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Menopause and running

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sallykate Aug 2024 9:23pm, 13 Aug 2024 14,750 posts	0 sallykate Thank you Meglet, that's really useful. I'd forgotten there are various formulations, will put some thought into that for sure.
Jen HB Aug 2024 9:31pm, 13 Aug 2024 2,794 posts	0 Jen HB I was quickly given blood tests and started on HRT due to age and risk of oestopororis. I went for the gel oestrogen as heard about others having issues with the patches not sticking
LindsD Aug 2024 12:11am, 14 Aug 2024 69,322 posts	0 LindsD Be clear about what you might want and know what's possible. I had a GP tell me I couldn't have vaginal cream because I was on oral HRT but I knew (thanks for V'rap) that that was untrue so asked her to check.
Gymfreak Aug 2024 10:42am, 15 Aug 2024 9,756 posts	0 Gymfreak I finally started on the gel as I figured patches would just fall off with sweat. I swear that after only a few days of a single pump of it I felt better but maybe it's in my head. I have now started adding in the progesterone tablets in the evening which is what I was worried about as I couldn't tolerate the mirena coil. I haven't felt amazing after only a couple of days (I had the coil ripped out within a week) but will give it a chance. I started taking the progesterone a couple of days late as I forgot, oops, but hopefully that doesn't make too much difference. I don't have periods any more so was supposed to just start taking it on day 16. I'd remembered by 18 :-/ I'm also paranoid about putting on weight with this stuff- has anyone noticed any weight change either way with HRT?
cathrobinson Aug 2024 10:55am, 15 Aug 2024 12,821 posts	0 cathrobinson In my experience HRT doesn’t cause weight gain. What I put in my mouth is much more impactful the main difference I’ve noticed since being perimenopausal is I tend to carry fat more on my belly than just all over my body.
Gymfreak Aug 2024 11:01am, 15 Aug 2024 9,757 posts	0 Gymfreak So do I Cath. Before I was all hips and arse and now it's gone from there and it's on my middle!
Meglet Aug 2024 11:16am, 15 Aug 2024 24,949 posts	0 Meglet Definitely round my middle, and much harder to lose. But generally happier on HRT, I noticed a difference in the first week.
Velociraptor Aug 2024 1:40pm, 15 Aug 2024 70,396 posts	0 Velociraptor No weight gain from systemic HRT for me. I did put quite a lot of weight on at one point while taking HRT, but there was another explanation and the weight came off when the other explanation no longer applied.
Little Miss Happy Aug 2024 1:44pm, 15 Aug 2024 7,332 posts	0 Little Miss Happy I take my HRT in tablet form and have had no weight gain at all.
Ness Aug 2024 2:03pm, 15 Aug 2024 43,864 posts	0 Ness Gymfreak wrote: I'm also paranoid about putting on weight with this stuff- has anyone noticed any weight change either way with HRT? I am on oestrogel and a daily progesterone tablet. It hasn't affected my weight at all.