I'm 49 and have always had regular but heavy periods. In January, I had no period. Same thing in February, March and April. On May 17, it came back, totally unexpectedly. I'll have to see if it comes back next week or not.
However, these past few months, I have been suffering from terrible hot flushes and night sweats. My gynaecologist put me on Estradot 50 mcg. On my own, I added progesterone cream (Biovea) as I've read you should never use estrogen without progesterone if you still have your ovaries.
However, the estrogen patches have not helped more than marginally, and sometimes I even have the impression they make me worse. Every morning, I wake up drenched in sweat and I have to change the bed linen daily. I also sweat during the day, although nights are worse.
Has anyone experienced this and found a solution? At my age, I feel I "should" need estrogen therapy, but why then have my symptoms not improved since adding Estradot? Could I actually be estrogen dominant and not estrogen deficient...?
I would prefer to take a pill such as Femoston instead of using progesterone cream and patches, but I have read that oral estrogen should be avoided...?
I'd really appreciate any input from others as I cannot continue like this, but feel the doctors are unable to help me...my gynecologist seems to think all women my age need estrogen therapy, end of discussion.
Anna