Hi,
I just want to feel less alone in this whole thing!
I had a BSO in December 2015 to cure PMDD. I was put on Elleste Solo 2mg and a Mirena coil (which I'd had previously anyway). Things were all good, no menopause symptoms but I just lacked Ooomph and zest and get up and go. My estradiol levels were 352 (can't remember the units) which the letter said was "normal".
I saw Nick Panay who prescribed 50mcg Estrodot patch, testim gel and vagifem. I felt terrible on the patch - really low energy, depressed etc, so went back on to the tablet until I saw him again.
The testosterone and vagifem worked a treat but I was feeling a bit irritable and having weird thoughts like "Do I even want to be married anyway?" - never thought anything like this before!
Saw Nick Panay again and he put me on 100mcg estrodot patch which I've had since December 22nd. It made me feel highly anxious, total loss of confidence, worrying, panicking, upset at work. These symptoms increased the day after I changed my patch, and I had sore breasts too.
I have an appt with the menopause nurse on Tuesday of next week and she will go through some blood test results with me, hopefully that will show that my estrogen was too high?
Last week I went back on the 2mg Elleste solo but now feel very worried, anxious, panicky, depressed, concerned - I'd classify this as feeling low as opposed to jittery on the patch. I wonder if this is the difference between very high and very low estrogen?
I only get an appt at the menopause clinic once every 3 months which is a long time to wait. Haven't tried my GPs but maybe I should, though surely the meno clinic is more specialist.
I feel really lost as if I'll never get this sorted. I just would love to hear from some others who have been through, or are going through, similar things to me. I feel really desperate - after 15 years of PMDD I thought my misery was over, but menopause seems to be causing just as much trouble at the moment
Thanks in advance