Hi
Looking for some advice please and to see if anyone else has these symptoms. I have been prescribed Evorel 50 patches and Utrogestan 100mg capsules (one taken every day - no break). I am 57 and 9 years post-menopausal. Have been on various HRT regimes, but always suffered with heavy bleeding. Was referred to Menopause Clinic who put me on this HRT and I have been taking it since 25 August this year. I have had no bleeds, which is great, but over the last 3 weeks or so I have had terrible aches/pains, mainly on my right hand middle back area, but now also lower back. Have been to GP who first diagnosed Bladder/Kidney infection and put me on antibiotics, which did no good at all. Called back, told by another GP I didn't have infection and didn't need antibiotics! I just feel really bloated and 'heavy', sometimes quite similar to how I used to feel before a period, and if I move into certain positions i.e sitting up to standing, the pain is quite intense and it's getting me down. I spoke to the Menopause Clinic and the doctor there said bloating is normal, but she hadn't heard of back/muscular aches as being a side effect. On further investigation here on the forum I have found that yes, I am not imagining things and my side effects are quite common for Utrogestan! I have now stopped my HRT from today and will see if these aches disappear, so that I can be sure. I have a further telephone consultation with the clinic next month, so I will ask what else I can take? Have seen that some ladies take Utrogestan vaginally, which has less side effects? Any advice would be much appreciated, honestly, I am tearing my hair out!! (and that's pretty thin these days!!
Many thanks!
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