I've been on Estrogel and Uterogestan/Gepretix for about 4.5 years (I'm 51) and overall it has been keeping symptoms at bay, or at the very least manageable. The main symptoms I had pre-HRT were headaches, fatigue, flushes and general meh.
I'm still having periods, so I am taking 200mg prog vaginally for 12 days every month. I don't like it very much but it's a price worth paying to get rid of symptoms.
Weekend before last, while having period, the headaches came back. I know when they are hormonal as they feel like pressure rather than pain, I get nausea and need to lie down. Passed after a couple of days, then the most awful anxiety rollercoaster began. Now headaches are back too.
It does all feel hormonal, and I wondered if it is my hormones having a last freak out before giving up! I upped gel to 4 pumps a day this week to see if it helps but no change yet. I don't think my GP will be clued up enough to have any answers but someone here might have had the same happen at this stage of peri?