Hello.. Has anyone been prescribed the combined pill for menopause? I'm 48 and have been on Eloine combined pill, which my GP prescribed, for the last year and a half, initially to help to manage my periods which were all over the place and heavy. Its been great, but despite being okay for 6 months or so, I began to notice my mental health was suffering, mood swings, generally okay then a low mood for few days just breaking out in tears with it, then okay again for few weeks etc. Anxiety has crept up on me too, along with brain fog/forgetfulness, irritability, and a distinct lack of motivation. It's not like me, I'm not depressed, but the above can just hit me out of nowhere and then disappear.
However, I returned to my GP about this and she has now prescribed a slightly high dose combined pill Yasmin, same type of estrogen and progesterone in it, but the estrogen is a higher dose (30mcg as opposed to 20mcg in Eloine). She said it would be best to try this for 3 months to see if this helped the above mentioned symptoms as I don't want to return to the very heavier unpredictable periods which she said may happen with HRT, and I don't want a coil fitted. She said that if it helps I can stay on Yasmin until I'm 50, then change to HRT.
Just wondering if anyone else has had experience similar to the above?
Thanks for reading (apologies for long post)