Hi,
I've been on one and a half to two pumps of oestrogel since December, with Mirena coil for progestogen, and estring for overactive bladder, and urgency.
All has been pretty good most of the time. Anxiety much improved, flushes, gone, bladder better, although urgency is still an issue.
After a chat with my (new) GP, my previous GP retired in May 😩, we decided for me to try without estring to see how things go, she did give me prescription so I have one in case, and also said if I want to try twice weekly vagifem instead, I can call for a prescription.
So I've been without estring for almost two weeks, bladder has been ok (normal issues if I drink coffee etc, or am stressed) but ok I guess. However I have noticed that burning, internal soreness returning after sex again, so today I have put estring back in.
I feel crap to be honest, like why do I need all this stuff? Why can't I just cope without it? Will I EVER cope without it? What risk am I taking using all this? ( oh maybe my anxiety is also returning? all this overthinking? But surely estring wouldn't have made that much difference?)
There are so many pros and cons, hate how the HRT has made me crave sweet foods and carbohydrates, which has resulted in a 10 pound weight increase, another issue to address!
Just feeling rubbish today, and question if it's all worth it 😟