Hi, just wondering if anyone can help.
I’m 48, have had no periods for a few years due to having an endometrial ablation. Started with menopause symptoms a couple of years ago, and tried to manage with supplements etc but they didn’t really help.
Decided to try HRT in February this year, and was prescribed Evorel Conti. After about a month on the patches I was feeling down and irritable, and decided to stop for a while.
Couple of months later I was feeling pretty rubbish and after researching decided to ask GP for Oestrogel and Utrogestan.
Felt pretty ok for a few weeks on this, 2 pumps of gel and 100mg Utrogestan orally nightly,but then started feeling a bit depressed again, and was having indigestion from taking Utrogestan orally, so switched to vaginally 100mg every night. Definitely felt better taking it this way, but then about 3 weeks ago I started to get itchy all over. This then developed into a nasty red rash all over my body. I decided I had better stop the HRT as it seemed to be an allergic reaction.
The rash started to ease after a few days, and I thought it might have been caused by the Oestrogel, so asked GP if I could try Lenzetto. Apparently she wasn’t allowed to prescribe this so I ended up with Evorel 50 oestrogen only patches to try, and try the Utrogestan again. Put a patch on yesterday and felt fine. Rash had pretty much disappeared by last night.
I tried a Utrogestan capsule vaginally again last night and woke up covered in a bad itchy rash all over again this morning. Antihistamine has taken the edge off it. I am still wearing the Evorel patch but know I should probably take it off as I can’t use them on their own, and looks like I can’t have the Utrogestan.
I have messaged my GP, (they aren’t very clued up about HRT)
So what do I do now? I could try the Evorel Conti again but it’s a synthetic progesterone which I’m not overly keen on having.
Or is there any other body identical progesterone option?
I can’t afford to pay for private consultation.