Should I come off Pill and move to HRT?

[SunnySideUK77]

I’m on the combined contraceptive pill and have been for many years. This year (aged 48) I’ve been struggling with what I think are peri-menopause symptoms. At first it was mood swings, anxiety and depression and I thought I’d got them under control with some natural supplements. Recently I’ve been starting arguments with husband who ver stuff id have previously let pass. I have no tolerance at all.
Doctor says I can stay on pill for another 18 months til I’m 50 but I’m wondering if HRT would be better for me at this stage? I think my oestrogen has plummeted in the background.

They do two different things though, come off the pill and go on HRT and you may have a baby to worry about! I went onto HRT at a similar age but husband had had the snip - I am not sure what you do if not, assume pill and HRT? I was similar to you though, wanting a divorce for no real reason just hormones.

I feel loads better on HRT. The doctor did suggest an IUD as an alternative but I really didn't want that. But that could be an option if you need the contraception.

The other school of thought is that hormones mask what we are feeling, so we are compliant and put up with rubbish and when hormones diminish we see the light - so you may be right to be irritated or not putting up with stuff you would have done when you were flooded with oestrogen.

How about a Miren’s coil and oestrogen? Covers the contraception and the progesterone that you need with the oestrogen?

The mirena and oestrogen is the only form of HRT that also doubles as contraception, or you take another form of HRT and use condoms. You're going to have to change contraception methods in the next 18 months anyway so i'd say you've nothing to loose by trying the HRT option.

Thanks for your responses, I really appreciate it.
i hear the Mirena suggestion. For some reason I feel really anti it, as in ‘why should I be going through that after babies, many smears and colposcopies etc’. Feel quite militant about it but then that could be the dwindling hormones!!

it’s a good point though. I’ll need contraception or husband needs the snip!!