Posted by ClearSkies on October 30, 2006, at 7:34:30
In reply to Re: Anyone knowledgeable of uterine ablat*on? » ClearSkies, posted by corafree on October 29, 2006, at 13:12:47
> > Funny (ha ha!) enough, while I was on Effexor, my hot flashes became really severe and frequent. It went on for 2 years. I do a lot of laundry :-)
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> What was you Eff-XR dosage? I'll be darned; opposite effect it had on me! It has helped 2 completely eradicate head and back of neck sweating.
>I was at 175mg/day before I had to stop due to increased blood pressure. Seems I got the severe side effects along with the benefits on this medication. Now I'm on Cymbalta, which works with much fewer problems. (Headaches if I have to make a dosage change or time of day change.) "Your mileage will vary" is what I keep in mind. There are many here who have the direct opposite reaction to the medications I take.
> > Instead of flashing with heat, the HRT seems to have initiated a depressive episode. I am loathe to go back for any medication adjustments simply because my hot flashes finally have been relieved. I'm hoping that I will Buck Up, but if anyone dares actually say that to me, I will bop them on the nose.
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> A depressive episode! Well that s*cks! You should get hot flash relief and 'sense of well-being' relief too. That's called for in HRT ... a good GYN should expect and know this.
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You know... my GYN told me that depression might be a side effects of HRT, so I considered myself fairly warned.> Ya' know, I 'cannot tolerate' any of the oral forms of HRT; from the beginning (in my 30s) ... always, only, 'patch' and recently 'injections of estradiol valerate' worked extremely well. The estradiol valerate has a 'small' appetite inducing property. Now on Vivelle-Dot twice a week. Some women only need it once a week. My bod' sucks up stuff fast!
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> Tell your doc' to fix ya' or else you'll bop him on the nose!
>I trust my GYN's decisions regarding my treatment, especially after seeking a second opinion which concurred with hers, and trying a myriad of alternative therapies which made me feel worse instead of better.
> love, cf
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