I would welcome some advice from all you forum ladies. I've had my 3 month review today with my lovely but not very clued up male GP and need some help as to what to do next .
I was not aware at the time, my meno started around 37/38 years with the odd missed period followed by periods gradually getting closer together. I muddled through until I was 42 by which time I was bleeding almost constantly and finally plucked up the courage to visit my then female GP and was referred for a hysteroscopy and Novasure ablation shortly before my 43rd birthday, about a month later went completely bonkers as meno symptoms hit big time although I was still in denial and GP prescribed ADs for a short time.
At a review appointment my gynae thought hrt would make me feel a million times better and recommended Kliofem for my long term health, although GP strongly disagreed she prescribed it anyway. I stayed on Kliofem for nearly 2 years waiting for that magic moment when I would finally feel like me again. Unfortunately it never came and now realise that maybe the norethisterone was to blame, BP had increased to the upper end of normal and I became very negative, lacked energy or motivation to do anything. Came off hrt completely last Christmas and following couple of weeks of going cold turkey the night sweats/sleep problems/anxiety/heart palpations returned but I felt much happier in myself. My new GP put me onto Prempak C (higher dose) which I only managed for 2 cycles before realising the prog was just not agreeing, awful pms symptoms and increasingly irritated particularly with husband but no withdrawal bleed as expected.
Now aged 45 and armed with info from MM I went back to GP in March and he agreed to try Estrogel and Utrogestan 100 even though never prescribed before. I had to up the gel to 1 pump morning and 2 evening for meno relief but am struggling with the utro, tried 25 days oral, now just finished 2nd cycle of 12 days vaginally but still experienced awful prog intolerance, still no bleed just some cramps.
My question is if the Utro is making me so down in the dumps, extremely tired, negative, depressed, irritated etc what do I do next? Ask to be referred back to original gynae (even though wasn't given the best advice) or new gynae GP has recommended? Try yet another hrt, he suggested Premique (low dose)? Try Utro for the minimum 7 days/month (I'm ok for 3-4 days)? Try continuous alternate days (to keep constant level)? Or maybe long cycle of Utro? I'm feeling great on the gel but the utro is really getting me down for half the month.
Sorry for such a long post and thank you in advance for your replies.
