Ive just turned 49 and I've had my Mirena since May 2017 and on Estrodogen (patch now gel) since September 2017.
Started with peri when I was 40, slowly got worse from aged 43 and finally had Mirena fitted as tried a number of mini pills, and was having heavy, longer, big clotted periods.
Vaginal discomfort started may 2018, Ovestin works well for me, on the whole all good there.
Had what I take for a 'period' back around Christmas 2019, but I've had none since!
Last year I had 8 periods (not full blown bleeding but very slight beige like discharge, V dryness, tearfulness) for 4-10 days.
I've had no real signs of a 'period' since Christmas but I'm having some soreness down below (have been using Ovestin most days for about 8 days now) sleeping badly and fatigue is constant but no PMT that I normally have with an approaching period. Been nearly 100 days since last 'period'.
Question is (sorry I do waffle a bit)....ladies that have a Mirena have your periods just stopped completely?
I understand regards to bleeding that a Mirena masks all the heaviness, which I'm thankful for, and can stop periods but do your other 'period' symptoms stop? No PMT, cramps, sore boobs etc?
Could the 'last period' have happened?
I'm on 3-4 pumps estrogel, the flushes stopped after I started low dose patch back in 2017 (25mcg then 50mcg) but GP has increased dose to help my mood and sleep. Mood is good (just bought a house and moving from London to Somerset) and Not feeling stressed, YET!! No sore boobs for about six months or more, and they feel very soft and squidgy now.
Gained a lot of weight recently and wondering how much estrogen I actually need?
It certainly doesn't seem to help my sleep, no night sweats anymore which i was getting before a 'period', the odd bad day of tearfulness (think more from over tiredness though) but nothing like before.
Any advise would be helpful as wondering about slowly reducing estrogel and seeing what happens. Could I need less now I'm older?
Is it worth just staying at this dose, especially as moving soon, or worth playing with dose and seeing what happens?
All so confusing!
Thank you everyone
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