Utrogestan vaginally for energy?

[Stuffedmarrow]

Looking for personal experience of switching from taking utrogestan orally to vaginally. I’m post menopausal approximately 3 years and have progressed through various hrt treatments to my current regimen of oestrogel, which has helped enormously with joint and muscle pain, and utrogestan, which I suspect is the probable reason why I’m always knackered, fed up, anxious and irritated. Up until around 2 years ago I had an abundance of energy, played hockey weekly and visited the gym 2-3 times a week. My outlook on life was unremittingly positive and my mood was (mostly) stable!

I’m currently taking utrogestan orally (100mgs) every night, no break. Whilst it definitely knocks me out for the majority of the night, the quality of sleep is awful, not restorative in the slightest. I drag myself out of bed in the a.m and get on with the day. Everything is an effort and anything over and above the minimum is as a result of my sheer bloody mindedness. I’ve had to become very assertive at the drs and have had every blood test available in an attempt to identify a different underlying cause (I consistently test borderline for ferritin - average 23ug/L for last 3 years - but have been told this is in normal range…I’m taking ferrous fumarate anyway to see if it helps).

Having read widely about utrogestan it seems possible that this is the real cause of my exhaustion. I’m going to start taking it vaginally (100mg nightly) but would dearly love to hear from anyone who has tried this route and felt better, energy etc wise. Or indeed if you’ve tried it and felt no better. Forgot to mention that I’m using 2 pumps of oestrogel in the morning which seems adequate in terms of addressing my aches and pains. I’m fortunate not to suffer from hot flushes. Thank you!

Have you thought of doing the reverse? Using it vaginally for 10 out of 12 days and orally if it all gets too much that way?

Interestingly- you're on a long cycle? Care to share ? :)

That is the cycle my Gynae suggested when last reviewed. I find more than three days vaginally too irritating, maybe I should try again though.

I’d be interested in trying a long cycle but I’m getting the impression that this is an approach which needs to be done under consultant led/specialist care, at my own expense. My GP had clearly never or seldom prescribed oestrogel and utrogestan (she had to look up the dosage info) so I’d doubt that she’d give the go ahead. I’m also of the understanding that scans, again at one’s own expense, should be done on a long cycle.