Can someone please help me? Desperate

[Krazykitty]

I’m not sure what to do but I know I can’t carry on like this. I just feel despair at the moment, my mental health seems to have completely crashed.

I have been doing lots of research lately and thought I maybe sensitive to too much Progesterone which is why my depression is so bad. So I increased my oestrogen patch to Evorel 75 and stopped taking Utrogestan for a few days to see if this would help. Well I thought I felt bad before, but now I just feel absolutely awful where I just don’t want to be alive anymore.

I’m just after some reassurance really that could this be the reason that I’ve taken a sudden crash? I’m just so done, I am barely functioning. Can someone please help?

You need to speak to your GP, this may be more than just hormones.

Don’t use your patch for any length of time without using progesterone, and tell your GP you are suicidal asap.

I hope you get the help you need soon.

Oh you poor thing! I felt awful too for a while, sort of not human. really sorry I have nothing to add apart form see GP if you can.

Thank you @Sidge and @Windtunnel for taking the time to reply.

I have filled in an econsult form and my doctor should hopefully call back tomorrow. Yes not human resonates with me. I just can’t see anything for what it is at the moment and I’ve just got everything out of proportion and thinking irrationally. I know I’m doing it but can’t seem to stop.

Thanks again both of you.

HRT did this to me too so I completely stopped (I'd tried several different types, none agreed with me).

I stopped taking it about 4 weeks ago and fell soooooo much better. Energy back, calm and happy again.

You are doing the right thing speaking to your GP. I would ask for a referral to your hospital menopause clinic or gynae department to talk through what might be causing your symptoms.

Hope you are feeling better soon.

@Krazykitty Utrogestan doesn't agree with everyone. It's the most frequently prescribed now but there are many other types. You may feel better on something else, still HRT, but a different type of progesterone.

Femoston gets good reviews, or one of the patches, or even a Mirena coil.

Also, it's quite possible to get a low mood while using it, (very common) but also for a few days after stopping

Are you using it on a cycle, or every day (post meno version)?

If it's daily, you may need a different regime such as 12 days per month.

Thank you all for your replies, they are much appreciated.

@JinglingXmasbells I am using Utro everyday. After stopping it for a few days I’ve decided to start taking it again as I think I just completely messed everything up. On the same day I put on a stronger patch and stopped taking Utro and couple of days after I felt pretty much suicidal. I’m starting to feeling only very slightly better since taking them again, so perhaps I did need it after all.

It’s just all so confusing, I’m just so desperate to feel better, it’s so hard to just stick with something for a few weeks to see if it works when everyday is hell.