hrt

[lucky555]

IT HAS BEEN 1 MONTH THAT I HAD ABDOMINAL TOTAL HYSTERECTOMY (ALSO HAD MY OVARIES REMOVED) 46 YRS  OLD. MY DOCTOR PRESCRIBED ME A HORMONE PATCH VIVELLE 0.05 THAT NEED TO BE CHANGE TWICE A WEEK . SHOULD  I TAKE IT FOR 6 MONTHS AND GRADUALLY STOP IT OR CONTINUE?
AND SINCE MY SURGERY I HAVE BEEN BLEEDING NOT TOO HEAVY. NORMALLY HOW LONG IS THE AVERAGE TIME TO STOP? THANK YOU

[dolphin845]

I was on vivelle patch for many, many years and ran into trouble just taking estrogen.  What happened was my adrenals were having a hard time working and since everything was taken out during my hysto., I wasn't producing much progesterone.  My adrenals started to steal progesterone and I started having daily anxiety and panic attacks among other symptoms.   As soon as I was put on progesterone,  anxiety got better.  I'm on the road to recovery now but it's taking a bit of time.  I would do alot of research - there are some good message boards on HRT and what is available.   Bioidenticals are identical to what your body would be making and that's what I'm on now and anxiety is gone, no more heart palps, and no more off and on hot flashes - which I rarely got but I sometimes did.   Please don't go estrogen dominant.  American Dr.'s are so far behind the times when it comes to our hormones.  It takes some searching to find the right doc that really knows hormones and how important BHRT is for us to survive into old age and feel good.

[Cherie762]

about the bleeding-1month is too long, perhaps your cervical cuff did not heal correctly ,,,,advice--contact you gyn.    Im 46 also and on vivelle too, so far no problems from it, my doctor indicated I would be on it a lot longer than 6 months, more like 10 years.
After ny surgery I did not really bleed more like spotting and it was brown which means old blood...if you are bleeding pink or red, I would be concerned.