Backstory: started HRT April 2022. Estradot 50 and 200 oral utrogestan for 12 days taking 1st dose on 22nd of the calender. Nov 2022 Estradot out of stock get prescribed Everol 50. Dec and Jan period goes wonky (Dec lasting days only and nearly 3 weeks in Jan). Manage to get Estradot in Jan (13th to be precise so switch back).
In Feb cycle starts around predicted date, takes utrogestan on 22nd as usual for the 12 days. Nothing odd in this month.
Except now it’s March and I’m due to start utrogestan tonight (I log everything on Balance App) and I started spotting yesterday only 2 weeks since last cycle ended and woke at 4am in full heavy flow with the Worst cramps, night sweats (which had gone completely!!!, and palpitations (anxiety about what’s happening??). So I’m awake and confused and worried.
Q) Do I take utrogestan as expected tonight for the 12 nights and put this down to erratic breakthrough bleeding?
Q) do you get cramp with breakthrough bleeding?
Q) Has my “monthly bleed” been breakthrough bleeding or an actual period? Some months it’s heavy and causes cramp other months it’s quite light and pain free.
Q) should I call my GP or is that overkill? Plus getting even a phone consultation is like getting blood out a stone (excuse the pun). Should I speak to a pharmacist??
Added info: I was diagnosed with fibroids in 2004. I had heavy painful clot filled periods often prior to HRT. Started it for perimenopause symptoms despite being “regular”. These included (and have since gotten so much better or gone completely) night sweats, anxiety, itchy ears, itchy eyes, brains fog (it’s only slightly better), itchy skin, dry down there, palpitations, sleep disturbances, headaches, mood swings (marginally better) and tingling of fingers and feet.
thanks for reading and hopefully you lovely lot can help put me at ease or point me in the right direction.
Lou.