Sorry Hurdity, I got confused
this happens ALOT! I take the Utrogestan for 14 days out of the month not 7 every two weeks!
This is the second month I have taken it. The first month did not bring about a bleed but this month has, it lasted 7 days, was dark brown in colour (not red) and extremely painful. The last period I had before this was in September 2021.
These are my peri symptoms. I have experienced most of them for over 5 years now and not found the right combination of HRT that alleviates them yet.
They include -
Fatigue
Acute joint pain - Only in last year but now suffer every time I exercise
Itchy skin
Bloating
Brain Fog
Poor concentration
Anxiety - 100% worse when I take progesterone
Hot flushes - Worse when stressed or flustered
Night Sweats
Mood swings - Worse when I take progesterone
Incontinence - Only occurred over 2 years
Depressed - Only seems to kick in on progesterone days
No sex drive for years
I was given anti depressants, moved up progressively from 20mg - 60mg of fluoxetine a day but felt no better so gradually reduced my dosage back down to 20mg. My GP has now changed this to Sertraline, 50mg daily but don't feel like I benefit from AD's at all.