Good luck with the doc Clovie - wretched hormones
Nuttymum70
- if you have been having hot flushes then maybe you are peri-menopausal? Unfortunately the mini pill is not good for this time of your life because some of the types actually suppress oestrogen levels which could end up making you feel worse. Also if you are heading for an early menopause you need oestrogen in the form of HRT rather than anti-depressants. I'm not sure how you can see where you are (period-wise) without coming off the mini pill - but of course you will want the contraception. What did your blood tests show?
You could always switch to one of the CCP preparations with bio-identical oestrogen, eg Qlaira which will give you the added oestrogen as well as provide contraception. This is supposed to help even out the hormonol fluctuations that occur during peri-menopause and make you feel as you do - so that you could stop the ADs. There are a couple of members who have tried this - Briony...Docs are not supposed to prescribe these (ADs) for peri-menopausal symptoms although many docs are not clued up about menopause and HRT so continue to dish out ADs - when you need your whole hormonal regime looking into and adjusted to your needs!
Hurdity x
