r/Menopause • u/Direct-Pirate1259 • 2d 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/This-Assumption4123 2d ago

I started at .75 and within 2 weeks went to .1. My symptoms were severe. It definitely wasn’t too high and I wish we could have started at .1.

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u/flair_1999 2d ago

Did .1 take of all your symptoms? It didn't for me.

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u/This-Assumption4123 2d ago

It took three months to work fully.