This year at 49 after suffering with what I thought was long covid I was sent for many blood tests by GP and they all came back normal, yet no one ever suggested menopause or peri menopause! Anyway, after researching and watching Davina’s programme and reading her book I decided to ask GP for HRT.
I was seen by a lovely nurse who was the surgery menopause expert and seemed knowledgeable and empathetic on menopause and prescribed me Estrogel (eventually I found 3 pumps was just right for me) and Utrogestan 100 once a night continuously (even though I was still having periods, which I thought odd but she said it was fine). I read on the balance app that if taking Utrogestan vaginally it was possible to half the dose and take every other night, so this is what I decided to do (I had read conflicting advice but went along with this as advised by Dr Louise Newson via her app) My testosterone was found to be low, but on the low end of normal so I was able to get some privately online, and have been taking a pea sized blob of Testogel every day. This 3 way combination seemed to be perfect and I was feeling great! Right up until I moved on to the new shaped Estrogel bottles! Aaaggh symptoms seemed to come back.
Spoke to nurse again and asked if I could try patches, she agreed and put me on Everol 75, and Utrogestan pessary 200 every night for 14nights out of 28 cycle. I’ve used about 5 patches so far and right now I feel awful, sleep up the spout, absolutely knackered all the time, no motivation, anxiety and mood is terrible, confidence at all time low - I’ve not even started on the 200 Utrogestan pessaries part yet. What the hell is going on?
Can anyone help or shed some light, could 75 be too much, too little? Should I try something else. At this stage I feel like giving the gel another try again - is it back to normal now? Any advice or recommendations would be so gratefully received as I feel at a complete loss right now.