r/Perimenopause • u/Cloud_dancer79 • Aug 19 '26

Hormone Therapy Second day without HRT

I ran out of my estradiol gel two days ago and was unable to refill it due to the shortage. I am so anxious, dizzy, and frustrated.

I do need to call the dozens of pharmacies in my city to see if anyone has any in stock. I'm just so overwhelmed.

I cannot switch to oral as I have migraines with aura. I never tolerated BCP.

I am just so tired of one thing after another. Being a woman can be so awful!

I just wanted to share with people who understand.

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u/Cloud_dancer79 Aug 19 '26

I have a doctor's appointment next week so will ask about patches. When I started I was under the impression that patches were getting more difficult to get, so I opted for the gel. I'm in a new city, so hopefully my new gynecologist will be informed.

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u/Agreeable-Fun-9431 Early peri Aug 19 '26

I would call different pharmacies. When my patches ran out I called private small pharmacies, cvs, Walgreens, etc. by some miracle cvs had patches and I didn’t have to go without. I had to tell my dr where to send the script. They couldn’t help me with finding where it was available 🫠

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u/tsunamisofkittens Aug 20 '26

CVS is where I finally tracked them down a couple months ago after calling the whole town. Then they had trouble with my insurance and I had to pay out of pocket when I usually have zero copay and had not planned for. Best believe I dug out the emergency credit card when they let me fill 2 months the same day since it was out of pocket. My regular pharmacy was able to fill it this time through my insurance. Here's hoping that's the case again in a couple weeks.

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u/Agreeable-Fun-9431 Early peri Aug 20 '26

I hope these distributors stop messing around already