Premarin for older women

Have you had a consult with a functional doctor? Or at the very least a provider who is up on the latest thinking and open to your desires. There is some much new information regarding bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. It might be helpful to do your own research so that you can be the best advocate for your health.

I had a total hysterectomy at the age of 35 back in 2000, and was on Premarin for 5 years because back then they wanted you off of it as quickly as possible because they believed you were guaranteed breast cancer if you stayed on it. We now know that you are at no more risk than a woman that has her ovaries her entire life, and recommend women stay on it because you NEED those hormones. I'm 60 years old now, and suffer from a shriveled up hoo ha, night sweats, the beginning of heart issues and likely osteoporosis (I have not had a Dexa scan), and was unable to have sex from not having estrogen/progesterone all these years (the pain and skin tears were unbearable). Would going back on HRT help me to reverse those issues, or am I just doomed because of bad medical advice? I found an OTC Estradiol/Progesterone cream, and it helped with the sex part, but I doubt it's doing much more than that because the dose is so low (which is why it's OTC).

I am 81, and have been taking Premarin for over thirty years (0.45 mg) and I have no intention of stopping. However, my insurance now refuses to pay for it and wants to substitute Estradiol instead. I'm in great health, sexually active, work full time, have never experienced menopause and don't want to start at my age. My gynecologist has no problem with me continuing to take it, and says that at my age going off Premarin could cause lots of complication. While different women have different health indicators, nothing in my medical history makes Premarin a risk, but getting off of it certainly does. Where can I find a Canadian pharmacy that will fill my prescription?

I had a total hysterectomy at the age of 35 back in 2000, and was on Premarin for 5 years because back then they wanted you off of it as quickly as possible because they believed you were guaranteed breast cancer if you stayed on it. We now know that you are at no more risk than a woman that has her ovaries her entire life, and recommend women stay on it because you NEED those hormones. I'm 60 years old now, and suffer from a shriveled up hoo ha, night sweats, the beginning of heart issues and likely osteoporosis (I have not had a Dexa scan), and was unable to have sex from not having estrogen/progesterone all these years (the pain and skin tears were unbearable). Would going back on HRT help me to reverse those issues, or am I just doomed because of bad medical advice? I found an OTC Estradiol/Progesterone cream, and it helped with the sex part, but I doubt it's doing much more than that because the dose is so low (which is why it's OTC).

Update: Insurance gave me two alternatives, Imvexxy and Estradiol. I tried both and neither worked - they caused burning and soreness that got increasingly worse, so had to stop using them. I am now in the process of appealing this to insurance, however if they won't consent to pay for Premarin ($498 a tube), though inconvenient, I will be searching for a Canadian pharmacy.

@cherriann
When you speak of estradiol are you saying it was vaginal cream, patch or pellet? Does that mean you also had testosterone and progesterone? I have the estradiol/testosterone pellet, estradiol vaginal cream as well as progesterone.