http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2000/04/09/estrogen-heart-disease.aspxPreliminary results of a major long-term study suggest that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) -- which many postmenopausal women take to reduce heart risks -- may actually increase chances for stroke or heart attack. Women who were taking HRT had somewhatenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2000/04/09/estrogen-heart-disease.aspx#212329Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:06:19 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:212329fennel002<p>HI, </p> <p>I have taken estrogen for 7 years and during that time felt it was doing me good. Four months ago I stopped it on the advice of my GP, &nbsp;and went into a period of flushing and very heavy sweating, eventually ending up in coronary care 2 months ago with atrial fibrillation. &nbsp;I have not been well since, my blood pressure is up and I have frequent palpitations, although the flushing is now finally dying down. &nbsp;I have read on the web of other instances where people withdrawing from estrogen have these problems. &nbsp;I am now having enormous problems as the &nbsp;normal procedure of treatment is statins, betablockers and aspirin and I don&#39;t want to take any of them but at the same time I have a problem that has to be dealt with. &nbsp;Where in the UK can I get &nbsp;some help?</p> <img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=212329" width="1" height="1">