Can anyone give me any advice. I am taking cerazette and femoston 2/10. I am 49.
Flushes almost gone and I can sleep for hours but I am always exhausted. It is a whole body exhaustion all the time and can just suddenly nod off anywhere at anytime.
It is really getting me down. I have had thyroid etc checked and all fine.
You may well be taking far too much progesterone! Cerazette is known for reducing oestrogen levels which you are replacing with Femoston but also giving yourself even more prog. No wonder you are exhausted - progesterone and synthetic progestogens are sedatives!
I would suggest coming off the Cerazette and using another form of contraception eg the Mirena coil - and then you could take oestrogen only tablets, patch or gel. I would do this before you even think about testosterone and see how you get on. T is definitely something to think about further down the line once you've reduced the prog in your system. Because of all that prog too you probably don't know where in menopause you are either?
The other alternative is to take the pill - you are just about OK age-wise. There are two which are similar to HRT - Qlaira and Zoely - which will also suppress the cycle but will give you a more consistent dose of oestrogen. Qlaira for example only has 2 tablet free days.
Hurdity x
