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i was wondering how anybody was getting on with taking elleste solo patches ive been on them a few weeks now so far so good i had an hysterectomy 4 years ago and got really bad hot flushes and got bit of brain fog i didnt know what that was till i read it on media i would be interested to hear how anybody esle is getting on on them
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maria58274 caroline_19506
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I've been on them for years now - and would like to remain so, even though I'm now 62. I started off with tablets, which made me feel nauseous - I switched to patches and haven't looked back. Initially it took a few weeks for the flushes and other symptoms to subside and I ended up increasing the dose from 40mcg to 80. In recent years I've decreased back to 40 and that is keeping me ticking over. There is less risk with oestrogen only HRT and less still when used via patches, so as long as my doctor can be persuaded, I intend to stay on them. Good luck and I hope they work as well for you.
sheryl37154 caroline_19506
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Dear Caroline - long story short before we got diverted. Yes I have found patches to be very successfull. I take 100mg per week via one patch every 3 days. I have found it very fast working. However on the 7th day, my patches have run out and I get an immediate bad effect of menopause symptoms so I apply a satchet of gel.
After my hysterectomy and oopherectomy, I was put immediately onto oestradiol pellets (100mg) by a very knowledgeable gyneacologist. That was his specialty. He had studied it for decades and kept up to date with research outcomes. When the pellet company stopped making the pellets I had to go onto patches (and gel) and while they worked magnificently I did miss the pellets. Years lately, I discovered I could order them from a compound chemist (with a script) and I much prefer that as my body takes only the oestradiol as it needs it and when it needs it.
When my pellets start to run out the symptoms return, I go to the patches and there is immediate relief.
I have been doing this for 29 years now and am going on 68 - not going off oestradiol - ever!
maria58274 sheryl37154
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Good for you Sheryl! My hysterectomy was when I was 29 but the ovaries were left, so I didn't start HRT 'til 50 - I'm now 62. I have twice weekly patches - Elleste Solo, same as Caroline. I'm now on 40mcg - used to have 80 before I cut down - trying to go lower was disastrous. I had my annual review yesterday, with a new GP, as we've moved house. I always expect them to push me into weaning off. Though this doctor mentioned it, she listened to me, knew I'd done my research and weighed everything up and was happy for me to continue - thank goodness!
Good luck Caroline, hope it all works well for you!