Safe to increase estrogen?

[Gentleness]

I'm on Evorel 50 - would you increase your dose while waiting for the Dr appt? I'm attending a specialist clinic due to general problems with hormones. From everything I've read, my options will be increasing estrogen, trying a different delivery method or adding in testosterone and there's only one I can do off my own bat until I hear back on Thursday next week.

The massive improvement in energy, alertness and sleep since starting estrogen is fading away. I've also been on progesterone patches (also evorel) but I was so miserable on them that I'm trialling utrogestan next. I don't know if my current misery is remnants of synthetic progesterone or fear that the estrogen was just a temporary fix. But having the energy back at last and losing it again feels devastating in this moment.

I am doing. It’s easing my anxiety, sleeplessness, tearfulness & hot flushes.

I’m on Evorel -50 and currently keep my old patch on when I put my new patch on the other hip (leaflet does say not to worry if you forget to change, as a patch has enough in to last several days) I do change the general area so it’s stuck on a new bit of skin each time. I will get around to booking an appointment with the nurse eventually but, after being on them for 18 months, it’s reasonable for me to have a dose increase so it’s no different. SIL is a nurse and says it’s not going to do me any harm.

I did try cutting the old one in half (lifting half off my skin & snipping) but the cut edge irritated my skin & trying to get a bit of medical tape or plaster under the cut edge to stop the irritation was a pain.

Thanks for your help - I've tried adding the new patch a day earlier this time and leaving the old one on. I slept so well - it was amazing! I'm not seeing a change in other ways yet, but I'll try it again. Needing a change after just 3 months does feel worrying.

I'm supposed to be starting utrogestan now as well, but I've put it off - can't face another nose-dive of mood. I haven't the energy to think it through.

Try progesterone (utrogestan?) vaginally. Hugely lessens the effects. Same dose regime.