Hi ladies
Hope everyone is in a good place and on an even keel
I need some advice or a good talking-to please!!
2 weeks ago I stopped taking the HRT (short version of back story is that in June i took Novofem for a month, norethisterone did not agree with me very well. A month off, symptoms return and then they tried me on Femoston 2/10. Felt ropey most of the month with spotting and although progesterone not as bad as first lot, I still didn't feel right). I had a big annual work event last week and I couldn't face not feeling right. Well...within a few days of ditching the Femoston my headaches, the main symptom for me, returned with a vengeance. I ended up feeling awful while away for my event anyway and have done since.
My surgery let me down again yesterday - I desperately wanted an appointment, rang at 8, was told a nurse would triage me within 2 hours, only to get a call at 10 to say they had all gone to people with greater need (thank you very bl**dy much). The best I could hope for was a chat with the GP after morning surgery. I know they are busy people so I would have been fine with this.
I got a call at 3 and tried to explain the problems to the apparent menopause specialist in the surgery. I asked for advice about using a different method of HRT if the progesterone made me react - a gel, perhaps? She had not heard of utrogestran or it wasn't on her list of items she was allowed to prescribe. You can have progesterone tablets or the mirena. But we don't do the mirena here, it will have to be done at the hospital or the icash clinic. (WTF is that I thought - turns out its the old GUM clinic
) Her words were that they only give you the Mirena if you are wanting it for contraception?
Well what can I have then?
You said you were ok on Microgynon, what about doing that again? This was my pill I took for my 20's and 30's. Has a massive amount more progesterone, 150mcg. Surely this would be a bad thing?
I asked about low dose Premique, as this was the only other progesterone I hadn't tried in tablet form or that was available - I don't even know if they can get it....but it is only 0.3 oestrogen, as opposed to 1mg and 2mg I've had with the Novofem and Femoston.
I can't help feeling really short-changed by my surgery. I am close to tears and just want to feel well again. I've even had a chat with a homeopath to see if I can go it alone with some help from her. Why do we have to jump through so many hoops to be able to get through and function to live a normal life?
I do realise that only taking both of these tablets for only a month is a short time and I asked the doctor this yesterday, whether things would improve over time, and she said you would know fairly quickly if you weren't getting on with something.
Please someone can you give me some positive thoughts??