Quote Originally Posted by macski View Post
I started peri menopause at around 48 - the worst symptom was 'mashed potato brain'. I took some natural supplements and that helped and then it all just seemed to disappear. Great! - I thought. But alas it was only a brief respite.

I started getting full blown menopause symptoms at around age 50 - return of mashed potato brain, hot flashes (an average of 15 per day during working hours) and night sweats. I was a mess and couldn't function properly in my job or in life. I tried the natural supplement that had worked before but it made no difference. Then I tried several other natural supplements with no improvement. I gave in and tried HRT and haven't looked back. I no longer have any of the previous symptoms (with the exception of a very occasional hot flash if I drink wine - not all the time, just occasionally so it must be a specific type of ingredient that sets it off - haven't seen a pattern yet).

I have been taking Premia for around 5 years and my doctor also subscribes to the theory that you take it as long as you need to. We're soon going to schedule a staged withdrawal to see if the symptoms have eased.
Sounds like me. I took Estroven for awhile and it helped -- until it didn't. Loved "mashed potato brain!" that's me! Teaching spinning last night, I forgot the word for "shoulders." I do recall that the brief time I took HRT, my brain returned - what a relief!

I do suffer from IBS/C & it returns with HRT. Wondering if anybody had that issue & if so, does it go away? I looked pregnant with the bloating & I was so uncomfortable. That was the main reason I stopped.

Did anybody have trouble wearing contact lenses? My eyes turn into sandpaper & contacts seem to adhere to them & are so uncomfortable. Eye drops are just a temporary fix - if you had that - did it go away?