Comments on: Jane’s Jeep: Hormone Replacement Therapy

By: Jane

Jane — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:38:47 +0000

Thank you, Ann, for this thoughtful comment! It’s a help. Sorry it took me so long to respond, but we’ve been having some technical issues with the site. Jane

By: Ann

Ann — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:02:50 +0000

Jane, I do have experience with that little patch – several years worth – and I am sure they are as varied as there are users. However, just last week the doc suggested I try going off and see how I feel. If ok, then he’ll reissue my prescription at the lowest dose. Right now, I’m barely above the lowest. If not, we’ll leave things as they are for now. (How nice my doc – and a male! – was so open to my feedback and making an adjustment.) Well, I didn’t make it without the patch for 12 hours before I was fanning up a storm and getting cranky, so the little sticker was back on within 24 hours. I do know several friends who have had success with homepathic/natural remedies. Yoga, walking, meditation, a glass of wine, whatever will obliterate stress seems to be the real issue. Exercise makes a huge difference in my 58 year old aches and pains and my mood – that and not having any children in the house any more. Until the kids are gone dealing with stress seems to be key, and it truly sounds like commercialism associated with your shopping trip may have triggered your response more than anything. My friends with daughters seem to feel that pressure far more than those of us who had sons to raise. Good luck with finding whatever works, but I still say once the kids are all out from under foot (no matter how great they are) that life in general feels like wearing rose-colored glasses or a good dose of Xanax!

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:53:39 +0000

Janice, thanks so much for that suggestion. Funny thing: people have been saying this to me for years! I’m going to try it. Thanks. Jane

By: Janice

Janice — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:32:13 +0000

Jane, I don’t have any HRT experience, but have had my share of flashes and hissy fits. (And when my daughter was a teen, I once asked the clerk in one of those trendy mall stores to turn down the loud French music. Yes, my daughter does still speak to me.) But for the flashes and hissy fits, have you ever tried yoga? (Please excuse me while I jump up on my soapbox.)Yoga has been a lifesaver for me and I swear by a daily practice for staying cool and sane as well as keeping various aches and pains at bay.