Weaning From Estrogen Patch

  
Side Effects From Estrogen Patch

Is it a good idea to suddenly stop taking HRT, or should you wean yourself off. Coming off HRT: What Really Happens? Or reducing the size of your HRT patch.

Estradiol is a drug used in the treatment of menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, burning sensations, vaginal dryness, and irritation. Estradiol is a form of the naturally occurring estrogen and works by mimicking its effects. Common side effects associated with estradiol include breast tenderness, headache, and vaginal discharge. Anti Deep Ze 6 on this page.

Estradiol is a drug used in the treatment of menopausal symptoms - such as hot flashes, vaginal dryness, and irritation. More specifically, Estradiol is a hormone, one which mimics the naturally produced sex hormone of the same name. Estradiol can also be used to prevent osteoporosis in menopausal patients and patients with ovarian failure who have a lack of the hormone. Estradiol can be administered via oral and transdermal routes. It is chiefly metabolised in the liver and has a long half-life of around 15 hours (meaning it takes 15 hours for just half of the drug to be eliminated from the body).

Samsung Tv Software Upgrade Greyed Out. Common side effects with Estradiol include breast pain, headache, hair thinning, nausea, and light vaginal bleeding.

I think it is better, if possible, to come off HRT gradually. Stopping it suddenly means the oestrogen levels in your body plummet in a matter of days, and in some women this can cause unpleasant menopausal type symptoms, such as hot flushes and sweats. This is less likely to happen if the oestrogen levels fall more slowly while gradually reducing the dose. The oestrogen in HRT causes a build-up in the lining of the womb, and over time this can cause erratic bleeding.

Like many brands of HRT, Nuvelle also contains a second hormone, progesterone, in the pills that are taken in the second half od each packet. After you finish the progesterone containing pills, the womb lining is shed. Ideally, you should aim to come off your HRT at the end of a packet, which means you then have a period, and your womb is then 'empty'. Start by taking a tablet on alternate days, then after a couple of weeks, go down to a tablet twice a week, then stop. For women on 'no-bleed' brands, where all the pills contain exactly the same amount of oestrogen and progesterone, timing is not so important, as there should be no build-up at all in the womb lining. Similarly, for women without a womb, and on oestrogen only HRT, the timing does not matter. But is still best to reduce the dose gradually.