Can I Stop Taking Divigel

I'm 61 and have had a hysterectomy 30 years ago. Is it safe for me to stop taking divigel?

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HI, Marlene!

Are you taking just the Divigel by itself?

It's been found to be dangerous to just take unopposed Estrogens and this contains one of them, Estradiol.

Have you had any symptoms, such as weight gain around your hips, stomach and thighs that you can't lose? Hot flashes? Night sweats? Headaches? Feeling irritable or emotional?

If so, then that will likely give you your answer, since they are most often caused by too much estrogen. Up until a a few years ago, conventional medical thinking was that such symptoms were caused by the decrease in estrogen that occurs after menopause, be it natural or surgically induced.

However, it has since been discovered that such symptoms are actually caused in most women by the fact that they stop producing Progesterone, which leaves estrogen as the dominant hormone.

Have you consulted your doctor about it?

If you do stop using it, it's best to follow a taper schedule, rather than stopping it cold turkey, because the sudden drop in estrogen can create some problematic withdrawal type symptoms.

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I have being using divigel with progesterone for about three years , when do I stop using ? It worked wonders on me , no hot. Flashes , no night sweats no dryness , but now my new insurance does not want to pay for it and it is expensive , I have all my famale organs I am 57 and stared full menopause at 52

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Hi Lety, I am Lety too.... Did you ever get an answer to this question? I need to know the answer too

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