50 on HRT - are these symptoms that I’m not using enough gel?

[Cherryblossom200]

Hello,

I’ve just turned 50 and not had a period in over a year. So I’m guessing I’m post menopausal. I started on HRT roughly 4 years ago. Perimenopause was dreadful, mainly horrendous anxiety, feeling low and struggling with sleep. I couldn’t quite get the amount of gel right so I still had symptoms.

But about a year ago I started feeling a l lot better. The morning anxiety went and I didn’t feel so low. But next in the run up to Christmas I started feeling horrible, exhausted not myself, stressed and anxious again. I take one pump in the morning and one at night. I don’t know if I need to take more now? I don’t feel myself at all.

I’m in peril and take two pumps a night. My dr initially prescribed three for my symptoms but it felt too much after a while (painfully sore boobs suggested too much oestrogen( so I dropped. I would make a GP appt but in the meantime try increasing it and see how you feel. I think it’s pretty normal to tweak the amount when using gel.

Peri, not peril!

Thanks, I think I might need more pumps now I’m post menopausal.

Just try 1 pump more.

I'm 55 and take 4 pumps in the morning and testosterone gel pea size.

No periods now for just over a year.

You could up it a bit