Today is the day I ask my GYN to get me started on HRT. These are the symptoms I’m going to tell her about:
Anxiety, irritability, hot flashes, joint and tendon aches, tinnitus, brain fog, exhaustion, migraines, increased belly fat
As I’ve said in other posts, I don’t expect HRT to make all those things disappear. I’m hoping that it will give me the increased energy and mood to be able to handle them better. I’m also hoping it will have some protective effect against Alzheimers which my father has (I know this effect is still being studied) and bone loss which my mother has.
Please wish me luck and no side effects.
Good luck! If your doctor doesn’t take you seriously, don’t give up! Your quality of life and health matter. If they don’t take you seriously, you can look for a second opinion somewhere else.
She definitely will. At my appointment last fall she suggested I try an OTC supplement and call her back if I decide I want to go with HRT. So I feel certain she’s going to give me a scrip today. I’m not sure exactly what, I guess estrogen and progestin since I still have my uterus. But it’ll be an interesting experience I’m sure!