Feeling like a menopausal wreck

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I went into full on surgical menopausal a couple of years ago. I'm on 4 pumps of gel a day but still feeling like a wreck. I have hot sweats most days, wake up in the night and feel like I'm on fire, feel so tired I just want to sleep, feel anxious and like I'm struggling to breath several times a day, cant loose weight as one sniff of a cake and I pile llbs on. I feel like I am old and boring before my time as friends my age are still no way near menopause and I have had to reduce alcohol in take to try and control hot flushes and weight plus cant manage a night out like they can (I make excuses often not to go as cant face it and being around people)

DH tries to be supportive but obviously just does not get it. Not sure what to do struggling juggling every thing (when old me could juggle everything no probs)

Can you ask your GP to refer you to a menopause clinic?

You sound as if you need more estrogen.

4 pumps is for women who are not usually in surgical menopause.

Can you try increasing to 5 or 6 , or a high dose patch that might be easier than applying all the gel?

You might need a higher dose or to try a different form of HRT like patch or spray and it’s possible you’re not absorbing the gel. Usually it would be increased first and if this doesn’t resolve your symptoms a blood test would be done to see if you’re absorbing it.

As 4 pumps is the maximum recommended dose you might need to be referred to a menopause clinic or see a private specialist.

Oh, I feel your pain. I’m in tears today because I just can’t cope with how awful I feel all the time. I’ve been on HRT for 7 months and had felt better but now worse again. Have increased oestrogel but still no better.

I also have to watch my friends sail through life with none of this and they are all older than me :(

You have my sympathies OP 💐

My hot flushes stopped me sleeping and my lovely, sympathetic GP prescribed Citalopram , an antidepressant, at low dose, which did the trick mostly. After a week I halved each tablet. If you are already taking it for depression it doesn't work, apparently!

Thanks all I think a call to GP might be required but was a nightmare getting HRT swopped from tablet to gel last year but will have to be firm. (I've also had issues with them not giving me enough gel to get through to when next repeat due as they couldn't work out how long a bottle lasts!)