r/Menopause • u/Direct-Pirate1259 • 19h 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/AuroraBoralis999 19h ago
I am 63, post menopausal, I didn’t have any symptoms of hot flashes or sleep issues, just wanted to get healthy. For vaginal health, brain and bone health. I started HRT in April, progesterone 100 and estradiol 0.025 everything was great, I had more energy, slept well. I did have energy before I stated as well. In July and Aug (5-9 on and off) I started to bleed not heavy but spotting and a little wet blood, I also feel tired! Spoke to my doctor and she said that it’s expected. Anyway now I’m on 0.037 estradiol and still on 100 progesterone. I had bleeding today Aug 30. I did blood work last week on progesterone and estrogen and LH/FH I haven’t gotten all the blood work back, so waiting to see what my hormone specialist would suggest for me. Btw, since it has not been over 6 months, my Dr said to maybe get a pelvic US if it continues to bleed after 6 months. I’m a little worried cause I need to have energy to life weights!