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ripped the patch off last night!!

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brimbo67
brimbo67

Hi all

If you remember, I'm the one with the list of over 60 symptoms! I have been dead against HRT, and things seemed to be improving. However I started to feel like the depression & bad anxiety was coming back, & slapped on a patch in desperation!

A few days later...uh-oh!! Had been getting migraines and bad nausea, wierd thoughts, anxiety. Then had a horrifically insane epiode last night....the shaking, reflux, panic attack, crazy head back with avengeance! My left arm became incredibly weak & I couldn't get up the stairs for a while, legs were wierd. Diahorrea too. Crying like an idiot. Had to get up eventually as I desperately had to go to the loo!

Anyway ripped the flipping thing off, got to it before my husband did lol!

So HRT..genuinely brilliant for some (including my friends)....unfortunately not for me rolleyes

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  • BellaRubia
    BellaRubia brimbo67

    Posted

    Wow, what a wet blanket!

    Sorry to hear and I hope you feel better already..  but you made me laugh smile when you said about ripping the thing of before your husband did it, lol.

    Do you take Menopace?  I have seen people talking well about it in here smile

    xx

    • brimbo67
      brimbo67 BellaRubia

      Posted

      I was taking menopace, but there's iodine in it. It was making the heart racing/anxiety worse...something to do with thyroid
  • kim94523
    kim94523 brimbo67

    Posted

    OMG!!!  That's terrible and scary!!!!  Geez!  When will they come up with something that helps and doesn't cause worse-but-different symptoms.  As I read these posts, I am more convinced that natural symptom relief has to come from many sources, is a constantly changing balancing act, and is very very different from one woman to the other.  *sigh* sorry you went through that!  Thanks for sharing because my Estrodial is "bad" and I go see the MD tomorrow... I'm sure she's going to want to put me on the patch.  As Monty Python said, "Run AWAY!!!!"
    • brimbo67
      brimbo67 kim94523

      Posted

      The ting is....it works wonders for some! Like my friend, she's a new woman, back to full time work, enjoying life! If only.....
  • annieschaefer
    annieschaefer brimbo67

    Posted

    Hi brimbo,

    I lasted 8 days on the Combipatch early last year. It was the lowest dosage. It gave me reflux in the form of severe chest pain, extreme fatigue and just the general crazys! Final straw was I developed a 3 cm cyst on my breast. The end. Ripped that thing off and haven't looked back. 

    HRTs can work for some and like Shar mentioned, it either doesn't work well if at all or I get what I consider insane reactions so intense I swear there is something sinister wrong with me.sad

    I'm trying to do many of the less likely to wound me things like supplements, exercise (when I can muster up the energy/interest to do so), relaxation tapes and visting this site frequently to get new ideas.

    I did see a Naturopath doctor this past week to take over and see if she can tweak a better plan of care regarding a new issue-hypothyroidism. This can crop up during Peri and adds to the "fun". 

    I feel your pain.......this is so frustrating yet thankfully temporary. Hopefully your journey through this time won't be so long.biggrin

    Annie xx

     

    • brimbo67
      brimbo67 annieschaefer

      Posted

      yep after the other night, back to thinking I must have dementia, or MS, or a brain bleed....... however I have missed my period again......and i was perfectly fit before all this, so.... yep probably just 'the change'
  • Crochetm
    Crochetm brimbo67

    Posted

    Hi Brimbo

    Hope you are feeling better now. I am at the beginning of choosing what to take so this will help me realise that it isn't for everyone so I need to do more reading before choosing.

    Have a good day x

    • brimbo67
      brimbo67 Crochetm

      Posted

      Thank you, not feeling so out of control today...but this bloomin brain fog is extreme!!
  • susan556
    susan556 brimbo67

    Posted

    Oh dear how awfull for you, its seems for some of us we are dammd if we do and dammd if we dont, i think id be crying to if i were you. i coukdnt take HRT either.

    Sue

    • brimbo67
      brimbo67 susan556

      Posted

      some of us are such a fine balance..... a little bit of this  & a little bit of that & we're knocked right off! Roll on Spring/Summer i say, a bit of sun makes everything look better! smile
    • susan556
      susan556 brimbo67

      Posted

      Yes your right there and we get our vitamin D too! smile which im on tablets for as well !
  • chica
    chica brimbo67

    Posted

    who's idea was it to have a patch in the first place.

    did a doctor prescribe it for you?

     

    • chica
      chica

      Posted

      i meant to say also that after i come off my beloved hrt , i took one by mistake looking for a pain killer in the dark.

      boy did i get a stomach cramp.

      perhaps your patch was too much too soon.             

    • brimbo67
      brimbo67 chica

      Posted

      yes my GP prescribed it, as I was so ill with extreme symptoms I believe it's a low dose anyway. I held off for 6 months, then gave in. It's just not right for me. x
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