Hello ladies
I have just joined the forum, and am finding it very helpful; also I feel less alone with my struggles.
Question as in title, but I'll give a bit of background info. I'm 54, 2 years post menopause and I've had ME/CFS for 23 years, and am sure the menopause has exacerbated my worst symptoms of physical and mental fatigue/exhaustion, poor memory and concentration, depression and brain fog. So many of the symptoms of ME and menopause overlap, so it's a double whammy. I was hoping that the HRT might just give me a bit of a boost - a bit more energy, improved mood, and more of a feeling of wellbeing. I'm single and live alone, and I'm dragging myself through every day. I feel like I'm just existing, I get little pleasure from life and being asleep is the best part of the day. It's as if everything good including patience, happiness and hope has been sucked out of me. I really feel as if I've had enough of life, and struggling physically, mentally and emotionally for so long.
Perhaps I'm expecting too much, but I was hoping to have felt some improvement by now. The only difference has been that the hot flushes have stopped, but they were the least of it - mild and only a couple of times a day. I'm using 2 pumps of gel, and 100mg utrogestan. I'm wondering whether to up the gel to 3 pumps a day, or if I need to give it a bit longer at 2 pumps. Thanks in advance. 🙂