Hi ladies - may I join? Just had my regime changed :-)
Symptoms started 3 years. Tried natural for a year, had 36 hour migraines, severe vomiting with the migraines, hot flushes, fatigue, no libido, so asked to go on HRT. I was put on 50mcg Evoril Conti, symptoms lessened slightly but this past year, they have got worse and worse. I have been on it past 20 months. They wouldn't change it, last GP I saw actually tried to get me to cut down the dose! So I finally saw a private GP as I was just on the floor basically, with next to no social life. How I've managed to hold down a full time job, I just have no idea.
Oestrogen level is 44 pmol/L and Testosterone 0.4 nmol/L
She has prescribed me 2 x pumps Oestrogel (which will be upped when my BP has come down)
100mg Utrogestan - one a night
Testogel
Started 4 days ago.
That lot cost me around £90 but the Testogel and Utrogestan should last quite a long time.
Re the Oestrogel, can I ask you how long one pump pack lasts? I have been given 2 pump packs (which were £30) and I was amazed at what a large amount of gel one pump was. Almost covered my whole arm! I cannot see how one pack is supposed to have 64 doses unless it's a Tardis...…..I do hope my NHS GP will take over the prescription.
Thank you ladies - lovely to have like minded ladies to talk to and share with - have felt quite alone past 3 years xx