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[Michelle46]

Hi ladies
I have posted on here a few times over about 3 to 4 years. I'm 50 years old. I am on hrt. I use 2 pumps of oestriogel and utrogestan every night. I was doing 12 days of utrogestan but because I've been on hrt for 4 years my doctor suggested doing it continuously. I've been doing it continuously for about 5 weeks.
I've suffered with anxiety since I was 40,after a traumatic experience. I suffered what I would say a breakdown then. I've had panic attacks and always anxious. The thing is things are different the last year. I'm having bad nausea in the mornings and feeling more anxious and nervous. I've got no motivation and interest in things that I did have. I feel low and upset. The worst thing is that the anxiety is so bad for me to go anywhere different. I just cant do what I did. My life is perfect so there's nothing wrong there. I don't feel confident in the same way. When I had the break in the utrogestan part I only had a bleed for about a day and a half but it was late a few times. Then last month I had another 2 day bleed after 2 weeks of finishing the one before.
Is this just me going through a terrible anxiety/depression stage or is this menopause? I'm so upset that I'm feeling ill every day. I just want me back xx

[Perinowpost]

Hi Michelle46

Sorry to hear you?re struggling. It sounds to me like continuous utrogestan is too much for you (it is for a lot of us). Many of us chose to remain on a cycle that way we can take less of it. Pop it into the search box to research others experiences with this.

Wishing you well x

[Dotty]

Hi you may need more oestrogen.  Try 3 pumps of gel x

[Nairn]

Hi Michelle
You might want to check out the ?wits end? post just below yours - I posted my experiences on there with this combo
Take care x

[Michelle46]

Thankyou ladies. I'm sounding stupid here but what do I type in the search bar to find out about continuous utrogestan conversations? Also if I up my estrogen how long will it take to show an improvement? My doctor has mentioned this to me.

[Michelle46]

Nairncat thankyou x

[Michelle46]

I'm on 50mg of sertraline. I have been for 5 years now x

[Hurdity]

Hi there - sorry to hear you are struggling. I agree that a cycle maybe the way to go if you are feeling like this on continuous utrogestan especially if you are taking 200 mg? Even 100 mg would be too much for me. If you didn't have much of a bleed on a normal cycle with 200 mg x 12 days then with your doc's permission ( or get doc to ask a specialist or get a referral yourself) you could try to extend your cycle so giving a bit more time between the utrogestan cycles? Also as Dotty says you might need more oestrogen but then you might get more of a bleed if you then go back to a cycle.

Hurdity x