Hello and so sorry to hear you are struggling.
I would always recommend getting qualified medical advice. But please be assured that GPs DO get it completely WRONG.
I saw a different locum GP a few days ago. She confidently told me that I should wear my HRT patch on my upper torso! When I queried this, she reluctantly looked in her book and was very surprised to read that HRT patches SHOULDN'T be worn anywhere near the breasts.
This is very worrying, as many of her patients are wearing their patches in the wrong place
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Two other lady GPs in the same practice also insisted that I simply COULDN'T be suffering from hormonal depression/anxiety due to being peri menopausal because I was ONLY 43. Apparently, I was still 10 years too young to even be thinking of such a thing.
Their blind ignorance was just astonishing. Because when I finally saw a consultant gynaecologist she assured me that she had treated hundreds of ladies, many younger than me, who were most definitely suffering with hormonal depression/anxiety due to being menopausal.
So, please, please seek a second or even a third opinion. Ideally, try and see a specialist. By the very definition of their title, General Practitioners only know a little bit about a lot of medical issues.
A gynaecologist will, on average, have studied women's bodies, fertility, hormonal problems and menopause issue for at least 8 YEARS more than a GP (who typically will only have done a 3 month rotation on a Obs & Gynae Ward).