Thank you.
Just to clarify, I'm not on 100mcg of estradiol at the moment, still on 75 mcg. I am wondering if i need to increase it though. And/or if I need to increase the Utro back up to every other day. Maybe i'm out of balance between the two
If i increase, does anyone know the maximum recommended amount of estradiol in a day? And i have also heard that our body can get used to the estradiol and that could be why it appears not to be working now
It's a bit of a problem if it is
BTW, i had last period age 51 and i am now 56. I started on 2 pumps Estrogel daily and 100mg Utro (orally) daily for 25 days out of a month in July 2017. This regime did not produce a period, or control my flushes, or do my moods any good. So i gradually reduced and stopped the oestrogen for a few months, although kept the Utro going every other day (because i had read the progesterone only can control flushes - this dose didn't) until i got an appt in Dr Panay's clinic this February. Then i started on 25mcg patches plus Utro 100mg every day, which i had to change to vaginally because i got very depressed (not had this before in my life), and then gradually decreased until where i am now, on one (vaginally) every 3 days. I increased the patch dose by 12.5mcg every 6 weeks or so. I had a follow up appt in May which showed my blood/serum oestrogen levels were still too low to prevent osteoporosis, and i was still having some flushes. So i gradually increased the patch dose up to 75mcg this June. I also apply Ovestin cream twice a week as the patches have not fully helped my VA. And when i was on a higher dose of Utro, the VA was worse.
I am also on thyroid treatment (since 2015) - i have been stable for a while now on 62.5mcg of Levo + one NDT per day