Been browsing the forum over last few weeks desperately trying to pull myself out of a hole I have fallen into .
The story is I had pelvic radiation and chemo back in march , all was going well it was traumatic but I was pretty upbeat and positive through it all .
They warned me a full menopause was likely, due to damage to the ovaries.
First week of treatment I started with serious flushes , like I was on fire , they said it could be the treatment, they continued since.
Then two months ago when I started to reduce my morphine , the day after dropping slightly my mood dropped and I was very low amongst other side affects . Putting it down to withdrawal I plodded on .
I struggled since , with feeling not myself at all so I decided to try hrt , I am 51 and was still having periods until before treatment, they were a bit irregular but I had no menopausal symptoms at all . I have been sad , upset about stupid things , not looking forward to anything, waking up with anxiety, getting fixated on worries.
This post is more about venting my journey , I am feeling a bit better than a few weeks ago though not my self though some moments of normality are creaping through .
I was put in evorel sequi because they said I am classed a peri , put patch on and my anxiety increased, sweats increased, I was taking yam capsule before starting and they had reduced the sweats can’t take together I believe
After some awful low episodes I halfed the patch , the progesterone patch I was not good but who knows I was up and down anyway.
I am on month 2 , and feel bloated womb wise and no bleeding at all
I started taking supplements various supplements a few weeks ago and mentally I feel better, things that have helped my anxiety are taking magnesium glycinate and l theanine , and daily eft tapping has helped me so much , but I am not myself still .I was considering Ad but have so far put it off , it’s the morning anxiety is making me not want to go to work .
I am wondering how will they know if my ovaries are completely done , at what point will it be best to go on a continuous progesterone?
I have a prescription for the utrogestan to try with the evorel 50 , but i somehow think i need to give the conti patch another try , it’s hard to know if it’s menopause or some underlying trauma response that’s causing my mental health issues , thanks for listening xx
