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HRT patches were not for me.
- Menolink all things menopause
- May 5
- 2 min read
My Name and Age
Ali 62
My MenoJourney Story
I started my menopause at 46 and it lasted 11/12 years.
I suffered with day & night sweats, night time didn’t worry me, woke up probably 8-10 times a night but took the covers off and went straight back to sleep. I told myself if I was tired I could have a nap in the day to catch up, & that kind of took the stress out of trying to get back to sleep so had no problem. Day time was worse, as my face perspires when I’m hot & had to constantly wipe my face which is embarrassing at work or socially.
My biggest problem however, was to deal with was the anger I felt, sometimes I wanted to just scream at people, other times scream at my self as I felt out of control. Other times I just wanted to cry and didn’t know why. It was really tough but not just for me, I would argue with anyone including my family. Thank god I’m back to normal now. I did try HRT patches but they really didn’t agree with me and ended up going for a scan as I was having a lot of pain and other issues, no problems identified so I stopped using the patches to see if that was causing the problem & I started getting better.
Last year I started to get incredibly sore & was diagnosed with bacterial vaginitis. I was prescribed Vagirux, a localised Oestrogen tablet. Not only does it appear to be solving the problem but because it builds back up your oestrogen levels it helps lower cholesterol. My cholesterol had increased from 4.25to 6.8 by the end of my menopause even though I ate a healthier diet than ever. It is now reducing back down again more my organ levels are increasing again.
I think everyone is different, thank goodness I got through it with a very understanding husband and didn’t end up get divorced !
Listen to others, read articles to try and understand it a bit better, & forgive yourself. I have found it quite emotional just writing this, reliving the nightmare really I suppose.
My Symptoms
Hot flushes, mood swings,vaginal issues
What Worked
Products or Advice That Worked
Healthy diet, not drinking
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What Didn't Work - Beware
Products or Advice that DIDN'T work
HRT patches
I wish I'd known....
Advice to myself would be listen to your friends and family & take advice
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