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[peegeetip]

Thats a very good point DancingGirl.
So sorry about your experience Honorsmum, having been down the unnecessary route I look back on it with confusion as to why we'd want to waste money like that when the answer is so simple.

If the country expects us to work longer till we get even a meagre pension.
Then they can pay ~50p per day for my HRT thru and beyond my 70th birthday. 

Sorry to say but it may increase or invalidate your car insurance also.

I have checked and most insurers will be quite happy to refuse a claim on the back of some medical item you don't tell them about.
They normally have a clause regarding drugs like AD's or any that can cause you to be drowsy.

If you tell them then you'll see your premiums go up.
If you don't then any claim they can refuse.

I love the comment "Itching to give me AD's" sort of reminds me of someone else.

In terms of Peri, your never to young to have something to protect you.

If your doc persists get back on the Pill.

Its free and will keep you going to till you get to a point where they agree.
Sort of a win win situation and doc cant stop you
Family planning clinics will give you it for free and bypass your doc.
The monophasic contraceptive pills give you same amounts over the month so try that first.
Mini pill does not give any estrogen
Others have mentioned the Qlaira contraceptive pill is very close to HRT
However it has different measures of est and prog during the month so might not help level things out as a monophasic pill would.

 

[honorsmum]

Thats a very good point DancingGirl.
So sorry about your experience Honorsmum, having been down the unnecessary route I look back on it with confusion as to why we'd want to waste money like that when the answer is so simple.

If the country expects us to work longer till we get even a meagre pension.
Then they can pay ~50p per day for my HRT thru and beyond my 70th birthday. 

Sorry to say but it may increase or invalidate your car insurance also.

I have checked and most insurers will be quite happy to refuse a claim on the back of some medical item you don't tell them about.
They normally have a clause regarding drugs like AD's or any that can cause you to be drowsy.

If you tell them then you'll see your premiums go up.
If you don't then any claim they can refuse.

I love the comment "Itching to give me AD's" sort of reminds me of someone else.

In terms of Peri, your never to young to have something to protect you.

If your doc persists get back on the Pill.

Its free and will keep you going to till you get to a point where they agree.
Sort of a win win situation and doc cant stop you
Family planning clinics will give you it for free and bypass your doc.
The monophasic contraceptive pills give you same amounts over the month so try that first.
Mini pill does not give any estrogen
Others have mentioned the Qlaira contraceptive pill is very close to HRT
However it has different measures of est and prog during the month so might not help level things out as a monophasic pill would.

 

Thanks peegeetip.
I had to come off the mini pill because of migraines with aura. I've tried Cerazette twice, but it hasn't agreed with me - I think progesterone only affects my mood.
I'm paying to see a specialist next month, so will see what she advises.

Bloomin' 24 hour urine collection is for an adrenal tumour, and I now have to do it all over again because someone (GP? Receptionist?) didn't label it correctly, and the lab refused to test it.

[peegeetip]

Hi honorsmum

just to point out a lot of things can cause aura symptoms.

Cheese, wine, chocs are to name a few.

Why were you on a prog only pill? Was this recommended?

There are many options that would help provide estrogen too.

http://www.healthexpress.co.uk/contraception-treatments.html

That has a good list of the monophasic like Yasmin or Microgyon for example.

Hope that helps.

[rosebud57]

Don't forget GPs now have to manage their own budgets so they are naturally more concerned with cost now.

Also, even if you get free prescriptions the cost still comes out of the GPs budget.

[Dancinggirl]

As I won't be retiring for at least another 7 years I will be forking out quite a bit on prescription charges.   DG x

[peegeetip]

The pill is free You can bypass doc and goto a family planning centre.

So for those in Peri then its the best route if you want to avoid your doc and costs of prescriptions in parts of the UK.

[Hurdity]

Dancinggirl - Even though pension age has changed, for the time being, prescriptions are free from age 60 still.... not sure how long you have to go though - I was amazed when I found out this was still possible even though I can't get a bus pass until I reach pension age!

Great idea peegeetip - but of course that's only if you know that eg Qlara is the one you want - as that is the only one with oestradiol I think? I wonder how long you'd be able to get away with it ie what age - imagine going in there at 49 asking for contraception - would they give it to you? 

Hurdity x

[honorsmum]

Hi honorsmum

just to point out a lot of things can cause aura symptoms.

Cheese, wine, chocs are to name a few.

Why were you on a prog only pill? Was this recommended?

There are many options that would help provide estrogen too.

http://www.healthexpress.co.uk/contraception-treatments.html

That has a good list of the monophasic like Yasmin or Microgyon for example.

Hope that helps.

I was originally on Microgynon and then Dianette - both of which suited me, until the aura stuff. At that point, I was put on progesterone only, Cerazette, but both times I tried it (5 years apart), it had a depressive affect.

[lancashirelass]

Well said dancing girl.  They are too quick to push out ads.  It.pays to see a.private gynae to support you if gp will not give you gel or patch due to money or.of they will not let you see.nhs meno clinic.  I have.implants done privately as gp will not refer me nhs i would rather have what suits me.  Its a disgrace that we have to fight for the right treatment. 

[peegeetip]

Hi honorsmum

my only point is that you'll need both prog and est for the earlier peri years to be of help reduce the symptoms.
The "free" contraceptive pill is something they try to wean us off as early as possible.
Keeping us on the pill till we're closer to the end of peri would limit the problems a lot of us face.
 
Sorry you had aura but this can be caused by lots of things if others are worried.

Hopefully this will give those who face being ignored by their doctors on early peri symptoms another option.

 

[honorsmum]

Hi peegeetip,

Thanks for the info.
I'm in Wales, so don't pay for any prescriptions, luckily.
I'd never thought about what might be causing the aura - just assumed that it was the aura itself that was a risk factor for stroke, as opposed to what had caused it IYKWIM.