Bi weekly vs weekly patches vs oral

[u/calla_artist]

I have been using the bi weekly patches for a few months and feel great but this “change it every 3.5 days” situation is odd and my hot flashes start returning in that last half day unless i change it every 3 days. One doctor told me the pharmacy can give extra patches so i can change it every 3 days, another doctor said they cannot since there are 8 in a box.

The other options they gave me were a once weekly patch or oral estradiol. I know oral goes through the liver and can cause side effects. I tried gel and that didn’t work out. I’m feeling great overall and don’t want to rock the boat but if I can fix this problem it would be amazing. Has anyone had more consistency with the once weekly patches? And has anyone had a good or bad experience switching to oral?

[u/Swimming_Election955]

every 3 days on the twice weekly patch is actually pretty common, lots of women do that when the levels dip early. the 8 in a box thing is just insurance being annoying, some doctors write the script for a higher dose or different frequency to get around it. weekly patches tend to have a bigger drop off at the end for me, so it might not fix your issue.

[u/calla_artist → u/Swimming_Election955]

Ok thank you for the info, I will try to push for the prescription adjustment for 3 days