Menopause and Climaval 1 mg

Hi , I have been on this site last year, but knee   Replacement forum, and it was so useful I thought ide come back and see if I can get some advice with  menopause problems now. I had a  hysterectomy 8 yrs ago , and have been   Struggling on with symptoms , I've hot flushes mood swings and joint pains ever since, . I didn't want to go on to HRT as I lost my mum just after my  hysterectomy ,due to breast cancer, which she was told by her surgeon at the time was  properly  caused by the HRT that she had been on, . Which she started on nine yrs  previously , and the cancer first showed its ugly head about 8 months after she went on the HRT. But having seen consultants ect who tell me, that because of the length of time my mum was actually on it, it was I fact quite unlikely that that was the cause. So after nearly 8 yrs of worrying about it , I couldn't stand it any longer, the hot flushes and mood swings are one thing , but the joint pains are so  debilitating , they first said it was  fibromyalgia , then after 5 years ruled that out,mainly due to the fact that I have  Osteo arthritis in my knees, which is why I had the half knee replacements in both legs,  so   Recently they did  x-rays on upper body, looking for the same, but nothing, so now they say it's caused by menopause , so I'm on 1 mg climaval, and in to my 3 rd week, and no change,. Any body else on it for the joints? Do I need to be upped ? I was sooo hoping it would work, I'm terrified I'll go the same way as mum, I can hear her saying already, " I told you so" but at the same time, I don't sleep, I have great knees now but walking in the cold weather with the dogs kills my upper body, I just want my life back.😩Would be great full for your input. .

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