stopping HRT

[MarteeAnn]

Coming off hrt after 12 yrs post oopherectomy /hysterectomy to see if it helps me feel better . Has anyone else done this ?

Also on synthroid , will coming off estrogen patch and testosterone compound affect my dosage ?

[TiggerMe]

I'm thinking it depends what sort of HRT dose you are on, are you doing a blood test to check levels before stopping and to see how balanced they are? It's possible it might mean a small adjustment is needed to your thyroid dose as this is often the case when starting on HRT

[Batty1]

Im 22 yrs post hysterectomy and Im still on HRT and will continue as I believe it has helped keep my bones healthy and without HRT I can only imagine how bad they would be and it has kept my HDL at a higher level most menopausal women will naturally get lower HDL which isn’t good for heart disease so Im told. I have never done testosterone or progesterone I was told you don’t need it.

[serenfach]

I was told to stop HRT when a suspicious lump was found in my breast. I agreed as I did not think the HRT was doing anything.

Two weeks down the line I turned into a beetroot sweaty dragon, with a deep fury for everything! I went back on them quickly, told the GP never again. Lump turned out to be a cyst.

I started HRT over 20 years ago. I have never had a blood test for those hormones, ever! There was a shortage a couple of years ago and the GP put me on a different one, the chemist told me this would make me bleed monthly. No way was I doing that at nearly 70. I marched straight back to the GP, he saw the glint in my eye and rang round for my usual HRT, which then appeared as if by magic!