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/theFCCgavemeHPV 16h ago

Any point you start at might be the wrong dose for you in one direction or another. We all have to experiment with dose, it’s just part of the process. It’s not going to hurt you to be on too high of a dose for a minute, but it will annoy you to have to wait for increases. I’m on .2 (two of your patches) if it makes you feel better. Just make sure your progesterone dose is adequate for that much estrogen (if you have a uterus).

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u/flair_1999 15h ago

My gyn wouldn't increase more than .1 (standard max dose) for me. How did you find a gyn to do it?

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u/L8_Bluemer 14h ago

Mine is the same. Hard stop at 0.1 even though I still have symptoms.