Thanks NorthArm
It's early days and I'll persevere and see what happens. I felt terrible over the weekend - absolutely ready to throw the gel in the bin and stick a combined patch back on. They got rid of the rage and having it back is awful so I really hope it's temporary. I don't think I've said more than a couple of words to my husband since I started on the gel last week, working on the principle that I feel so vicious at the moment it's better to keep quiet
The hot flushes are creeping back too
Having said that, I actually feel a bit calmer today so let's see if the gel wears off again this afternoon and turns me back into a scary monster
I'll give it a few weeks and if I'm still yo-yoing in the run up to Christmas I'll phone the doctor and beg for a patch instead of gel - after all, if I'm struggling on normal days to control the rage, what on earth is going to happen on Christmas day surrounded by stress?
Support on here always helps.