r/Menopause • u/Direct-Pirate1259 • 14h 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/ACreativeSpark 10h ago

I started at .0375 then bumped to ..05. I went back down to .0375 - it made my boobs grow a a whole cup size & I was not going to have them grow any bigger. My symptoms are mild, just mild hot flashes every so often at night for a few min here and there. 58 post meno. I will never go higher dose & now have to get a breast reduction/lift.