I entered early menopause around age 40, so I decided to try the National Institute of Health’s HRT regimen of a 0.1 estradiol patch combined with 10 days a month of medroxyprogesterone.
Prior to HRT I didn't get hot flashes, but did have some disrupted sleep and anxiety. After being on this regimen for one and a half months I realized it was making my anxiety and insomnia way worse and also giving me horrible leg muscle tension, so I stopped cold turkey.
My sleep improved immediately but overall I felt way worse than I did prior to HRT with hot flashes at night, aches and pains, depression, anxiety etc. I sprouted a bunch of grey hairs on the front of my head. I'm just now feeling more like myself only four and a half months later.
My only explanation is that the abrupt stopping of estradiol led to a withdrawal which was stressful for my body. Perhaps this could have been prevented from slowly tapering off by cutting the patch, but I can only guess at this point.
I really HATE the idea of being dependent on medication for the rest of my life, and the idea that if I run out of it for whatever reason (e.g. forgetting to bring it on vacation) I'll suddenly start feeling horrible.
A withdrawal period after only one and a half months at age 40 is one thing, but I can't imagine going through a withdrawal like that in my later years, at 60s/70s/80s after decades of HRT - it could be downright dangerous?
I know some women plan to stay on HRT for life but I don't want to feel locked to a medication and scared to come off it. I also can't ignore the fact that I seem to feel better off HRT, but I'm scared about what I've heard about hormonal deficiency leading to skeletal, cardiovascular, and brain issues.
So here I am caught between a rock and a hard place. My gut is telling me to go without HRT for now
- Tammy H, 40
In Tammy’s case, it gets pretty bad and she started experiencing menopausal symptoms she didn’t even had before starting HRT.
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