How long do you give new HRT to work?

[M33R4]

GP says 3 months. My body feels that's too long, coping with the side effects.

Personally I would rather give new HRT 6 weeks to see if that's suiting me.

What is the consensus please?

[Mccrae]

I have same exact questions???? Do you mind me asking what you are taking and symptoms? I am feeling pretty helpless

[M33R4 in reply to Mccrae]

Evorel Conti (patch) - started 3 weeks.

Bleeding, and spotting in between the bleeds daily, apart from 4 days reprieve

24 hour lower back ache just like having a period

Hot flushes

Insomnia

Breathless/fatigue

Puffy under eyes - this started since the Conti patch

Dry skin

Dry eyes at times ( I work online most of the day)

Cramps in bed

[Mccrae in reply to M33R4]

I just feel really down and out of it.

[M33R4 in reply to Mccrae]

What are you on Mccrae?

[Mccrae in reply to M33R4]

I have had to take prometrium since age 28 now 42. I am on biest estradiol cream

[M33R4 in reply to Mccrae]

You are only on a vaginal oestrogen cream? This is for local vaginal atrophy and will not help you systemically.

[Mccrae in reply to M33R4]

It is a transdermal cream I apply on arms

[PixieElv]

6 weeks is not enough in my view. Hormones take time to settle down and find a balance with your other hormones. I am in months 4 of a new HRT gel and I feel symptoms are starting to settle and I am feeling better.

It’s super annoying to feel c@$p for so long, and I nearly gave up after Xmas, but now I am glad that I stuck with it for longer.

Good luck and I hope it works out for you

[Mccrae in reply to PixieElv]

could you please let us know some symptoms. Just need some reassurance

[PixieElv in reply to Mccrae]

I had weight gain (now slowly coming down), sore boobs, night sweats, restlessness and anxiety, low mood and no energy to do anything.

All of this is now improving. Some of it is gone (boobs & night sweats and restlessness). I impressed myself with my stamina exercising the other day 😂

I hope that helps

[Mccrae in reply to PixieElv]

that helps so much you don’t even know

[PixieElv in reply to Mccrae]

I hope you are able to give your body a bit of time to get used to it. hormones are a rollercoaster and they need to settle down.

Difficult thing is to decide when enough is enough

[Mccrae in reply to PixieElv]

I really appreciate your kindness

[M33R4 in reply to PixieElv]

I was also on the gel but it didn't help my symptoms at all although I didn't bleed on it.

[M33R4 in reply to PixieElv]

In my past years, whenever I missed a period, I would test for pregnancy and I showed as positive straight away. I suppose that is looking at hormones and the test showed positive almost immediately.

I have hypothyroidism and at every medication dose tweak, GP sends me a repeat blood test at 6 weeks.

Based on the above, I put this post up.