Hrt making anger worse?

[Angelik]

There's tonnes of posts- too many to search but happy to be pointed to one if I'm repeating what's gone before.

Bit of background. I'm disabled (amputee life long) but have largely got on with it. Knocked over by car last year, broken femur, for few months feared further amputation. Thankfully that didn't happen. Just before accident periods irregular signalling peri. Started HRT just after accident. Have had anxiety before due to work stress (about 4-5 years ago).

Returned to work after 6 mnths. Shortly after I, without realising, withdrew from people and I knew I felt very angry and very on edge. Came to a head - moved on.

3 mnths in got my first ever informal warning about conduct/performance. Examples I felt were silly (and one was just inaccurate). It crushed me utterly. A holiday I booked with friends for 3 days later was ruined for me - yes, due to me, I get it. Took me a long time to try and drag myself out. Thought maybe new job time. Every application, got an interview (6) - one offer, rest unsuccessful.

Started therapy and 2 sessions in, I felt more angry and more useless than ever. I know I have withdrawn again but I don't know how else to cope.

Oh let's not forget, gynae investigations after bleeding for 6 mnths last year - misplaced coil. Also found 10cm fibroid that is now hurting. Just finishing 6-7 week period. I have had only 5 mnths bleeding free since last May.

My question is - is hrt making my responses to difficult times worse?! How can I get through this?

what dose are you on?, maybe your dose might need tweaking?

50 evorel patch. Thinking I might try nowt

I can relate and would be interested in other women's experiences. I'm mid-40s, not on any oral contraceptive/HRT but my irritation levels are zero and I too have a formal warning from work this week for misconduct towards a team member because I raised my voice in anger. This has led me to book a GP appointment next week but what can I realistically expect? Would going back on the Pill help because at the moment I feel like crap.

I’m tiny and I’m on 75mg. I had blood tests to my check levels done privately so I could be sure (genuinely thought I was going mad, knowing my levels were low was a psychological help). I have friends on 100 patch with a gel top up on top. You may just need more. GPs will up dose based on symptoms, but I loved the certainty, psychologically, of a 50 quid blood test.

good luck op. Sounds like a tough time. Try tweaking your dose and see if that helps.

I’m also mid 40s.

It sound like it could be oestrogen dominance/excess oestrogen rather than not enough oestrogen.

What form of progesterone are you taking - is it the patch? If so this is synthetic progestin (and not the same!).

Progestins can make already low natural progesterone depletion worse for some women - as the body does not recognise it. My body HATEs progestins. Loves utrogestan/body identical progesterone.

Maybe ask to change to 50 oestrogen patch and try Utrogestan tablets - which are body identical progesterone.

Symptoms of lack of progesterone (which is what dips first in peri) are

• Low libido.
• Hot flashes.
• Migraines or headaches.
• Depression, anxiety or other mood changes.
• Menstrual cycle irregularity or absence. (also long/heavy periods)