Thank you Helenmelon and Dancinggirl.
I use 50mg Estrodot patches, 25mg didn't help much, but on the whole flushes vastly improved from before, get a bit warm at times but only one or two flushes as such a week, no night sweats for a few months now, but very sweaty in this hot weather. Even hubby not as sweaty as me!
The brown stuff is irritating to my skin sometimes but I always change the panty liners pretty quickly and so it's not been too bad, especially last couple of times.
More curious as to how others have experienced Mirena really, especially re the no real periods, and brown/old looking blood etc. Think I was expecting to have 'red bleeding' periods for a good few months before they got light etc. So far my Mirena experience has been good...Bit uncomfortable insertion, I have not had a child, but no major cramping after and only the 14 days of bleeding at the beginning. So no spotting constantly, odd cramp here and there, no sore boobs anymore. Think I've been lucky and or possibly, a bit further into peri meno now!
Constant tiredness and lack of energy, tearfulness at times, bloated belly and bit irritated down below, which the Yes VM (thank you Dancinggirl for that info) which seems to suit better than Replens, seems to be ok this past few days or so.