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[Jaylow]

Hi
I'm taking estrogel and progesterone. Before hrt I had a migraine each month. Since hrt the migraine is much better but some months I have terrible stomach pain. it's usually bad on day 1, then by day 3 the bleed eases off a little, then day 4 the stomach pain kicks in again followed by another few days of bleeding. it's not just stomach cramps it's an all over feeling of dizziness, weakness, pain down my legs and I am literally off my feet for a few hours on these bad days.

Last month I changed my dose of utrogestan to 1 a night for 12 nights vaginally, down from 2 a night after reading that this can be done. Well the following bleed was pain every single day, pain for a few hours then bleeding which then eventually slows followed by pain again and repeat until the bleed was over after 8 days.

Do you think the lower dose of utro caused this?

[sheila99]

I don't know if it caused it but you really shouldn't reduce the dose without the agreement of your doc and/or regular scans. If your lining builds up you are at increased risk of cancer. Unless you have severe problems with the standard dose IMO it isn't worth the risk.

[CLKD]

Painful periods are the pits, I suffered for many years 

Back to your prescribing practitioner and discuss?  Make a note of your symptoms to take with you. Let us know.

[Jaylow]

Thanks. Last time I went to the docs it was a 8 week wait for an appt, and then she?ll probably say I'd need to see the gynae which would be x amount of months wait. And the gynae wasn't good tbh, I've actually made up my own doses of hrt since gynae prescribed me a full pump of testosterone per DAY! Which I didn't go along with btw.
I suppose womb scans might be the answer, I?ll have a look into these

[Sid]

Hi Jaylou

Like you I am on Estrogel and Utrogestan and I suffer from horribly painful bleeds on a sequi regime. I am nearly 56 and so have just started to try a continuous regime (not sure how this will go as I don't absorb the Utrogestan well orally and don't want to use it vaginally every day). it's a balancing act and I need HRT due to severe osteopenia, but painful bleeds are the pits

Sid x

[Jaylow]

Hi Sid
Sorry to hear that you are suffering with it too. There's no easy answer is there, just weighing up the best of all the evils.
I'm in peri and still ovulating so it's sequi for me, I'm not sure which is worse - a painful week each month or having to take utro every day.

[sheila99]

Sid, have you considered using a long cycle?

[Sid]

Hi Sheila99

I understood this would need to be under the supervision of a specialist (for scans etc). There is no menopause service in Cornwall so I would have to go private 

[pepperminty]

Hi,

I get very painful awful pain if my estrogen is too high for me. My bleed is much heavier also.

Deep joy - womanhood 

Pepperminty X