Is oestrogen the answer?

[Nightsweaty]

I'm 43, began symptoms of peri menopause when I was 41 & after elevated fsh result it was confirmed, I've got a mirina coil which Gp suggested be useful not only for birth control (!!) but also for the progesterone it releases, physical symptoms come & go but currently having regular night sweats & some during the day, it's the psychological stuff that I'm struggling with though, mood swings, anxiety, low mood etc, find it hard to see the joy in anything & the best way to describe life right now is although all the colour has been stripped out of my world, everything is grey & I'm left feeling very exposed, like I'm wasting my life & a failure. After doing a bit of research on here I'm wondering if transdermal oestrogen might help with my symptoms??? I have so much to be grateful for in my life, loyal husband, 2 fab boys and a job I enjoy but everything feels like an effort & I'm exhausted with all this. Be grateful for any advice - 1st time poster so be kind!!!

The short answer is YES.
Your dr ought to prescribe oestrogen anyway if you are having an early meno which at 43 you are- if periods stop completely before 45.

I'm 43 and use Oestrogel and utrogestan. Brilliant!

I have very similar psychological symptoms OP and I'm the same age as you.

I get quite long episodes of feeling normal and good which I assume is when I have sufficient oestrogen in my system? But then this is always followed by 'bad' days where I feel very low and anxious, and that my life is pointless. Can't take any pleasure in anything either. Really quite nasty

Some months I have mainly 'bad' days and that's very hard to endure. I never understood why people committed suicide. But I completely understand why now If my whole life was like one long version of my 'bad' days then I wouldn't be able to stand it for very long.

I am seeing a gynaecologist next month and she is prepared to prescribe me HRT even though I still have regular (but very light) periods and I'm only in my early 40s.

I am praying that HRT works for me. I have lost too many days of my life recently to this horrible anxiety/depression and I can't win them back