6d ago
47 and I've been on the patch for four months now. Not posting for advice, genuinely just curious whether anyone else notices a real difference between patch and gel in terms of the flushes. I switched from gel in the summer because I was paranoid about whether I was applying it right, whether the dog was licking my arm, whether my husband was absorbing it somehow (I know, I know 😂). The patch felt more... reliable? But I'm still getting flushes, especially 3am-ish, and I don't know if that's just where I am in the process or whether gel might have suited me better. I've started writing down flush times and rough severity because I was getting muddled about whether things were actually improving or I was just having a better week. So far the data is extremely unglamorous. Also trying to track caffeine and the odd glass of wine because both seem suspicious but I can't quite catch them in the act. Not asking anyone to tell me what to do, just, you know. Curious what other people's patch vs gel experience has actually felt like. x