I'm happy to share with you what I'm currently taking. It's a very low dose estradiol patch. It's called Climara. It's been around since the late 70's.
That's what works for me. Some women who need hormone replacement therapy, cannot take climara. They can be allergic to the adhesive or it just doesn't work. That's the way it is with everything.
There's the vivelle patch which works well for other women. I cannot take that patch. It does nothing for me. It's so individualized.
Find a doctor who can help you with this. I had blood drawn every 6 weeks to see if my levels were getting better. That's the best way to tell....also how you're feeling. If you don't feel better...in my case that happened with the Vivelle. Then you know you need to try something else. There is no one size fits all to this. I only wish that were the case.
Once I got the perfect combination for me....I was back to my old self again.
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I'm happy to share with you what I'm currently taking. It's a very low dose estradiol patch. It's called Climara. It's been around since the late 70's.
That's what works for me. Some women who need hormone replacement therapy, cannot take climara. They can be allergic to the adhesive or it just doesn't work. That's the way it is with everything.
There's the vivelle patch which works well for other women. I cannot take that patch. It does nothing for me. It's so individualized.
Find a doctor who can help you with this. I had blood drawn every 6 weeks to see if my levels were getting better. That's the best way to tell....also how you're feeling. If you don't feel better...in my case that happened with the Vivelle. Then you know you need to try something else. There is no one size fits all to this. I only wish that were the case.
Once I got the perfect combination for me....I was back to my old self again.
Hope this helps.
Best in health,
Michelle
June 19, 2008 - 8:31amThis Comment
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