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[quote=Anonymous]I am 56. I was already on the lowest-dose of HRT when the bilateral (meaning, “couldn’t be that one old injury”), hip-to-foot joint stiffness manifested. I doubled up my prescribed dose of HRT for a week or two — placing double patches, twice as frequently as prescribed. The pain 97% went away and I returned to baseline. I told my menopause certified MD what I had done and requested an increased dose, which she agreed to do. I will not live like that and am willing to court an increased risk of certain cancers in order to maintain an optimal level of estrogen in my system so as to keep generalized 6 out of 10 joint pain at bay. Really. I do walk about 4-5 miles a day, fwiw, which was a constant throughout this period. That’s how I immediately knew it was estrogen- related and not due to a sedentary lifestyle or similar [/quote]
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