Hello DG, thank you.
There is another reason I have considered a different pathway - my mother has breast cancer (though the doc did not seem at all worried, hence the prescription) so I have been thinking about the gel, even, and Utrogestan as they are not as 'dangerous'. My little mum was diagnosed at the age of 75 - it's hormone powered and so she is taking hormone suppressants. She's doing grand on them too.
However, I really can't cope much longer with the symptoms, despite the cancer scare. How terrible is that! Obviously I don't want to lose hair too so after much reading and filtering this through my layman's understanding of the complexities of menopause, I thought that small amounts of both might alleviate some of my symptoms rather than the 50 dose that could be too much? Many rave about small doses plus the bio-identicals as opposed to progestin.
I haven't had blood tests but it's clear that something untoward is happening so we skipped the blood tests as I'd sooner be covered in tarantulas than have blood drawn (and I'm not right keen on spiders). What a pickle.
I would appreciate any more advice out there and promise to report my findings and support fellow sufferers in the future.
Thank all the gods for this site. Foldie x