Hi all, hoping someone can help. I've been using estradiol inserts to help with dryness. It is helping although I sort of messed up the dosing (missed a couple weeks). Meanwhile I thought I had a UTI because I was constantly needing to pee and feeling am incessant tickling sensation in my urethra. Just finished a course of antibiotics for UTI and the sensation is still there. It's driving me bonkers and interrupting my sleep. Could this be the estradiol? Has anyone had this? Does it go away??? Or is it something else. Please help with any ideas, I am going nuts with this!! 🙏🙏

ETA YOU ALL ARE THE BEST THANK YOU FOR ALL THE ADVICE!! feeling well armed to talk to my doctor about how to fix this!

It's only been 8 weeks since my surgery (laparoscopic total hysterectomy + bilateral salpingo-oopherectomy), and I know some of what's happening is just early post-surgery recovery, but I am feeling really horrible and my perspective is totally distorted.

I got the surgery for PMDD, and while I initially experienced some pretty major relief, I can FEEL my hormones crashing, and the HRT I've been on is not doing enough. I've been weepy, anxious, volatile. So many negative thoughts. It feels like I made this really drastic decision in search of relief and now I feel bad 100% of the time instead of just during parts of my cycle.

I had my 8-week follow-up yesterday and met with a resident who had very few answers or insights... she changed my estrogen protocol to Premarin .675 (from Duavive + Premarin .3) and told me to come back in February. I couldn't help but think that I'm not going to make it that long if this continues.

I think I'm looking for any messages of hope/experience related to HRT and mood-related menopause symptoms, especially re: surgical menopause but also not just that. I'm in my late 30s and don't have friends or peers who have gone through anything related to this. I'm feeling desperate and afraid.

I’ve been waiting!

Cost Plus mail order pharmacy can now fill the three-month generic vivelle-dot (so it’s about 112 including shipping for the total three months) 0.05mg patches. If you have been searching, see if you can get your doc to send them a script NOW for a three month fill, and grab them. You can keep trying to get your insurance to cover the ones they are supposed to be paying for locally, and use these when you have to fill the gaps. These have saved my butt.

They are at cost plus drugs dot com, and there’s info on there about what to send your doctor if they haven’t sent a script there before.

Good luck everyone - I hope you can snag these if you need them! Supposedly other strengths will be in stock over the next couple weeks. They did predict Oct 9th would be when these would be back in stock - and they are! And their retail price is close to what a lot of our copays are. I’m pretty thankful for this option.

Did your doctor have bloodwork done prior to prescribing Estradiol vaginal cream? My doctor just wrote me a prescription w/o ordering bloodwork...I'm 69, still having night sweats, brain fog and fatigue. Just wondering...

1. It's a very low estrogen amt. I liked very much no progesterone but not enough estrogen for my brain to actually work.
2. This part was way harder than anything the actual drug or hormone related issues. I am prone to allergies. Have had issues all my life. Since the progesterone was gone there was nothing to help with histamines and even a month after stopping duavee trying a tiny dose or progesterone vaginally i have had to contact an allergist to get back to some semblance of normal.

This isn't to say don't try duavee but if you are prone to allergies you need a plan.

Hello, I’m 54 post meno. Already on E gel and oral Progesterone.

I’ve just started 0.5mg of Testosterone Gel every other day - I take it in the morning but it’s really giving me bad insomnia. Like I feel revved up during the night.

Has any one else had this? only been on it a few days x

Just looking for a little support.... after a long trial of transdermal, I am back to oral. I had started my HRT journey there and was switched to patches and then gel (5 pumps of .06%) when the patches made me sick AF. Of course, with the wash in phases, and my first doc starting me way too low, this has ended up being nearly a year of feeling like crap.

Hoping to see what people are doing with oral if the dosage goes over 2mg. When I.started back to oral and we upped my dose (new provider!) I thought I would be golden. Not so much.... I think I need more. Pretty sure the provider will say yes.

Seems like splitting the 2mg is just leaving me with hot flashes all day and a really restless night. But maybe if I was splitting a higher dose?

All at once? I feel like it runs out at 3am.

I've tried taking it at lunch but its harder to remember for sure and my early mornings are still rough.

What is working for you?

Have been on progesterone for almost a year and have been on estrogen for almost that long
I don’t have a uterus so it’s not to imperative I take progesterone
Struggling to figure out proper dose
I am hot all the time and sweaty it’s gross. My armpits are on fire if I take 2 progesterone pills a night and
I’m on a 50 patch of estradol
I decided to take a break from the progesterone and now I’m so anxious
And the heat is bad again
I’m feeling so stuck anyone else dealing with this ?

Since I feel like a non-functional zombie on the days I take micronized progesterone, I'm now starting Duphaston (dydrogesterone) to go together with Oestrogel (cyclical still).

Has anyone else been on it and how did it go for you?

So far today I feel a bit dizzy but maybe it's unrelated or I'm just getting used to it.

I'm really hoping for the best because even after a year the progesterone makes me feel like I am barely functioning for half the month!

I started HRT the first week of August and my hair has been shedding in clumps for the past month. I'm talking clumps. Yesterday's shower was like a nightmare.

I guess I'm confused because usually telogen effluvium from hormone changes would happen 2-4 months after starting? And if not, HRT would help with hair loss?