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[MarieMac68]

Morning
I've not had a hysterectomy, but I've had the merina coil for 3 years now due to heavy bleeding etc.I've been taking sertraline 50 mg for 11/12 days now,as well as quetiapine 25mg& zopiclone 7.5 mg to help me sleep.
My anxiety is still bad& no appetite at all which is worrying. My GP has put all this down to my peri& total lack of estrogen & says one's it all kicks in things should settle?
I just want my old self back😥

[CLKD]

 

[Kathleen]

Hello ladies and many thanks for your continuing comments.

I appreciate everyone's point of view and your experiences are both reassuring and sad!

MarieMac68 - you have my sympathy as anxiety also cut short a weekend away and I have declined many events because I couldn't face them.  As we often say on the forum, you are not alone!

Wishing everyone well.

K.

[CLKD]

Until someone experiences anxiety, they can't empthasise.  B4 I suffered I would have told people to 'pull themselves together'  ……. but that hasn't been possible for me since anxiety began to floor me  .  Everyday I don't have anxiety is a bonus 

[Hurdity]

Dana I think there are a growing number of us who are all in the same boat, several of us over 60 now. 

I find this quite comforting! I don't think I'd even be still on HRT if it wasn't for this forum and knowing that there are several of us of a similar age doing the same thing - because I just wouldn't know that it was possible so thanks girls  . So good to be able to talk about it!

Hurdity x

PS Welcome MarieMac68!

[Dana]

Yes it is good to know there are others wondering the same thing. Perhaps as we muddle our way along someone will come up with a solution to this progesterone dilemma. We can only dream I suppose.

I seriously have my doubts I will be able to decrease my estrogen enough to be able to decrease my prog as well, but I can but try. My next experiment (when I summon the energy to conduct yet another experiment) is to try to find a middle ground between a continuous dose of prog and having a cycle. I would like to try taking the prog for 21 days of the month and then see over a few months what kind of bleed I get. Maybe the extra prog will oppose the estrogen build up a bit more, but I will be giving myself enough of a break from it every month that I won't get any build up of symptoms. Maybe I'm also living in La La Land, and it will make no difference.

Frankly though if I get to my mid-late 70s and I'm still having periods I think I will just stop taking the prog anyway, and let whatever is going to happen, happen. I'm not going to live forever anyway. Of course then I might just have to deal with break through bleeding anyway..... sigh.....