I've started to have hot flushes again. I've been on HRT patches for two years now and I'm wondering what I should do.
Do you also take progestin? My experience is that when taking a progestin (and I don't have a uterus and don't have to take it, but my gp got into a tizz about not having balance), I gradually became oestrogen resistent till I was having constant head sweats.
When I stopped taking the progestin, it calmed down and now my oestrodiol is working again. Another thing I do is top up with an oestrogel satchet when my patch is nearing its end.
If you must take progestin because you still have your uterus, try increasing your oestradiol strength. Progestin is an oestrogen antagonist.
I took Livial for 10 years and all of a sudden it stopped working. Saw my doctor who changed me to another one then that stopped working. Put back to the original one and all was fine then my endiometrial cancer returned after 3 years so had to stop taking it. Ihave had a radical hystectomy and am now going throgh chemotheraphy . I am not saying this is going to happen to you but do go and see your doctor with a view to changing it to another . best wishes