When will he ever catch on? [For women]

[yosemite]

Originally Posted by libby74

BTW, do these stinking hot flashes ever end?!

I'm going to be 62 later this year and I still get them. I've been on HRT for about 25 years and they kept the moods and flashes away but I decided about 2 months ago to try to stop taking the HRT and I'm getting horrible flashes and night sweats.

 

[mistressotdark]

I too get some mood swings and I get bitchy with him..but...he gets mood swings more often then me...
just like yesterday I went to go say something to him and he blew up at me..
then later on he said I was the bitchy one..uh huh...
whatever...
well..tonight I don't plan on talking to him...

 

[libby74]

I'm going to be 62 later this year and I still get them. I've been on HRT for about 25 years and they kept the moods and flashes away but I decided about 2 months ago to try to stop taking the HRT and I'm getting horrible flashes and night sweats.

Ugh! I thought it was just me. I was put on the pill for the perimenopause for about 7 years; it stopped helping so I quit taking it and haven't taken anything in the way of HRT. I fiugred I'd just tough it out

 

[swampwitch]

Get your hormone levels checked; especially your estrogen/progesterone levels, and it wouldn't hurt to get some free T-3 and T-4 tests done, either. Everything in life is much easier if your hormone levels are balanced! Good luck!

 

[swampwitch]

Originally Posted by libby74

Ugh! I thought it was just me. I was put on the pill for the perimenopause for about 7 years; it stopped helping so I quit taking it and haven't taken anything in the way of HRT. I fiugred I'd just tough it out

I don't understand why doctors prescribe estrogen for this! Most women are already estrogen-dominate when going through peri-menopause, and need more progesterone, not estrogen.

 

[yosemite]

Originally Posted by SwampWitch

I don't understand why doctors prescribe estrogen for this! Most women are already estrogen-dominate when going through peri-menopause, and need more progesterone, not estrogen.

Since I have no ovaries and have had a complete and total hysterectomy, where does the estrogen come from then?

 

[swampwitch]

Originally Posted by Yosemite

Since I have no ovaries and have had a complete and total hysterectomy, where does the estrogen come from then?

Huh?

I was responding to libby74... I didn't realize she doesn't have ovaries; my apologies to her for missing that detail. I thought she was put on estrogen for peri-menopause as her post stated.

 

[whiteforest]

Originally Posted by Yosemite

Since I have no ovaries and have had a complete and total hysterectomy, where does the estrogen come from then?

I really don't have an answer to this, but my mother had a complete hysterectomy also and she has never had to take additional estrogen.

 

[yosemite]

Originally Posted by SwampWitch

Huh?

I was responding to libby74... I didn't realize she doesn't have ovaries; my apologies to her for missing that detail. I thought she was put on estrogen for peri-menopause as her post stated.

Sorry, I misunderstood.

 

[libby74]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Yosemite
Since I have no ovaries and have had a complete and total hysterectomy, where does the estrogen come from then?

Huh?

I was responding to libby74... I didn't realize she doesn't have ovaries; my apologies to her for missing that detail. I thought she was put on estrogen for peri-menopause as her post stated.

Not me, ladies; my ovaries are still in their original positions

I was, indeed, put on the pill for perimenopause and it worked for 7 years.

 

[swampwitch]

Originally Posted by Yosemite

Sorry, I misunderstood.

Originally Posted by libby74

Not me, ladies; my ovaries are still in their original positions

I was, indeed, put on the pill for perimenopause and it worked for 7 years.

We had a misunderstanding, for sure. Probably caused by our hormones, jk.