I've posted a few times as I've been struggling recently but my HRT experience has left me feeling so low and unwell I am not sure I can keep with it..
I was on Evorel Sequi for Menopause symptoms, this worked well, I felt great and used it for about 2 years then the dreaded shortages started..
6 months ago I was prescribed Provera and Estradot - the Provera drove me crazy and started a lot of symptoms I hadn't had before including Anxiety, dizziness, chest pains, etc. I was convinced I was dying after a horrendous panic attack so I came off it. I phoned my (Locum) GP who thought it was Panic attacks and Anxiety due to Covid -19 - it wasn't linked to the Provera at all, but after reading about Progesterone Intolerance I am sure that's what I experienced, and it was the only medication that had changed this year and the attack happened after my 3rd cycle of Provera following other symptoms while I was on it. I wasn't an overly anxious person before this, and certainly not anxious enough about Covid-19 for it to cause the Panic Attack I had.
This experience left me petrified but I still feel I need HRT so had to look for other options.
3 months ago I had the Mirena IUD fitted and Estrogel because it seemed the best option at the time, and less Progesterone. Unfortunately the Mirena caused terrible backaches and after using it for only a month I had to have it removed..
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I was given Utrogestan 200mg for 12 days per month to use instead.
Trouble is, I have become so frightened of using HRT at all that I only use 1 pump of Estrogel daily and I am yet to use the Utrogestan (I am due to start it this week).
When I use the Estrogel I feel as if my body reacts to it - dizziness, palpitations, hot flushes, pressure in my ears, nausea.. But does it - or am I just being anxious and expecting something terrible to happen to me now??
I think given my awful experiences this year that it may be Psychological now, but I am not sure. I feel like giving up as I have never felt as anxious and unwell as I do at the moment, the only thing that's changed for me is the HRT, and I am not sure whether to continue or not..
Any advice would be welcome
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I'm 47 and Peri, all my bloods have come back normal recently except for some low Vitamin and Mineral levels which the GP thinks aren't low enough to cause issues and I'm taking supplements for.
Thank you
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