Hi guys,
My menopause experience so far hasn't been *too* awful but I'm struggling a bit right now. Last year I went on HRT - the oestrogel - after a menopausal crash left me barely able to function. It took me a while but I found four pumps a day seemed to keep me steady, and after a nasty wrestle with Provera I went onto Ustrogen and all was well.
Last week I had a massive return of symptoms - poor sleep, night heat, brain fog, and even though I'm on the progesterone-only pill, a really heavy period which is still going.
After a few days of this the penny dropped and I upped my dose to six pumps a day. I got immediate relief though the fog still comes down at 4pm. I messaged my doctor to explain what I'd done, and he was fine with it initially, but after consulting with a gynaecologist, asked me to come back down to four pumps as that's the maximum recommended dose.
I am going to do it but with serious trepidation; so I thought I'd ask on here - has anyone else experienced an oestrogen crash while already on HRT? How did you deal with it? Is anyone on a higher regular dose than four?
ETA - does anyone have experience of having massive fluctuations in your own oestrogen levels?
Thanks loads,
Bupster