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Menopause is the physiological cessation of menstrual cycles associated with advancing age. It normally occurs in women between the ages of 45 and 55, when the body begins to slow and stop the production of eggs, estrogen and progesterone production decreases, and menstruation diminishes, eventually stopping altogether.

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Hot, cold and miserable

jazzmynn
jazzmynn
I am having severe hot, then cold freezing symptoms.

I feel fine, otherwise, but I did stop my vivelle dot patches 16 days ago to see if I could wean off them. I finally put a patch on two days ago.

Can this cause these symptoms?

At 62, I guess after having had a total hysterectomy in 1982, I still need estrogen replacement.

Has anyone else had these symptoms and does it take awhile to get better??
fighting4change
fighting4change
If I recall, you had tried to stop using estrogen last year or so too and ended up deciding you were too miserable without it. For one, you should slowly wean off estrogen if you want to stop taking it. Stopping cold turkey is a shock to the body and usually will leave you feeling miserable.

Also keep in mind that an intact woman's ovaries produce hormones into her 80's especially testosterone that can be converted into estrogen as needed.
jazzmynn
jazzmynn
I'm confused because my dr says that I. Am no different from his wife who has her ovaries and they stopped working years ago.
He said she doesn't use estrogen, so I shouldn't have to.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Dr is full of BS. Mom had a blood test last year and she still has estrogen working. She is 88 BTW! I quit my patches last summer and have horrible hot flashes and mood swings--the mood swings are getting better with vitamins. Hot flashes are still HOT and miserable. I get so cold then hot. It is hard to dress in my climate or sleep with out waking up every hour. My hysterectomy was 1999. I used patches for about 10 years. Boy, do I miss them!!!
fighting4change
fighting4change
Yes, your doctor is full of BS or just plain uninformed! Find the study(ies) about this and give him a copy. And then find a new doctor if he still compares you to his wife who has her sex organs.