New HRT???

Hi ladies,

I went to my drs Thursday and asked her about HRT because of all my anger and depression and everything else that goes with this hormone business. She felt bad for me because she said, Yes I should have been on HRT all this time and didn't realize that I wasn't any more. She put me on FemHRT. Does anyone have any experience with this? I have never heard of it and have never seen this one on the boards. She also put me on Paxil and Xanax. I have already quit the Xanax because I didn't like walking around the house like a zombie. Does anyone have any other suggestions or advice? I could sure use some help here.
Thanks for listening,

I've never heard of it but here's a little of what I found on the web. Did you have ovaries and cervix removed?

General Information
femhrt 1/5 is a combination of an estrogen hormone, ethinyl estradiol, and a progestin hormone, norethindrone acetate. It should be used to relieve symptoms associated with menopause, and also for the prevention of osteoporosis.
For the treatment of menopausal symptoms:
Femhrt 1/5 will replace the dropping levels of estrogen in women experiencing menopause. The treatment will reduce moderate to severe symptoms, such as hot flashes or feelings of warmth in the face, neck, and chest. Femhrt should be taken to relieve these symptoms only as long as the symptoms persist, especially if patient is taking hormones for other reasons.
For the prevention of osteoporosisFemhrt is most effective in the prevention of osteoporosis (the thinning of the bones) when taken as part of an osteoporosis-prevention regimen, including exercise and calcium supplements.

Clinical Results
Although the full clinical trial profile was not available by the FDA, a study on 18 post-menopausal women tested the effects of the femhrt hormone replacement therapy in an altered dose (1mg NA/10mcg EE). Results indicated that the hormones were rapidly absorbed, with the highest plasma concentrations of norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol occurring at 1 to 2 hours postdose. The 1/10 dose were generally found to be proportional to the marketed 1/5 dose.

Side Effects
Taking estrogen-containing drugs increases the risk of cancer of the uterus, and may, under some conditions, increase the risk of breast cancer. Although the risk is not as severe when progestins accompany the estrogen (as in the femhrt 1/5 combination), patients taking femhrt should get regular check-ups and perform regular breast self-examinations. Gallbladder disease, blood clotting, and vaginal bleeding are all also possible serious side-effects to the hormone treatment.

Additional side-effects reported by women taking the estrogen hormone include:
nausea and vomiting, breast tenderness or enlargement, headache, retention of extra fluid (edema), runny nose, abdominal pain, enlargement of non-cancerous tumors (fibroids) of the uterus, skin rashes and other skin abnormalities.

Sue, that was nice for you to find all that info and post it. thanks

Gloria, FemHRT is much like birth control pills in composition. I really can't address the Paxil and Xanac (were you suppose to take them both at the same time??? ). Hope this new combination works for you. I think there have been a few post about it. You can do a search but using the search button at the top of the forum. feel better