Hi juwi
Sorry to hear about this. There are some women who are taking alternate day progesterone and some twice a week (on a continuous basis) and limited research showed that alternate day utrogestan (but all the time) is sufficient to keep the lining thin for medium dose of oestrogen.
If you search for the Utrogestan/Estrogel support thread I think it is discussed on there? I'll try to find it for you when I've posted this.
You haven't said what dose of Utrogestan you are taking? The licensed dose for cyclical use is 12 days ( or 10 -12) x 200 mg orally but vaginally it could be half this amount. I presume you are already on 100 mg since Utrogestan (for HRT is now only available as 100 mg tablets)? If you doctor has suggsted doing this then that's great! I presume your womb lining will be monitored to check it does not over-thicken on this lower dose. It will definitley reduce the amount getting into your system so the withdrawal should not be so severe.
I have changed how I take mine also to ease inot it and ease off it - which is another way. eg I am on a long cycle so take 12 days vaginally x 200 mg. Now I take the first dose over two days (100 mg per day) as well as the last two and the withdrawal is not so severe.. If you find your new regime is insufficient to keep the lining thin perhpas you could try this too ie go back to 10-12 days but alternate days initially and at the end and then say days 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12 - and see how you go (that would be 8 tabs!). Just a thought.
I know what you mean - I used to put up with the monthly migraines just to be flush free and functioning the rest of the time. I hardly get them now.
I presume you are post-menopausal? If not it could be your cycle/your own hormones playing a part as I said in my previous post....
Good luck and let us know how you get on and how your lining is too
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Hurdity x