I HAD BEEN ON THE CLIMARA PATCH FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW TO RID OF THE HOT FLASHES....I WAS USING A NATURAL COMPOUNDED PROGESTERONE CREAM EVERY FEW MONTHS AS I WAS TOLD IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO USE EACH MONTH..

SO ANYWAY MY NEW DR. SUGGESTED I TRY TO GET OFF THE ESTROGEN TO SEE IF MY FLASHES WENT AWAY SINCE SHE WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH MY SPORADIC USE OF THE PROGESTERONE..

SO ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO I DID DECIDE TO GET OFF THE PATCH TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN AND WAAALAAAAH!  

NO FLASHES...SO NOW THOUGH I AM HAVING A TOTALLY  NEW PROBLEM....WELL TWO OF THEM TO BE EXACT..

ONE IS LOWER BACK CRAMPING ALMOST DAILY AND THE OTHER IS RIGHT OVARIAN PAIN, PROBABLY FROM A CYST THAT I USUSALLY GET PRE-MENSTRAUL.

I HAVE NOT HAD A REAL PERIOD SINCE LAST SEPT....BUT AM NOW SPOTTING EVER SO LIGHTLY THAT I CANNOT CALL IT ANYTHING BUT SPOTTING...

DEFINITELY NOT A PERIOD THOUGH....BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I AM HAVING THIS CRAMPING IN MY LOWER BACK AND THE SPOTTING.....ALSO EITHER SOME REAL PMS SYMPTOMS OR PHAMTHOM ONES I DON'T EVEN KNOW ANYMORE!

I AM 46...ANY IDEAS OR SUGGESTIONS ON THIS?  I AM THINKING OF PUTTING THE PATCH BACK ON JUST TO SEE IF IT WILL TAKE AWAY THIS PAIN...

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.