Hi. I am new to this forum but have joined because I desperately need some advice. I am perimenopausal and am on HRT. Initially I was on Femiston 1/10 (after reading this forum & pursuading the doctor that this is more bioidentical progesterone), but I was finding that my mood was very low during the 2 weeks of the progesterone, so we increased to the 2/10. This helped but as time went on I was getting the low moods and depression again.
At this point I met my current partner & when looking into getting a coil fitted as contraception, the gp suggested a Mirena coil could be used as the progesterone side of the HRT & because it's localized to the uterus it should have less overall effects than the tablets. So I had a Mirena coil fitted and was put on 75micrograms oestradiol patches. BUT I have noticed my mood has gone down to rock bottom, I'm crying all the time, have no energy or will to do anything & have withdrawn into myself. I have been off work for nearly 2 weeks now. I have just pursuaded the doctor to increase the patches to 100mgs, but am worried that I will still be the same. I believe that this is the maximum that the patches can go, so is there anyway that the oestrogen can be topped up with oestrogen cream or pressies? I think I am progesterone intolerant as when I was on the pill the gp put me on the progesterone only mini pill & that was just awful, with similar symptoms that I'm getting now. Have I had/got PMDD? I feel like the gp is not helping me at all & not listening but I can't carry on like this, this is no life!
Thank you for listening.
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