3 posted on
02/14/2009 2:45:47 AM PST by
nw_arizona_granny
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I used this type of HT for two years due to severe night sweats. There was no such thing as sleeping without it. I tried all of the OTC meds and herbal supplements for menopause and nothing worked. My doctor (a female doctor) said she didn't want to keep me on the hormone therapy more than five years but less if possible. My previous male doctor said I could stay on them the rest of my life. He didn't run any tests or ask any family history. There is no family history of breast cancer but there is history of blood clots. I will never have a male doctor for gynecological issues again, ever.
A few months ago I weaned myself off instead of doing it cold turkey. I've been hormone therapy free for three months and I feel fine. I might wake up once a night with a night sweat but it's not that severe.