Hi everyone, I've just joined the group, thank you.
I'm 53, living in Scotland (currently in Level 4 Lockdown), and started HRT a year ago.
I started on continuous oral progesterone, Utrogestan 100mg, then went up to 200mg nightly because of constant breakthrough bleeding. This helped a bit but I was getting tired and a bit worried.
After some online research, I changed from continuous to cyclic progesterone and that's stopped the bleeding, though now I'm having a monthly period again. That's OK.
I've gone from 2 to 4 pumps of Oestrogel daily but feel I need more. I can almost feel myself shrivelling. Like I could bathe in vats of oestrogen if possible! I think I'll probably need Ovestin or a similar cream, as I'm noticing changes there too.
Does anyone else feel like they need more oestrogen than 4 pumps? I'm not sure if the alcohol and other ingredients in the gel are being absorbed into my system along with the oestrogen and if that has any consequences.
My prescription is coming up for renewal and I want to ask my doctor for an increase to 5-6 pumps of Oestrogel or maybe change to Lenzetto, but she doesn't seem to be very knowledgeable and upping my current dose of HRT was a big issue. She had to write to the menopause specialist for advice before agreeing to prescribe 4 pumps of gel and 200mg of progesterone.
I don't want to get into any difficult situations with my GP, everything is so restricted at the moment, so wondered if you could offer me any advice on this.
I'm also coeliac and very concerned about bone loss, so I'd like to be on best regime I can. I don't think my skin would do well with adhesive patches.
Thank you so much for any ideas and suggestions.