Wellness

[Lorik62]

@pegsue I have been using the Combipatch for several years. It was a life changer for me having suffered with daily hot flashes and night sweats. I tried many over the counter products before this with no relief. I tried stopping the use of the patch before Christmas but after a couple weeks my symptoms came back, so I went back to it. My dr. says it is totally safe. I also get a yearly exam and mammogram. I never had any weight gain. Good luck to you!! 

[ECBG]

I've been on the Mini Vivelle Dot, HRT since my complete hysterectomy I had in 2007.  I have not had any weight issues from it, and if anyone would, it would have been me.

During my checkup last year, the dr said that there was new research showing that the group with extremely low dose patches had slightly less cancer than average.

[aubnwa01]

I think the patch works pretty quickly, as it's absorbed thru your skin & straight into your bloodstream, unlike oral estrogens, which need to be processed thru the liver & may take more time to get up to therapeutic levels in your body.

[pegsue]

Well THANK YOU to all who responded.  I started last night with the patch and OMG I had the best night's sleep I have had in a very loooong time!  I did wake up a few times feeling warm but NOTHING compared to what I've been dealing with and was able to go right back to sleep after kicking a leg out of the covers.  I slept so good!  DH slept so good!  I only had the patch on 2-3 hours so I look forward to seeing how well it works in the coming days.  I am also thinking that if I sleep better then it will be easier for me to lose a few pounds since they say that lack of sleep/quality of sleep can be a cause for weight gain. 

Again, thank you for your responses, they kind of took the fear and worry away.  I must say, when I would hear women complaining about night sweats, hot flashes, etc I used to just kind of dismiss it, like how bad could it be-right?  Well I am finding out! LOL

[2blonde]

@pegsue  Horray for you!  Now you know why those of us on HRT rely on it to live.  As long as I'm still working full-time, I REALLY need a good night's sleep.  Before HRT I couldn't even fall asleep, let alone stay that way.  What a game changer it was for me too!