Hello everyone, I've been reading this forum with interest but can't seem to find the answer to my problem. I'm 52 and for the last 4 years my life was hell and I was prescribed anti depressants and referred for Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. None of these seemed to work and after reading this forum I truly believe its because I was peri menopausal.
I was constantly tired, no energy ever.
Horrendous depression where I didn't want to live anymore
No motivation etc etc.
Anyway (to try to cut a long story short)
about summertime I stopped my periods after a few years of being irregular and BAM!! Night sweats, hot flushes, zero motivation, gave up my job etc.
I have never been like this before now, I always worked, my house was spotless, my motivation and energy always high and always happy. I actually put my changed attitude down to the fact that my bad depression had caused me to be a different person and I had to accept this. Now I'm convinced that peri menopause caused my "depression" and as awful as its been I'm quite excited to get the old me back.
I went to see the Dr a couple of times, had blood tests for thyroids, and even menopause and was told in spring of last year that I was peri menopausal but offered no treatment and me being uninformed then, didn't realise the impact this was having on my life.
I had further blood tests in November and she said I was post menopause but my vitamin D and Calcium levels were so low, she prescribed Adcal and said to give it a few months (Lol at adcal being prescribed for menopause)
I went back to the doctors yesterday and ASKED to be placed on HRT and he prescribed cyclo progynova.
My question is this.... Haha I do waffle... Should I be prescribed a 'bleed' HRT?
Blood tests show I'm post menopausal but I have had a period about 7 months ago.
Will it harm me taking peri menopausal HRT if I'm actually post menopausal?
My Dr was great and I've to go back in 3 months to review things.
Also has anyone else had cyclo progynova and is it any good?
Thanks for having the patience to read this rambling post
Sharon x