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[Nas]

Hi,
I was just wondering whether your menopause symptoms impact on your work life?

I am almost three years post menopausal.
The last 8 months, I have had no end of bother with bleeding whilst on the HRT patch (the bleeds have been investigated and nothing untoward found)

Sunday night, I was plagued with hot and cold sweats, bladder irritation and feeling sick (is what happens just before a bleed!)

I felt grim, called in sick and was then asked to do a PCR test due to fever being one of my 'symptoms' which I knew was meno linked.

So, took PCR, negative and back to work tomorrow.

I am plagued with period pain now, as a bleed is imminent. Currently waiting to discuss hysterectomy and also seeing MS next week to discuss alternative progesterone to control the bleeds (until I can have a hysterectomy).

I feel the menopause has taken over my life right now and still my symtoms are not totally under control..

How do others manage with work and symptoms etc???

[CLKD]

There is a thread about stopping work due to peri symptoms.

Hysterectomy is a huge operation and not 1 to be taken lightly.  For period pains I took 'feminax' - the idea being to take the tablet/s 2 days B4 a period was expected.  I was usually 32 days cycle and the drug certainly eased the pains.

For the bladder irritation I would ask for vaginal atrophy treatment.  It may well ease symptoms when used regularly.  When my bladder is irritated I take 2 nurofen tablets 3 times a day for at least 2 days.

[Nas]

Thankyou CLKD.
I already use vagifem and Ovestin for bladder irritation.

The period pains are due to insufficient progesterone. I’m three years post menopausal so shouldn’t even be bleeding on Hrt??

[mchaplin]

I feel for you. I now get terrible pain for about a week before my period even starts, then my period is here on and off for another week. Its taking over my life.

[Grheliz1]

I switched to a Mirena coil because I was bleeding on continuous HRT and Utrogestan just didn't seem to work for me. Could you try this and perhaps gel instead of patches so you can control the dosage?

[CLKD]

Feminax tablets worked 4 me.  Taken 2 days prior to an expected period ......... my pains were debilitating