Hello,
I was wondering if anyone knows whether Sandrena gel can cause joint pains at all?
Since May I’ve changed my HRT a few times and am still on a quest to find the right one. I felt awful on the norethisterone part of Evorel Sequi then changed to Evorel 50mcg patches with Utrogestan. The Evorel didn’t give me too many side effects - no vasomotor symptoms but I had a really low, flat mood on it and didn’t feel any joy in anything. The patch gave me some skin irritation sometimes too. My GP then changed me to Sandrena which I started just over two weeks ago. My mood was instantly so much better and I’ve actually wanted to interact with people again but for over a week now I’ve had excruciating joint pains (mostly hands, forearms and knees) every evening when I’ve never experienced this before. I’ve had the odd hot flush again too and feel extremely bloated (but I could live with this part if it wasn’t for the joint pains.
Has anyone else experienced severe joint pain with Sandrena? Is it too early to make my mind up about it? Or should I go back to Evorel patches or maybe even try another gel/different patch?