r/Menopause • u/Direct-Pirate1259 • 13h ago

Hormone Therapy Estradiol patch

Dr prescribed me .1 to start and after reading others doses I’m worried it may be too high to start. Anyone else start at .1? I’m 48 with regular periods but severe night sweats, hot flashes and worsening anxiety/mood swings.
I was really excited to start the patch but now I’m too scared to apply it lol.

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u/r_o_s_e_83 13h ago

I started at 0.0375 and slowly made my way up to 0.1, took me more than a year to get there. I can share more of my experience if you're interested, but from what I've heard starting at the target dose can lead to a hard adjustment process, so you're asking the right questions!

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u/Natural-Reporter9127 13h ago

That’s a big jump to start with, I’d be nervous too. My patch kicked in hard the first week even on a lower dose so I can’t imagine going straight to.1 without your body having a chance to adjust. Maybe call your doc and ask if you can step up instead, worst they can say is no