Hi there,
Sorry for the long post. I need advice in regard to accessing the right hrt. I would also like to figure what state of peri I’m in. At the age of 34 I was told I would go into an early menopause due to low ovarian reserve by a fertility clinic. After giving up hope, I was blessed with twins at age 39.
I’ve just turned 44 and since the age of 40 I’ve struggled with mood fluctuations, trouble sleeping, night sweats and low libido. My gp put it down to pnd. At the back of my mind I always thought it was peri-menopause. My mums went into full menopause at 40, in a short period of time. My sister too. After suggesting this to my gp she said my hormones were ok. Then for the last two years my periods started to space out, first every two months, then every 4-6 months. With this I had terrible mood swings, palpitations, hot flushes. My skin sags, my hair is getting very grey and my self esteem is at an all time low.
Finally back in September a new gp put me on evorel sequil after my fsh was 104. After the first two months I felt a bit more like myself. Then it stopped working. I couldn’t get the same dr again, this time I was told I may need to go on anti depression medication. I said no, and they put me on elliste duet 1mg. I found this worse than the patch. Mood swings are horrific. I am just thinking about stopping them but I’m afraid to since I would need something due to the risk of osteoporosis.
Any advice would be appreciated.