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Originally Posted by KiraHarden_TS
I was on the climara patch for 3 1/2yrs up to till friday. 0.01 mg patch every week
Ouch, I am sorry to hear that. I used climara for the first two years I was on hrt, really awful product (I was doing two 100 patches/week). They'd never stay on as long as they're supposed to, the epoxy would stain my clothing, and it did a number to my skin... it took another two years for my skin to heal after I stopped using the patches (that mark was there for a LONG time, thankfully it didn't scar). The most annoying part was when they'd fall off, since they'd never go back on (despite what the directions would say) and if you're doing it through a normal pharmacy like a cvs- you don't get spares to make up for losing one.
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Originally Posted by tgirlzoe
He won't increase my estrogen dose, just out of general policy, which is silly, I think.
Can you say hack? Anyone who has some randomly picked dosage that they administer to everyone, regardless of what your blood tests show your levels to be- doesn't know what they're doing and should lose their license IMO. Unless you're exhibiting side effects or some other thing to be worried about, its your levels that matter- not how many pills it takes to get there. For some people a low dosage is all it takes to have normal hormone levels, for some it takes twice that.
Don't be afraid to go shopping for a better doctor.