Please Help...hormone Therapy, So Many Questions Posted: 12-04-06 00:23am
I am 51 yrs old and have been having
menopausal symptoms for about a year or
so. The hot flashes and weight gain are
the worst. At first the hot flashes,
though annoying were tolerable, my face
got hot, but it only lasted for a few
seconds and the hot flashes would only
last for a few weeks and then would be
gone for some time. The last month they
have come back and I cant take it. I have
a least one or more hot flashes an hour
throughout the entire day...Including
nights. I end up drenched in sweat. It
is so embarrasing and difficult to deal
with at work. I dont sleep at night and
it is making my work outs miserable...A
hot flash when you are in the middle of an
aerobic work out is awful. I have taken
estroven for over a year so I dont think
it helps at all. I am going to ask my md
to start me on hrt this week. I know all
the serious side effects, but the thing I
am most worried about is migraines. I
have suffered from these for about 25
yrs...So bad that I was on sick leave for
3 months several years ago. Since going
into perimenopause I have had no serious
ones. Will the hrt make them come back?
What other side effects of the hrt are
common? Any help would be appreciated.
Laura
