Hey everyone
I am delighted to have found this forum as I have been feeling a wee bit isolated of late, and whilst I'm none too happy so many of us suffer it is very reassuring to know I'm not alone.
I've always had odd plumbing, not having a regular cycle until my late 30s (was diagnosed with PCOS, incorrectly I think) and as children were never on my agenda I was none too bothered. I have though suffered from fierce PMT, it's always been dreadful. I had a Mirena fitted c 5 years ago which I stuck with for 3 years. It took the brunt of all my ills and I couldn't wait to get it removed, in retrospect though I think I was heading into choppy ‘peri' waters. My periods are regular, but deviating slightly from 28 days to occasional 34s. They last 3ish days, but one day is very heavy, can't-leave-the-house-heavy. I took myself off to see a meno specialist privately as aching muscles, creeping hot flashes, bone-deep tiredness and amped-up PMT made me wonder whether HRT would help. I was prescribed Sandrena 0.5 and Utrogestan 200mg. It's not been as I hoped at all, and I've unfortunately not been able to contact the consultant as she is away on holiday.
I took the Sandrena for 28 days, tolerating it well, but the Utrogestan made me feel so awful that I've ceased all. I took it vaginally on a half dose as I'd read some none too positive things and I wanted to see how it went. The first couple of nights were fine, night 3 being tricky as I woke with what I assumed was a nocturnal panic attack (that's happened to me on and off over the years a few days before my period) but night 6 was something else. I felt teeth-grindingly anxious, pains in my pelvic area, and my bladder shrank to the size of an acorn cup. I woke up from the weirdest dreams feeling like I'd gone through some dreadful Ayahuasca ceremony
. I'm looking forward to speaking to my consultant again.
I thought this caper would be easy, this forum has woken me up from that dream! It's great to have found this invaluable resource, and I wish all the very best. The menopause, peri or not, is not easy!
