My GP has proscribed Utrogestan and Evoral 50 patches for me on advice from the menopause clinic in Scotland (Glasgow area). I was offered the option of the estrogen gel but I haven't had issues with the patches so far and they are lower hassle for me at present. Hopefully I can change to gel in the future if I need to!
My question is about the Utrogestan, I have been proscribed 100mg x 2 on days 1 - 12 of my cycle as I am still having regular monthly cycles. I started my period today making this day one of my cycle but looking at the info leaflet on the packet it suggests that I should be taking my 200mg during the second half of my cycle from day 15 to day 26. This makes more sense as that would mimic the natural cycle.
I think my GP may have made a mistake but I'm not sure what to do? If I take the Utrogestan now from days 1 - 12 will that mess up my cycle causing my to bleed further when I stop taking the utrogestan? Should I just wait until day 15 from today to start the Utrogestan, meaning I will have had a whole cycle with estrogen patches and no progesterone? Is that safe?
I have a package of 30 tablets I need 24 for the 12 day cycle leaving 6 tablets in the pack, could I just take 100mg at night for the next few days then save the rest for later in the month?
I'm confused and my GP isn't available now until the middle of next week!