Help.
I can't think well enough to unpick this.
Through the spring I had erratic periods (week on, 3w off, 3w on and 3w off, repeat) and I was exhausted. Zero motivation, brain fog and low mood. Occasional night sweats.
Started hrt in July - estrolgel and utrogestan. I found that 2w on utrogestan made me feel really really low. I couldn't function at work l, no self confidence, didn't trust my thinking and couldn't problem solve at all. The other 2w I totally nailed it. I was invincible and there was nothing i couldn't do.
But functioning for 2w in 4 really wasn't an option so I went to the GP.
I'm now on evorel sequi. 3 patches in. But my mood is still really low. Not as bad as on utrogestan, but a bit like it was before taking anything. I'll have my first patch with progesterone in next week and I'm really worried it will lower my mood further. I don't think I could cope with that. I'm really missing the sense of being able to function which came when I was just on estrogel.
I've had a lot of spotting since finishing the utrogestan too. I bleed on progesterone not after it so days 3-10 of utrogestan were my period. Since finishing it 9 days ago, I've bled 6 further days.
I'm tired. I'm scared my mood will drop lower and the remaining member of my team leaves on Friday and I need to be well enough to pick up her job as well. I'm really not sure I can.