Need to increase estrogen? Change patch more often?
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Before starting HRT, my main symptom was extreme fatigue. I started at 0.0375% estradiol and felt better. I increased to 0.05% and felt "back to normal" for several months. For about the past month, I've been so tired again and also sweating myself awake at night again. How do I know if I should increase my dose? I'm on a twice-weekly patch - I was thinking about changing every 3 days to slightly increase what I'm getting and see if that makes a difference?
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- Subreddit
- r/Perimenopause
- Author
- u/AustenChopin
- Posted
- Feb 12, 2026 at 3:47 PM UTC
LeadScore: 55question
AI Analysis
- Medication
- estradiol
- Condition
- perimenopause, menopausal symptoms, fatigue, night sweats
- Geography
- us likely