Stopping and starting HRT - advice needed please

[abouttoturn50]

After reacting extremely badly mentally to the progesterone in the Mirena and Evorel patches I was given Evorel 50 and Utrogestan. I had planned to use vaginally BUT I have started the Evorel several times then panicked stopped when I should have started the Utrogestan! I stopped again last week when it was time for Utro and because I’ve noticed the Evorel causes awful bloating. Tbh I don’t have particularly bad menopause symptoms but I worry about heart and bone health without it. I’m 50 so I know I’ve got time before I need to start HRT for that so I’ve decided that atm it’s not for me. And I won’t be trying again for year or so.

Now I’m worried about what using the Everol only will have done! Am I going to have to grin and bear it and use the Utrogestan for 12 days to make sure I’ve had a bleed or will my body sort its self out?

I’m so bloated so I’m wondering if the Utro would sort that out? I’ve read it has a diuretic effect but also read that it causes bloating 🤷‍♀️

I know I’ve been silly to do what I’ve done but the reaction to progesterone previously really was horrendous and I’ve suffered from health anxiety on and off for 25 years 🙁

Any advice would be greatly appreciated x

if you’re having regular periods I wouldn’t worry about it, but don’t do it again

@DustyLee123

I don't even know if I still have periods. I had a coil removed in March last year after 5 years which stopped my periods. I had a new one put in and reacted really badly to it for some strange reason. I had a bleed at the change and another when it was removed 2 weeks later but nothing since. I'm pretty sure peri started about 8-9 years ago but I kept being told I was too young 🙄