Have to come off hrt

nh_user_496102 · October 10, 2018, 9:27am

Hi ladies just been to doctors and was told to come off my hrt as I was having lower back pain and stomach ache, constipation and diarrhea + was still getting hot flushes. Just wanted to know what alternatives I can take do take primrose oil and Starflower oil Thank you Paula

nh_user_1129604 · October 10, 2018, 11:34am

hi

i take meno pace plus been on them 3 weeks now and seem ok x

nh_user_906821 · October 10, 2018, 12:59pm

Hi Paula how long had you been on HRT and why did the doctor recommend you come off it? Or was it a personal choice to come off? If you were still getting hot flushes that would indicate the HRT wasn’t at a high enough dosage.

nh_user_496102 · October 10, 2018, 2:26pm

Hi am66 I was on hrt for 4 years the doctor wanted me off them because of my symptoms,and to see if there are side effects I was on a high dose .

nh_user_496102 · October 10, 2018, 2:44pm

It should have said to see if my symptoms where sideffect of the hrt

nh_user_1185805 · October 10, 2018, 4:32pm

Hi Paula

I think the doctor should look at alternatives for you, rather than just calling it a day. I take bhrt and menopace xx

nh_user_496102 · October 11, 2018, 6:28am

Hi Sassyr I don’t think my doctor likes hrt I as getting bad headaches a few months back and wanted me to stop then but after a few weeks I was fine . She said to go to Holland and Barrett to see what they got , I had very bad anxiety when i started 4 years ago and I know hrt helped just hoping it does not come back .

nh_user_1208263 · October 11, 2018, 10:28am

I am coming off hrt after 5 years. I have been advised to do it very slowly. There are a lot of foods that contain oestrogen so I’m eating those and also taking a supplement of concentrated linseed. It is no picnic and I feel like hrt was just delaying the inevitable.

nh_user_496102 · October 11, 2018, 11:49am

Hi Tracy what type of food do you eat ? I have a weeks worth of hrt was thinking to take half a tablet . Looking what supplement I can take
Doctor just told me to stop

nh_user_1185805 · October 11, 2018, 1:53pm

Hi Paula, only do what you think is right. I’ve spent 20 years avoiding hrt advised by doctors, only to have chronic issues with my thyroid and auto immune disorders. I went to see a private specialist to talk about options, and was prescribed bhrt. Could be that synthetic hrt isn’t for you xx

nh_user_1208263 · October 11, 2018, 4:29pm

I was told to come off mine by halving the daily dose for 2 months then taking half every other day for 2 months. I am very surprised your doctor said just stop. Your body meeds to adjust gradually. I eat a lot of different seeds as I cant have dairy but dairy is good for oestrogen.

nh_user_1158680 · October 11, 2018, 6:15pm

Has are you getting on with it, I was thinking of paying private for it,

nh_user_1185805 · October 11, 2018, 6:53pm

Hi Susan,

Honestly the best money I ever spent. I had an appointment with a doctor who understands the benefits and the options and is really clear about why hrt is so important. I left feeling like I’d really been listened too and for the first time, someone had a plan. Bhrt has been fine for me. Its a little awkward then going back to being under the GP because they genuinely don’t know enough about it. I’m planning on paying again next year to have a follow up. If you can, I would … Apart from anything else , a nice lady made me a hot chocolate with whipped cream while I waited for my prescription!