Oestrogel

[mrsconradfisher]

Need some guidance! Think I’m in the middle of the menopause…periods have virtually stopped but my main symptoms are very severe hot flushes to the extent that I am boiling hot all day every day. I’m a TA and schools are hot…it’s not a good combination.

About 9 months ago, GP gave me Evorel patches. Tried using them for a month but it was a nightmare, no matter what I tried they wouldn’t stick to me. I gave up and thought I’d just stick it out so to speak. GP saw me for a review and prescribed me oestrogel plus progesterone tablets and some vaginal tablets.
I’ve basically sat on them for the past 6 months as I’m scared to use them which is crazy. I literally cannot put on any more weight. I’m only 4ft 11 and I’ve gone from a size 12 to a size 16. But equally I don’t want to feel like this anymore.
Im also not great with medication, I tend to react badly to it which is making the whole process even more scary.
Do the oestrogel and the progesterone tablets work together? It says to take the tablets in the second half of my cycle but I’m not really having a cycle so no idea when I’d take them?
I read that you could just start with the gel and add the tablets later? Does anyone have any experience of doing that?
Can you tell I have no idea what I’m doing…

Yep just start at the start of the month. Take progesterone on day 14.
2 weeks on, , 2 weeks off.

Glad to read your update that you are doing well @mrsconradfisher . HRT is meant to be taken at the lowest dose which relieves symptoms, so if you are happy and well with one pump I’d say stick with it, which is what your GP will most likely say too as it’s in the guidance they are given to follow.

Thank you. I took 2 of the progesterone as that was the dose prescribed but I wondered if I could just do with 1 if I’m only having 1 pump of the gel…Will do battle with GP and try to get an appointment!

@mrsconradfisher everyone with a womb needs 2 Utrogestan pills, 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off (or 1 every day post meno). I don’t think your GP would reduce this. The progesterone part is to prevent you getting womb cancer so it’s doing a really important job. Sorry when I said ‘lowest dose in my 1st post’ I meant of oestrogen. I didn’t mean to confuse!

I do two pumps of gel in the morning, and take 1 tablet every night, I was told this is better than taking two for half the month, i also have Vagifem I put up twice a week. It's been a life saver, no understatement at all, I was on my knees.

No it’s ok I realised you meant the oestrogel, it’s just logically I was think 1 pump=1 tablet of ustrogen but I realise it’s more complicated than that. I’m just glad that it seems to be working, I’m beginning to feel like me again.

Does nicotine stop the effects of oestrogen!