I'm 45 and have early menopause.
Gynae added progesterone (in addition to oestrogen hrt i was already taking).
Gynae said to take 100mg uterogestan everyday (no gap - so continuous).
Well I lasted 3 weeks n said “no moreâ€. The fatigue, the joint pain(!!!) and the mental apathy were getting worse!
So gynae said try it days 1-10 only - well I've got to day 8 and again feel
Like I can't do this any longer.
Fatigue, bad joint pain, and I feel so exhausted I'm like a zombie!!
It's not then estradiol part that's causing the issue I'm convinced it's only the uterogestan !!!
Thing is i know I lust have the progesterone support to protect from hyperplasia and risk of endometrial canderbetc but....I work in a very physical job and also in a job where I'm expected to be “upbeat†n “perky†and uterogestan makes me feel the opposite.
Gynae says stick with it the side effects will lessen but I don't feel I can ... If I didn't work in the job I do maybe I cld try and see but ... i simply can't Function on uterogestan!
Also interestingly my body doesn't seem to absorb the oestrogen well because despite being on the extradot 75mg patches about 5 months blood tests still show below half of what Gynae wld expect!
So changed to Estrogel 2 pumps
rubbed in each thigh daily.
I have always “struggled with hormonal issues , bad pms etc and then the peri - well I swear I “lost†at least 8 years of my life struggling with the exhaustion, the anxiety, the migraines... now menopause is here I hope It wld improve but it's still so complicated finding the right balance of what my body needs.
I do totally trust my Gynae (she's a menopause specialist) but I really don't think I can do her advice of giving it up to 3 months for uterogestan side effects to wear off.