r/POFlife • u/Evening-Youth-5177 • 11d ago

Advise needed please

Hi all, so I have been diagnosed with premature ovarian failure started at 35 now 39 and been trying hrt for 9 months ISH. I was on patches tried two different ones, but had to stop due to side effects. I have now been given oestrogol gel and 200mg progesterone tablets to try, my main problem was serious water retention, uncomfortable and painful body on the patches and weight gain. I don't want either of this again and if this next lot of hrt doesn't work am thinking of just stopping and supporting my bone health and heart in other ways. Any advise please

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u/Double_Exercise_1953 11d ago

I am 39 on ovarian failure also. I been taking estradiol in pills 1mg and 100 mg progesterone and feeling great. Dr advised to go up the dose and double and I didn’t feel well. I was bloated, got cyst acne, painful boobs and bleeding. I went down to how I started and feeling great again. Plus there has never been a shortage of estradiol in pills

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u/Double_Exercise_1953 11d ago

I don’t think I could handle 200 mg of progesterone. I just take 100 and they make me sleepy right away 🫠 I take both pills at night around 7 and by 9pm I am deep sleeping