Hi Ladies,
First of all thank you for taking time to reply I really do feel alone in this matter and i think i might have spent so much time researching that i have frightened myself about starting HRT . I am definitely early stages peri as i have been having regular periods give or take a week, i do not have the flushes but i have been extremely tired , joint ache and moody last couple of years but the defining symptom was the disrupted sleep last 6 months. I have always slept well so it was hard to deal with when this started happening especially as i am as most women working running a house and dealing with teenagers .
The sandrena gel i found easy to use etc but i am finding my boobs are very sore , the utrogestan i decided to take v route to avoid the side effects and also think it more safe ie thrombosis ? I am not far enough into it i suppose to make a judgement but was wondering if the sore boobs could be too much estrogen ie , i have enough and not ready yet for HRT ? See what i mean about frightening myself .
Should i just give the routine 3 months and see if it all settles down and does it settle down once your body gets used to it? Is it always a case of living with side effects or living with menopause symptoms .
Sorry ladies i sound a miserable sod but no one ever tells you just how awful this menopause business really is .
I appreciate all your support thank god for this site