Morning
This is my first cycle on Estraderm patches (MX50) with Utrogestan for last 12 days of the month. I was previously on Femiston 1/10 for 3 months, but although the first couple of months seemed to make me feel better, the 3rd month was awful in terms of headaches (my main symptom anyway) and so when I changed doctors in January he suggested I move over to patches. Due to the shortage there was nothing suitable in a combined format, as I don't tolerate norethisterone very well.
Whilst it is lovely not having to remember to take a tablet, even though its no big deal, I'm feeling drier again downstairs and my headaches aren't improving. My last period, from the Femiston phase and for the first week of my patches, was shorter but my goodness, the mood and headache was awful. Talk about road rage!! The narky phase lasted about 2 days.
I'm now about a week and a half into the patches, so the end of the coming week will be going on to the Utrogestan and I'm frankly dreading it. If I take it orally I will have to have it in the mornings as there's no other time I've got an empty stomach, and if I take it vaginally I'm worried it will kill any spontaneity!!
Last night I was watching TV with OH and all of a sudden the old chest palpitations and flutters started. I haven't had those for months, before the Femiston. Do you think it's possibly a dosage issue? I had in my head that maybe the 1mg of Femiston wasn't strong enough the last month, but when I read the leaflet for the Estraderm it has 1.5mg of oestrodial in it, so I'm taking more than I was in the tablet? Is it different transdermally?
Hoping someone can advise that's maybe moved from pills to patches - I only really moved to try and get rid of the headaches but I'm prepared to go back to the sequi pills if it isn't doing me any favours. I know it's early doors yet but you tend to know how you feel..
Sad Mogster