I'm on one pump eistrogel , which has been enough to get rid of joint pain which was my main symptom and mild flushing.
The utrogestan makes me so tired , I've switched from taking it monthly for 2 weeks to taking it for 2 weeks every three months , this is the only thing which triggers a bleed . I use two tablets vagunally but am still ridiculously tired for 2 weeks.
Anyone else in similar protocol? I'm wondering if I could switch to one tablet vaginally for the next 2 week cycle.
Hi there - if you are on a 3 month cycle now then it really is much less than the licensed dose to take only 100 mg for two weeks. However if you are only taking 1 pump of oestrogel, depending on your absorption, your doc may allow this provided you have a scan at least once a year to check your womb lining?
How are your bleeds on the 3 month regime or have you not been taking it long enough like this to know?
I am on 62.5 mcg oestrogen patch and take 200 mg vaginally x 12 days every 6-8 weeks and get a smallish bleed but would worry about extending my cycle or reducing the dose - but I'm mid 60's so being a bit more cautious these days as have been on HRT for 12 years.
Hurdity x
Thank you hurdity. I'm 51 and I be been in hrt for about 15 months. I tried patches to start off with , but they didn't trigger a period , then I moved to the gel and untrogestan orally a year ago. For the first month I took it orally for 2 weeks - no period. I was so tired I fell asleep during a meeting at work. So I went in nhs website and saw that they talked about three month protocol . I started that , but not enough to trigger a period. I switched to vaginally last time and it caused a normal bleed - hurrah !! Just started bleed after second go at this, but used 2 x 100 for 14 nights vaginally . Am still very tired , but not as tired. I get no spitting or break through bleeding in the three months , that's why I was wondering if I could reduce to 100mg for 14 nights ( as I'm only on the one pump eistrogel)
My gp knows nothing , though I have told her I'm using them vaginally . I haven't had a scan but as this bleed and the last feel like a proper period, I feel as though everything is coming out.
Maybe I should switch to 100 x 14 nights but do it every 2 months ??