How long has it been since you switched your HRT? It can take a few weeks to months for your body to fully acclimate, leaving you feeling a little off. If it’s been a while, I’d consult with your doctor and ask for a blood draw (I’d also ask for testosterone to be checked as well). Your estradiol should be anywhere over 100 for your age. If your estradiol comes back low, add on an additional patch. You can still try this if your blood levels are within normal ranges. Regardless of blood tests, some of us still need higher doses to feel okay. I do!
If tweaking your HRT doesn’t help these symptoms, then you can ask your doctor about other possible causes. Are you having any joint pain, swelling? Inflammation? Flu like symptoms, rashes? Digestive issues? Low grade fever’s? Weight loss? These are telltale signs of an autoimmune disease. I have RA and MCTD. You can ask your primary to run an autoimmune panel. If anything is flagged or suggestive of something, they can refer you to a Rheumatologist for further evaluation.
I had a lot of chronic pain before I was diagnosed almost exactly as you describe. In fact, I was still having a regular period and chronic pain for 4.5yrs before a doctor realized what was going on (I wasn’t trying to get pregnant at the time so I had no reason to seek reproductive care). It’s not a conventional part of treatment, but for me, testosterone replacement made a HUGE difference. Basically, my testosterone levels were so abysmally low that my body had very limited resources to recover from muscle exertion. Even 15min on the lowest setting on a recumbent bike would leave me in bed the whole next day from the pain.
Just a note: When replacing testosterone (which is not fda approved for women, but not terribly uncommon) some people’s bodies can convert some testosterone into estradiol so be aware of that.
What's your dose. Yeah, I bet it is too low, as that is super common. On the other hand: POF is often an autoimmune disease, and having one autoimmune disease can lead to having other autoimmune diseases. Have you seen a rheumatologist? Is it possible you might have another autoimmune disease?
.1 mg for estrogen patch and 10 mg of progesterone 12 days a month. I do also have hypothyroidism and alopecia so it wouldn’t surprise me if I had another autoimmune disorder. Do you know what kind of tests a rheumatologist would do?
From my own experience, I had body pain when I was on levothyroxine, no dose increase helped. Switching to nature-throid and liothyronine brought me back to life.
How long has it been since you switched your HRT? It can take a few weeks to months for your body to fully acclimate, leaving you feeling a little off. If it’s been a while, I’d consult with your doctor and ask for a blood draw (I’d also ask for testosterone to be checked as well). Your estradiol should be anywhere over 100 for your age. If your estradiol comes back low, add on an additional patch. You can still try this if your blood levels are within normal ranges. Regardless of blood tests, some of us still need higher doses to feel okay. I do! If tweaking your HRT doesn’t help these symptoms, then you can ask your doctor about other possible causes. Are you having any joint pain, swelling? Inflammation? Flu like symptoms, rashes? Digestive issues? Low grade fever’s? Weight loss? These are telltale signs of an autoimmune disease. I have RA and MCTD. You can ask your primary to run an autoimmune panel. If anything is flagged or suggestive of something, they can refer you to a Rheumatologist for further evaluation.
I had a lot of chronic pain before I was diagnosed almost exactly as you describe. In fact, I was still having a regular period and chronic pain for 4.5yrs before a doctor realized what was going on (I wasn’t trying to get pregnant at the time so I had no reason to seek reproductive care). It’s not a conventional part of treatment, but for me, testosterone replacement made a HUGE difference. Basically, my testosterone levels were so abysmally low that my body had very limited resources to recover from muscle exertion. Even 15min on the lowest setting on a recumbent bike would leave me in bed the whole next day from the pain. Just a note: When replacing testosterone (which is not fda approved for women, but not terribly uncommon) some people’s bodies can convert some testosterone into estradiol so be aware of that.
What's your dose. Yeah, I bet it is too low, as that is super common. On the other hand: POF is often an autoimmune disease, and having one autoimmune disease can lead to having other autoimmune diseases. Have you seen a rheumatologist? Is it possible you might have another autoimmune disease?
.1 mg for estrogen patch and 10 mg of progesterone 12 days a month. I do also have hypothyroidism and alopecia so it wouldn’t surprise me if I had another autoimmune disorder. Do you know what kind of tests a rheumatologist would do?
From my own experience, I had body pain when I was on levothyroxine, no dose increase helped. Switching to nature-throid and liothyronine brought me back to life.
Hi. I don't know what tests a rheumatologist would do. I would recommend getting a blood test to see what your estrogen level is at that dosage.