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[LW44]

hi..me again.. ;-)

right im thinking of stopping the elleste duet 1mg... 5th day on the green... started the pack 21 days ago... i had anxiety for about a month before i started.. came from nowhere..was in the middle of tests for meno.. since confirmed peri... although had anx and low mood because i was anx and worried i would get depressed again.. i was many years ago.. i did not feel like this..waking wvery morning v low and anxious.. and having awful mood swings..ok one hour as lowcas anything the next... and on and off background anx... this cant be right... feel more depressed now than anxious xx

[Hurdity]

Sorry to hear this LW44. I have never taken tablet HRT so can't comment here - and I'm sure others will be along who take it.

However just to say that it is sometimes hard to get the right balance when you are peri-menopausal because your own hormones are so up and down - some of which can lead to low mood - and it could well be that the HRT is preventing you from feeling worse! Also maybe the norethisterone (in the Elleste) doesn't suit you - it can sometimes give rise to side effects in some women. If you think this might be the case and the feelings don't disappear, perhaps you could try changing to a different type for example Femoston - which contains a progestogen that is more easily tolerated as it is closer to natural progesterone?

I can't remember how old you are or where in meno but the only other way you can tame the hormone fluctuations is by taking a combined contraceptive pill - there is one called Qlara which contains the same oestrogen as our bodies make ( ie bio-identcial estrdaiol) but also large doses of a different synthetic progestogen. There are only 2 ( or is it 3 ) tablet free days so the hormone dips are not so bad.

Hurdity x

[LW44]

hi,

im 44, think bern peri about a year..started with hot flushes and missed period last year..and low mood.. then settled down again until april this year missed period low mood.. the pill sounds like a better option.. my hormones levels werent to the floor but werent normal either x

[LW44]

im going back to the drs today.. my anxiety is through the roof ive been taking the green tabs for 6 days... and they are going straight in the bin.. the mood swings have been awful.. i must be sensitive.. :-(

[CLKD]

It's HORMONES    …….. up and down which influences how we feel.  Your GP will probably offer you anti-depressants.  But ask for something to ease anxiety surges, there is plenty on the market 

[GypsyRoseLee]

Hi

Just wanted to say our symptoms sound identical. But I've been struggling with them for nearly 2 years now. They arrived completely out of the blue but at the same time as I noticed my periods were getting much lighter and my cycle was slightly shorter.

Since then I have really been in my knees with horrible anxiety and intermittent low mood. I also get insomnia too which I have never had before. It has wreaked my life though I manage to hide most of it from everyone.

I have been on HRT for over 4 months. Started on 25 mg Estradot with separate Utrogestan for 12 days each month. But after 5 weeks I felt no better so my consultant upped my dose to 50mg patch.

Since then I have noticed a real improvement but I am still getting awful mood swings. These mood dips can last several days or even a week and they are awful and ruin my life.

I think because I am only 44 and was still dealing with my own hormones that HRT isn't strong enough to control my mood sufficiently. I am now thinking of swapping to the Pill as I know this knocks your own hormonal cycle on the head.

I don't know what else to try or do. When I'm feeling good I feel so great. But the lows are still so horrible too.

[LW44]

hi

sounds scarily familiar and awful... i know exactly what you mean... no outside reason for it... makes it so much harder.. ive just had an awful time on the norethistrone tabs which are part of the elleste duet i take..went to see consultant at work.. work in private hospital... he told me to stop taking immediately as intolerant... this was after dr said to carry on !   made my anx through the roof...and very very scary lows... :-/  told me to jusy take the eostrogen and go back to see him on tuesday for proper consultation... thank god for the perk of private healthcare... feel low now dispairing... so i sympathise completely... xxx

[CLKD]

Once the hormone leaves your system your mood should lift.  Also, Tuesday will soon be here for your next appt. 

Rest, keep busy, keep posting!

[LW44]

:-)  im breathing through it.. not taken since yesterday morning... but will take the eostrogen tonight as consultant suggested... how long to leave system ?? aprrox ;-)

[CLKD]

Don't know, sorry …….. have a look on the packet or phone a Pharmacist in the morning?

[GypsyRoseLee]

It's awful isn't it? It feels like despair and dread mixed together. So much worse than just 'feeling a bit fed up'. I don't think anyone can understand unless they have experienced it for them self.

I'm so sorry you have reacted so badly to the progesterone part of your HRT. Have you considered seeing your GP tomorrow and asking for diazepam to help you over the weekend?

I will be interested to read what your consultant has to say to you on Tuesday.

[LW44]

it is... i seem to be managing without diazapam at the min.. luckily only took for 5 days..so fingers crossed should settle down .  consultant just asked wich time of month do i feel the best under normal circumstances.. i said couple of days after finished period..he said eosteogen it is then !  also mentioned may and he stressed may have to consider hystorectomy if only tolerant to eosteogen x

[CLKD]

That's in the future though ?  Valium helps as necessary.  I took 5mg for years ……… helped enormously!

[LW44]

yes in the future for hysto..  ive had diazapam in the past. so dont have a problem with it.. was managing okish.. until the norethisterone started kicking in... also ive had cbt before so using that aswell.  were exactly the same age !  i started with hit flushes irregular periods early last year.. awful mood swings.. then all settled down again till april this year.. missed periods.. then the infamous pa out of the blue which stopped me in my tracks and paniced me all was coming back... got myself in a state.. its a struggle but we will get there.. have done before will do again.. im getting married next april so better had do !

[LW44]

im losing it... because got two posts im getting mixed up who im replying to ! lol