@thevagdoc: How long does it take HRT to work? Do hormones work in days weeks months? Hormone replacement therapy… Worth it? How long should it take you to feel something anything?*** This is general educational information not specific medical advice meant for any individual. #thevagdoc #hrt #hormones #perimenopause #menopause #estrogen #estrogenpatches #progesterone
What about those of us who smoke? Are estrogen patches ok?
2026-08-02 01:08:50
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Kristen3780 :
Within 4 days I had put on 2.2lbs and I was so bloated it FELT like 20lbs.. I was in a good mood but I was achy, my boobs hurt and I’m getting married soon, I’m not prepared to put all this weight on. Also, this was the worst week as far as sleep goes I’ve had in FOREVER! I went to bed at like 7 & 5 am 🙄
2026-08-02 14:58:36
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OMC :
First night on progesterone I slept better than I had in YEARS!
2025-07-12 12:13:56
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Erika :
I slept through the night for the first time in months the first night. All other symptoms resolved before the end of the first week. Estradiol patch & progesterone capsule. Complete game changer.
2025-07-12 12:38:08
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Marina :
My EXTREMELY PAINFUL FROZEN SHOULDER was gone within 1-2 months. I was shocked. Overjoyed!
2025-08-25 04:48:38
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Danielle :
Progesterone wrecked me from day 1
2025-07-12 15:53:13
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withaney :
Estrodial patch. Irrational teenage rage was gone same day.
2025-07-12 15:04:06
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Val Muir :
Just started HRT-Estradiol patch and a progesterone capsule last night; I’ll let you know 🤞
2025-09-25 06:11:23
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Cottage at Marehaven :
I’m 65. Started estrogen patch in February. A few weeks later I welcomed myself back & said goodbye to anxiety & insomnia. 7 hours uninterrupted sleep…priceless.
2025-07-12 12:05:58
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Who Ate My Cookies? :
The first night I took progesterone it felt like cool water was streaming through my veins. For the first time in years, and years the blood in my legs didn’t feel like lava. It was euphoric 🫶🏻
2025-07-12 13:13:58
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Heather :
I'm on it 4 weeks and don't feel any different
2025-07-12 22:40:15
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Lindsayxoxo :
I noticed better sleep and increased energy at 1 week. Water retention weight gain (4.5 lbs and 1.5in increase in waist circumference) resolved at 3 months. I will be HRT for life ❤️
2025-07-12 15:58:28
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🫶🏻 PinkyD 🇨🇦 :
I’ve been asking my nurse practitioner for hrt, for months now and she doesn’t know what to give me. I’m growing chin hairs 😡 and tired
2025-07-12 13:22:28
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Tooth fairy :
By day 2. Estrogel and 100 progesterone. 2 weeks now and sleeping through the night and aches and pains gone. Feel mentally better. No change to frozen shoulder
2025-07-12 13:40:40
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Tracy Brown Murphy :
Within days it seemed.
2025-07-12 11:11:34
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Kelly Hill80 :
Within a few days my tiredness had gone and motivation was 100% better. Only 5 weeks in but feeling like a new person tbh 😍
2025-07-12 16:35:32
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Cherbear7171 :
About 12 hours felt like a new person and I was afraid to tell anybody cos I didn’t believe it myself.
2025-07-25 03:19:54
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Homesteadbound :
I start on the patch and the pill tomorrow, I’m hoping and praying 🙏 I can sleep 😴 without waking up in a pool of cold sweat 200 times a night.
2025-09-17 10:21:08
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ammanellie1 :
By day two I was no longer a street fighting lumber jack! My husband is blessed. 😂😂😂😂🤩
2025-07-20 01:42:43
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LlamaInATrenchCoat :
Less than 24 hours after estrogen gel I could move my shoulder with ZERO pain after 2 years of leaving it limp by my side.
2025-07-15 17:47:20
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Aurora :
can you do a video on how to talk to my health care provider about getting my hrt? I have so many symptoms. I'm 53 and I'm in menopause. so how can I ask her, and how do I advocate for myself if she says no? thanks! love your content!!
2025-07-12 19:12:40
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KatzeHalifornia :
should perimenopausal women explore estrogen HRT?
2025-07-12 21:01:04
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Karla :
HRT helped tremendously with my osteoporosis and now I'm in normal range
2025-08-12 22:53:30
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Kelly Ferencz :
My anxiety has been through the roof and I’m in week 3.
2025-07-16 00:58:05
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Jacqueline Garner :
Brain fog went away in a few days! Very noticeable
2025-07-12 16:56:37
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