Anyone here been on hormone replacement therapy?

[carole]

You girls are indeed blessed,be oh so thankful you have had it so good, i am still hoping mine will not return in a hurry,but who knows.,they were the pitts, with my already bad sleeping pattern, it was only made worse, taking the covers on and off all night long is no fun boo hoo.

[Louie and me]

I had a total hysterectomy in 1984 and have been taking premarin ever since. I did try to stop a few years ago but the sweats and loss of energy were really debilitating especially as I was working full time. I am now on the lowest dose. I realize there is a lot of controversy over HRT and if anyone had a history of breast cancer in the family I would advise them not to take it. For me however, I have had no ill effects and am glad I have had them. There was some weight gain but suspect it was as much "middle age spread" as it was any side effect from HRT.

[mruffruff]

Several years ago----
I went through the whole mess. It started with a libido that was in super high gear, then the sweats and crying and/or giggling jags. I did gain some weight, but I was skinny then, so it didn't bother me. As soon as I realized what the cause was, I grabbed myself by the back of my neck and shook myself HARD. I chose not to go on any medications. There were days I could have kicked myself for that decision. As long as I knew what was causing my problems, I could control my reactions. It took about 5 years to get over the majority of the sweats. My sex drive went into hiding and I no longer got silly or depressed. But I still carry additional weight around my middle. Dieting will get the pounds off, but not around the waist.

I remember wiping tears off my desk at the office and wondering where they were coming from. I'm glad I had an understanding group to work with.

If there had been something like Estroven in those days, I might have tried it.