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[Peroxideblader]

I have had an awful morning this morning woke with massive panic attack and huge feeling of doom and it seems to have come on since starting femoston 11 days ago. I'm on an AD which has controlled my depression and anxiety but I feel suicidal...can it be that the oestrogen is causing this and if so does it mean I don't need hrt as I've got high oestrogen already or is it the type of oestrogen in femoston...I'm so scared as I had a breakdown 4 years ago and it started like this...

[lesley998]

Hello - just came on to update my own similar post and had to reply to you. I am not sure what to tell you but we sound very similar.  I completely understand the doom and panic, it's definitely physiological and there is an absolute 'cause' for it, it's nothing we can reason with or snap out of.  I tend to agree that it's too much (or an imbalance of) oestrogen.  I was on very high dose Premarin and I thought I was going mad for a while. First thing in the morning 'anxiety' (doesn't even describe it) and feelings of impending doom and death.  I think it's all to do with raised cortisol and perhaps brain chemicals too.  Try to remember it isn't real, iand it will pass.  Sending you a massive hug - I completely get it. 

[MissD67]

Hi, I put up a similar post last night. Mine is since starting Femoston, too. You are describing exactly how I feel. It must be the Femoston. I've felt bad before starting HRT but 100% worse since taking it. :-(

[Peroxideblader]

Sweetpea thanks for your lovely reply.  It's awful isn't it I'm crying I just want to end it all and all since starting hrt it's brought everything back ten fold. I always thought it was prog part thst caused issues but maybe not. I was determined to give it a month but I'm not sure if to stop now but then what do I try. I only started it due to irregular periods and total inability to get to sleep neither of which have made any difference. Did you change hrt and was it the oestrogen being too high ? Thank you

[Peroxideblader]

Miss D it's horrid isn't it..how long did you give it and was it the oestrogen part..what have you decided to do as right now I think if this carries on I'll be 6ft under

[Marie62]

Really feel for you it's a nightmare.
I'd get a docs appointment straight away if I was you, it could well be the Femoston, I felt like this a few weeks after taking Elleste conti never felt so depressed and anxious in my life, changed to Kliovance then had another bout of depression. I'm now been on Angeliq for 5 weeks,it's a low dose tablet and my mood feels a bit better although I've got the runs every morning TMI!! but that could be because i wake up with feelings of dread and panic and a churning stomach but as the day goes on I feel better, if it carries on I may have to try something else.
It's awful that we have to suffer this but surely it can't go on for ever!!
It's so hard to determine whether the cause is the hrt or our own hormones.
Go to the doctors and tell them you're really struggling hopefully you'll get something to help.

[Butterfly22]

I had to come off femeston after two weeks as was same as you, I take ADs which really work but To stop as femeston had me spiralling down a dark whole , with a couple of days after stopping I was ok again. Xxx

[Peroxideblader]

Thanks so much I'm just so fed up and low and sick of feeling so bad but these last 2 weeks on femoston are even worse.
Lil..I think I have to stop too but what did you use instead?? I'm thinking of asking for oestrogel gel and utrogestan and try that.

[Butterfly22]

I would definitely stop, the doctor said no good pushing on to "see" if I come out other side! I'm now taking ustrogen and premairn, I do get low now and again all the time but not like I felt on femeston, sending hugs xxx

[Peroxideblader]

Lil22 I'm stopping for sure I've got a phone appt with a gp tomorrow so I'm going to ask for oestrogel gel and utrogestan 100mg but do I stop until day one of my next period or start tomorrow and does anyone suggest 1 pump to start and the utrogestan pill at night...so complicated...but need to get rid of femoston I feel suicidal

[dahliagirl]

Hi - it might be worth searching older threads.  There was a poster a while back who posted a lot about her hormone troubles and tried lots of things and different doctors - I think it was GypsyRose?

[Butterfly22]

When I stopped I just had a day or to then straight on to the next one, the doctor said take utrogestan from 1st each month but only 14 days but some say that's not right dose for 14 days so need to check xx

[Lizab]

I would suggest giving it a week or so off of one before you start the next. I wasn't on femoston, but after almost a year on patches and utrogestan I spiraled into a dark spell. When I stopped in January, I felt better and better each day before symptoms started to return, I think about 6 weeks in. I haven't yet gone back on anything. The worst of it seems to have passed and while I still have bad times, they aren't as bad and don't last as long as they did before. I am actually afraid my doctor is going to push me back onto hormones at my annual visit since I'm pof and need the estrogen, but after that dark dark spell, I'm terrified of trying hrt again.

[Peroxideblader]

I'll stop femoston and when my period starts in 2 or 3 weeks I'll try the oestrogel utrogestan but yes I'm totally confused how long I take utrogestan and on what days so I'll be a pain again soon asking how and when to take it.  I'm so scared after the effect just the oestrogen has had on me when that's supposed to be fine and had such high hopes..just hope it's not the case that I can't take hrt at all that would be just the worst thing.

[dazned]

I suggest you have a short stop from Hrt to reassess/re-evaluate things,let your body settle them start next regime else you won't know if you're on foot of horse back !
On I do empathise with that dark place though,been there,and the need for a magical instant " fix" like yesterday ! After trialing many decided that it wasn't for me but hopefully you will find something that suits you personally soon.