Hi there,
What an amazing site this is, I wish I'd found it sooner. I'm a 49 year old single mum with one feisty 8 year old and have been peri-menopausal for around 5 years. I've gone through the low moods, foggy brain, aching joints, plummeting confidence, erratic periods and almost suicidal thoughts at one stage or another...... sometimes all at once..... it seems I'm not alone. So many people still seem reluctant to talk about this issue, I felt as though I was slowly going mad. It's wonderful to know there are many of us out there (although, it would of course be more wonderful if we were spared this).
So, firstly, hello community, I'm very pleased to be joining. I wondered if anyone could give me a little advice. I finally took the plunge a month ago into the murky waters of HRT. I'm on Femoston 1/10. My doctor, who thankfully is a woman with a keen interest in this area, offered gel with either the Mirena coil or progesteron tablets. I have a fear of the Mirena after previously experiencing it and suffering from what I can only describe as burning and itching 'downstairs'. Gel and progesterone sounded like an accident waiting to happen..... trying to remember when to take the tablet would possibly have sent me over the edge. So, Femoston 1/10 it is.
I appreciate that it's only been a month and that it can take 3 to 6 months to settle down but whilst I feel amazing during the Estradiol, and wow, it truly has made a huge difference the final 14 days on the Dydrogesterone are a hard slog. Reflux, headaches, memory lapses to name a few. I actually had to start taking them at night as they made me feel so totally out of it.
Is there anyone out there who's experienced the same and come out the other side? I felt so awful at points I actually considered sticking them in the bin but now, 2 days back into the Estradiol, I once again feel great.
Any advice would be hugely appreciated.
Thank you
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