I’m 42 and have just been prescribed HRT for a long list of what the GP said are clearly symptoms of peri-menopause (which I had suspected, hence the GP visit). I am going for blood tests to check general health (including thyroid function) but have been prescribed HRT (estrogen gel and progesterone tablets for 2 weeks of the month).
From the first dose of the gel I woke up feeling AWFUL the next day. Banging headache, super low energy (like I was walking through treacle), spaced out (like I was moving in slow motion), dizziness, nausea, extreme bloating and a very very low mood. These all appeared overnight after that one dose.
It eased off a bit the next day, but the headaches have persisted every day, I’m exhausted every day and still so bloated and retaining water - I feel physically much worse than before I started the HRT. Mood wise I feel fine, but I was taking ashwagandha before and think it was making me feel flat, so haves perked up since stopping that.
Anyway the point of my ramblings is to try and connect with others going through similar, so we can support each other through this wild journey. I have a 3 year old, am planning my wedding for next year and know no one else going through this, so it feels very lonely and also worrying wondering if it’ll look and feel myself on my wedding day, that I’ve waited so many years to get to have.
So if anyone has got to the end of my ramblings and wants to get a thread going to support each other, shout and let’s ramble away to each other!