Has anyone tried bio-identical transdermal estrogen/progesterone therapy and started it at over 70 years old? (Or even started the patch after age 70) I feel like the lack of hormones are wreaking havoc on my body-sleep, mood, energy, vaginal dryness and atrophy etc but I have had limited trials of low dose bio-identical in the past 5 years and have had side effects such as bloating, water retention, PMS-like symptoms and cramping. I’m 71 and wondering after all this time not having estrogen and progesterone in my body (blood tests showed almost none) that my body no longer knows what to do about these hormones! I read the best time to start HRT is right after menopause. I really never had the need to consider HRT until the past 5 years. Thankfully, my daily walks, having been a strong and physically active woman all my life and supplements have kept me from osteoporosis but I am in osteopenia with 2 vertebrae now showing osteoporosis due to arthritis and I cannot even consider osteoporosis drugs because I am extremely sensitive to drug side effects.