Hi Michelle - I found this post on searching for something else. Just wanted to let you know my experience with oestrogel. I was prescribed 3 pumps and blob of testim (testosterone) utrogestan 7 days every 4 weeks, last August 2015. Great results for 2-3 months then.... night sweats/insomnia/mild day sweats/very painful joints/fatigue/brain fog/low moods started creeping in. It wasn't overwhelming and rather intermittent i.e. Some days better than others. I'm 54, size 10, perfect BMI, don't smoke, like red wine, incredibly good diet, work on my feet all day, walk the dog twice a day x 30 mins. In short, I'm doing all the right things. The problem was, I didn't absorb the gel properly. Not one medic picked up on this. I closed my small beauty business as my hands/neck/back were too painful to continue and I'm NOT a quitter. My point is, if your symptoms are getting worse, you're not getting enough oestrogen absorption. I've recently switched to patches and can't believe the difference. I hope you find your balance soon.
Good luck
Dxx