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[Brevis]

Can anyone out there help? I'm peri-menopausal and was put on Oestrogen only patches for two years.  I thought this wasn't quite right, but was told by my GP not to "rock the boat". To cut a long story short, I went to a specialist GP who put me on Utrogestan tablets as I had already tried the synthetic progesterone and reacted very badly to it. Unfortunately the Utrogestan gave me a very upset tummy, diahorrea and made me cry uncontrollably.  The GP told me to try the Mirena coil, and one week on, I am SO uncomfortable. Very nauseous, bad headaches, sore vagina and very sore anus (almost like nerve pain which I had when I tried the Utrogestan tablets).  I want the coil taken out asap, but now I don't know what options are left to me.  Without the oestrogen I feel even worse and blood tests confirmed that my oestrogen levels were very low.  Can anyone relate to this? Does anyone have any suggestions?  I am already dealing with very bad neck pain which is on going and causes me real anxiety and stress. (I've been off work for weeks). Help! Please!

[lisa789]

Sorry to hear that you're feeling so bad.

Did you take the Utrogestan orally? I see some of the ladies on here take it vaginally to minimise side effects. I've just had a bad reaction to norethisterone tablets and I emailed Dr Currie who suggested I try the Utrogestan first orally and if the side effects are bad to try it the vaginal route.

I know how you feel with the progesterone I only managed 2 days, Sunday & Monday, and still getting over it. Monday I was crying, trembling and had the worse nausea ever. I didn't eat for 2 days I felt that sick. My stomach still doesn't feel right.

As you're still peri you need progesterone to protect your womb so can't have the oestrogen on its own. Fingers crossed the coil situation calms down or the only other thing I can suggest is to try the different way of taking the Utrogestan.

Let me know how you get on xx

[Trufflecat]

Are you still on oestrogen too?

[Brevis]

Thank you for your replies.  I finally had the coil out as it turned out I had a urine infection! I was made to feel very guilty! I did take the utrogestan vaginally - still the terrible symptoms.  I am peri-menopausal and still have a womb, so need the dreaded progesterone somehow.... I really don't know what else I can do now! I can't manage without the oestrogen!

[Meeka]

I use utrogestan vagially, just finished 8 days of it.   After about 3 days use the anxiety kicked in.   I have been using utrogestan this way for 18 months but this time was the worst I have experienced for anxiety and disturbed sleep.  I did have a some  stress at work and I think this made it worse, I think any little issues seem like a big deal and I have felt very emotional. 

Some months I have used it vaginally and not felt too bad at all......I think maybe if I have some stress during the utrogestan phase then this is magnified and creates the anxiety. 

Now I have stopped the utrogestan I feel like I am going to develop a migraine and I feel nauseous .

[Lizab]

This is interesting to me as it shows how different we all are. My anxiety is highest in my second week of estrogen only. I can't wait to take the utro. Some days I feel doped to the gills on it, and I don't care for that, but at least I'm not anxious. A few days into stopping the progesterone I go really bad, extremely depressed. I'm hoping that won't happen to me in the next few days, as I've just ended a round of it.