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[quote=Anonymous]I started HRT in my late 40s due to anxiety and night sweats (was waking up at 4 am consistently). After I hit menopause, I stopped HRT as I was curious what would happen now that peri was over. I made it two weeks. Then after I restarted, it took a few more weeks for the HRT to kick in.

During that month, I was waking up every hour with anxiety and night sweats. The hot flashes were worse. I was having them all day long. It felt like I had a fever. I kept taking off my sweatshirt and putting it back on over and over. When a hot flash started, I could look at my watch and see my heart rate go up. It was wild. I read some women have 20 hot flashes a day, and I felt I was having more than that. I was truly miserable all day and and night. There was no escape. I even found it hard to exercise since I was already burning up inside.

At this point, I thought, “maybe this is temporary,” so I called my sister, who is a few years older. She told me that she had finally scheduled an appointment for HRT, as she couldn’t take it anymore. Needless to say, I went back on it.

Everything is good now. I’m sleeping through the night. I’m exercising daily. I’m not anxious. I’m not angry. It’s been a lifeline and I’m not sure how I’ll cope if I have to stop.

If it isn’t that bad for you, don’t assume it’s not that bad for everyone. Just be thankful. [/quote]

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