I'm addicted to valium again, got a lot off stress, but I have a legit script and am tapering, asa I have dual diagnosis, drug problems and2 mental health diagnoses.
My GP wants me off hrt next year.
I was taking it sequentially, estradiol patch 100mcg daily and utroggestan 200mg 12 days per month, but once i got addicted to valium, as progesterone acts on same receptors as valium, GABAA, I found that for most of the 16 days without the utro, I was going absolutely loopy and couldnt understand why until I put 2+2 together and realised it was because the progesterone acts on same receptors and I was effectively stopping it once per month. As soon as I went onto it daily, my mental state stabilised a lot, even though I halved the dose to 100mg. My cpn nurse even commented, its because the daily utro meant more stable gabaa levels.
Anyway, I am scared that when the doc takes me off the progesterone as well as the oestrogen, as you cannot taper the micronised progesterone, Iam scared that it will be like taking a huge valium cut, as you are only meant to taper valium very slowly.
I am really scared that stopping the utro will send me loopy.
thanks for reading, any advice, ps womb lining ok, had ultrasound last year, no mention of thickening, plus I get reassuring little bleeds every few months so im not worried about my womb.