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[Niamh]

Hi no doesn't correspond to my cycle at all and anyway no idea where I'm at really as my cycle was very long and irregular and impossible to track! I truly think Prof Studds prescription is starting to override my natural hormones...been on the 3 pumps for 3/4 days now amazing difference

I know Prof Studd does my bloods every time, huge list of things! I think he uses the results for. Number of things not just my ostrogen and testosterone levels...I think its useful...

If it's useful Dr annie had appointments free on 4th March then 30th I think when I called this week...im quite likely to cancel mine on 4th if I continue like this and if I can get Prof Studd to answer more of my questions as then I'm not sure what shell add except I know she's really lovely so I'm just going to wait and see how I feel.

Hope you feel well soon x

[GypsyRoseLee]

Really pleased for you, as I know you were thinking you should stay on 2 pumps last week.

[Niamh]

Ah thank you no I think higher is better (I'll think you'll find this too) I should really listen to him shouldn't I lol x

[Briony]

Niamh, it's not so much you're taking a  higher dose now, but you're probably suppressing ovulation, so now your levels are steadier, if that makes sense? If you dont ovulate, you're less likely to get fluctuations (ironically, on two pumps your estrogen may have been higher than it would be on four pumps at some points over the month). Fluctuations are, for a lot of us in peri,  the cause of our troubles.

I'm so glad that it looks like it's working out well for you. Fingers crossed for you and GRL 

What you and I are doing is getting the 'controlling' benefit of a contraceptive with the relative safety of bio identical hrt, I guess? Hopefully our experiences - good or otherwise - will help others considering this approach. I think the gel is a good move as I am having problems getting the patch dose right.

[MIS71MUM]

Hi GRL - very hard to explain how the F2/10 made me feel but I'll try. It felt really hard to focus/concentrate on things at home and work. Quite jittery but tired. Just basically all over the place really and very unsettled. I don't remember it having a negative effect on my mood though which was good.

I tried if after being on F1/10 after 3 months but couldn't get along with it. Then tried a few months later, and tried taking F1/10 one day and F2/10 the next day to try and gradually build it up too, but that didn't work either.

Although I remembering it being difficult at the time, it was nothing compared to when the GP stopped the F1/10 & F2/10 abruptly. Now that did affect my mood. It made me very anxious, couldn't stop overthinking, couldn't sleep and had constant hot sweats....I won't do that again in a hurry. Annoyed that a GP advised me that there would no adverse reactions to stopping like that 😡

[MIS71MUM]

Niamh - thanks for the info re Dr Evans and her appointments.....going to give it a couple of weeks to see if my cycle returns to something normal. The blood tests would also be useful too, it would be good to know how far my FSH levels have increased in the last 3 years......I suppose to see how far I've advanced it that time. Not sure if it works like that though.

Also do you need a referral from a GP or do you start off from scratch with her?

[Briony]

Mis71Mum - you describe perfectly how I feel when my estrogen goes up. I can't concentrate or focus on anything - tired but wired. I also get physical side effects like weird sensations in my legs and back.

Won't your GP test your blood for you? I can imagine a lot could change in three years? Then again, if he is happy to abruptly stop yout treatment like that, he's probably not very helpful in terms of on going support?

I'm pretty sure Dr Evans has appointment/GP referral info on her site. I am sure I've read it somewhere?

Good luck x

[GypsyRoseLee]

I'm on day 3 of my new pack of 2/10 and I am feeling wired and on edge. Not sure if this is due to the extra oestrogen, or the withdrawal from the progesterone? My withdrawal bleed started today too, which won't help.

I am actually feeling wired but also irritable, and like my libido has suddenly perked up. It's a really weird combination and mood. Don't like it at all.

[MIS71MUM]

Sorry to hear that GRL, was thinking it may have suited you better with you needing higher oestrogen.  If I remember correctly, the feeling was almost dopey with a feeling of being having a set of jump leads attached to me....if that makes sense.

I hope it improves for you soon anyway.

Briony - had a quick look at Dr Evans website and am going to give the secretary a call tomorrow. There's a direct train from Sheffield to Bristol. Am also going to request another set of bloods from my GP too, as I think it would be good to know before I embark on another regime of HRT. I need my vit d and iron levels checking too so will get them all done together.

Hoping eventually to withdraw from the Duloxetine as I'm finding that they have a sedating effect which sometimes dampens my mood.