Two days after ceasing Livial my hot flushes started to increase but the pains I've been experiencing in my hands have almost disappeared (I do have arthritis in my fingers so just thought it was a flareup) I had also been getting pains in my legs but thought it was from walking! I am currently taking another over-the-counter medication and hope that this will keep the hot flushes under control. 
    • Debedee
      Debedee wendywoo62

      Posted

      Wendy don't let the bleeding go on. I have just had some news today that I need a full hysterectomy have to go and speak to my gynaecologist tomorrow so I'm quite worried. It's important that we all share our experiences. Deb
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