Me!
Add me to the list!!
I cannot tolerate synthetic prog. At all.
When I was first given HRT I was given a synthetic, and within 24-48 of starting it the difference in me was marked. My husband was really worried about me. My symptoms were a deep and sudden depression (Feelings of morbidity and feelings like nothing to live for, 'I'm old' , I'm going to die soon', no one would care if I died, couldn't be bothered to wash or anything) I was paranoid. I thought everyone hated me and I hated everyone. I was argumentative, a misery to live with, and I was so anxious I couldn't face going anywhere. I had joint aches as well, but mainly mood changes. . It was just awful. Hubby actually made me an apt with GP who told me to cease the progesterone right away.
I was then given a 3 monthly type of HRT which meant prog only every 3 months. I was OK on the oestrogen part, but soon as prog kicked in I was back to square one. I begged to be able to stop it again.
I was then sent to see a HRT specialist doc at sexual health clinic, .
At first she said I should try the birth control pill, a prog only one!!!!! She said it would be fine as it was continuous and low dose. I tried it - within a week I was off it again.
She then pushed and pushed and pushed for me to have Mirena!!?!?! - I declined STRONGLY, explaining it was obvious I was intolerant of progesterone!!
By that time Id heard of utrogestan (my GP hadn't!) so I pushed for that.
Finally got it but only AFTER she'd offered me a hysterectomy!!!
So now I use the utrogestan which is better than the synthetics but still affects me. The first 3 or 4 days are OK then I feel myself slipping down the slope
Its nowhere near as bad though, so for that I'm grateful
I came back to forum recently, and made a new thread recently on here saying that because my own regular bleeds returned (they were erratic for a while) I'm afraid I've only been using the utrogestan every 3 month or so. Just as a precaution, and am worried Im not doing the right thing......
It's awful having this intolerance.
Makes sense though I feel, as I always did have PMT and also I got spates of PND too.
Sympathies to others suffering like me.