Backorder on estrogen — over a month!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I moved from the twice/weekly to the weekly patch bc the former was backordered. Weekly doesn't work as well (runs out on day 5) but it's better than nothing. Now the weekly one is backordered too. And like others, I end up having to call pharmacies and shop around every month to find my preferred brand - I was switched to another brand last year and had bad results.

Interesting- do you "feel" it's run out? I'm on the twice weekly patch and I feel like it runs out too at random times but I thought it was all in my head!

[Anonymous]

I don't understand how this is "allowed." Isn't it terrible to go through hormonal ups and downs?

[Anonymous]

That said I think you can use the twice weekly patches every 4 days instead of 3 and 4 days each

[Anonymous]

I’ve never used the patch due to sensitive skin, but you might want to consider the gel. It is a bit of a pain — I have to wear shorts in the a.m. daily for about an hour while it dries. (I apply half the gel packet on each of my upper thighs.) It’s just part of my daily routine now.

I don’t think there’s a shortage of the topical gel — just wanted to mention it as an option.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve never used the patch due to sensitive skin, but you might want to consider the gel. It is a bit of a pain — I have to wear shorts in the a.m. daily for about an hour while it dries. (I apply half the gel packet on each of my upper thighs.) It’s just part of my daily routine now.

I don’t think there’s a shortage of the topical gel — just wanted to mention it as an option.

Same - I use the gel and have never had a problem getting it auto delivered from Amazon pharmacy. I put it on the inside of my elbow before bed and it dries in a minute or two. The patches gave me a rash.

[Anonymous]

This is why I'm glad to skip HRT and not deal with any of these issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is why I'm glad to skip HRT and not deal with any of these issues.

Well, if I weren’t dealing with this issue, I would be absolutely miserable from hot flashes and not being able to sleep at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is why I'm glad to skip HRT and not deal with any of these issues.

Well, if I weren’t dealing with this issue, I would be absolutely miserable from hot flashes and not being able to sleep at all.

Same! I’ve been up since 4 am, largely because I had night sweats starting. I haven’t had those since I started HRT, but my oats h ran out because my pharnacy hasn’t been able to fill my rx for over a month….

[Anonymous]

Guess that happens when people get medical advice from TikTok!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I moved from the twice/weekly to the weekly patch bc the former was backordered. Weekly doesn't work as well (runs out on day 5) but it's better than nothing. Now the weekly one is backordered too. And like others, I end up having to call pharmacies and shop around every month to find my preferred brand - I was switched to another brand last year and had bad results.

Interesting- do you "feel" it's run out? I'm on the twice weekly patch and I feel like it runs out too at random times but I thought it was all in my head!

I definitely feel it runs out. My anxiety starts to spike and other symptoms start to come back (hot flashes).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I moved from the twice/weekly to the weekly patch bc the former was backordered. Weekly doesn't work as well (runs out on day 5) but it's better than nothing. Now the weekly one is backordered too. And like others, I end up having to call pharmacies and shop around every month to find my preferred brand - I was switched to another brand last year and had bad results.

Interesting- do you "feel" it's run out? I'm on the twice weekly patch and I feel like it runs out too at random times but I thought it was all in my head!

I definitely feel it runs out. My anxiety starts to spike and other symptoms start to come back (hot flashes).

I feel crampy like I've moved on to the placebo pills in a pillpack. How do you balance out the additional estrogen if you do replace it quickly or up the dosage? Does the doctor need to prescribe more progesterone to balance- or is that pretty stable and you just need "some" progesterone vs. all estrogen?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I moved from the twice/weekly to the weekly patch bc the former was backordered. Weekly doesn't work as well (runs out on day 5) but it's better than nothing. Now the weekly one is backordered too. And like others, I end up having to call pharmacies and shop around every month to find my preferred brand - I was switched to another brand last year and had bad results.

Interesting- do you "feel" it's run out? I'm on the twice weekly patch and I feel like it runs out too at random times but I thought it was all in my head!

I definitely feel it runs out. My anxiety starts to spike and other symptoms start to come back (hot flashes).

I feel crampy like I've moved on to the placebo pills in a pillpack. How do you balance out the additional estrogen if you do replace it quickly or up the dosage? Does the doctor need to prescribe more progesterone to balance- or is that pretty stable and you just need "some" progesterone vs. all estrogen?

PP here - I haven't done anything to deal with the 'running out' feeling. Honestly, the constant shortages of the patches is my bigger worry so I just accept this is the way it is going to be. I did much better on the two/times per week patch but that's been impossible for me to find in the dose and brand that I need to take, so now I am on the once/week patch (which has also become hard to find, sadly) For a while, the day I was changing my patch meant that my weekends sucked bc of the dosage running out and symptoms returning. I wanted my weekends with my kids to be more pleasant, so I shifted it so that my worst days of the week are now Tues./Wed, which psychologically is easier for me. Who knows. This is so infuriating.

[Anonymous]

Ugh. I only have one patch left and just saw this post. I'm going to contact Costco right now about the refill.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I moved from the twice/weekly to the weekly patch bc the former was backordered. Weekly doesn't work as well (runs out on day 5) but it's better than nothing. Now the weekly one is backordered too. And like others, I end up having to call pharmacies and shop around every month to find my preferred brand - I was switched to another brand last year and had bad results.

Interesting- do you "feel" it's run out? I'm on the twice weekly patch and I feel like it runs out too at random times but I thought it was all in my head!

I definitely feel it runs out. My anxiety starts to spike and other symptoms start to come back (hot flashes).

I feel crampy like I've moved on to the placebo pills in a pillpack. How do you balance out the additional estrogen if you do replace it quickly or up the dosage? Does the doctor need to prescribe more progesterone to balance- or is that pretty stable and you just need "some" progesterone vs. all estrogen?

PP here - I haven't done anything to deal with the 'running out' feeling. Honestly, the constant shortages of the patches is my bigger worry so I just accept this is the way it is going to be. I did much better on the two/times per week patch but that's been impossible for me to find in the dose and brand that I need to take, so now I am on the once/week patch (which has also become hard to find, sadly) For a while, the day I was changing my patch meant that my weekends sucked bc of the dosage running out and symptoms returning. I wanted my weekends with my kids to be more pleasant, so I shifted it so that my worst days of the week are now Tues./Wed, which psychologically is easier for me. Who knows. This is so infuriating.

Thanks for the thoughtful answer! I wonder if there are other strengths and we just get those and cut down our own sizes. Or get liquid estrogen and start making our own concentrations. Only half joking!