Hello EnglishRose,
Sorry you're still struggling, perimenopause is a roller coaster indeed. I have tried HRT for 3 months during peri and couldn't stand it, felt worse.
I think you said you have Oestrodose relabelled as Oestrogel? I wonder if you're amongst the ones who doesn't seem to feel well on Oestrodose.
Four pumps is a lot and may make you feel worse if your own ovaries are having oestrogen spikes.
Do you drink alcohol? I wonder if alcohol intolerance, very common in peri, could also be an issue whilst on 4 pumps of an alcoholic gel.
Hope you can find a solution soon.
Conolly X
I don't drink no. I think there's a thread about that whole “fake label†it's been put to bed after Hurdity wrote to the manufacturer. It's the exact same stuff just labelled differently for different countries.
I've been fine on it really since I started it.
But my last period was absolutely hell...depression like I've never known...then after my bleed I felt much better,.. confidence up..felt I was making my way home...then BOOM black depression all evening tonight and as I say I'm due to bleed again I've noticed other symptoms for a few days but more in line with my usual intensity and flavour.
As I quite often bleed every two weeks I can't cope with 5 days in bed with hormonal depression twice a month.
On the up side I feel a little better now than I did when I wrote the post... but it knocks your confidence bc now I'm wondering how I'm going to feel tomorrow or on our Xmas holiday, when I'm that low... I can't even watch tv or read a book...I'm literally frozen with depression and it consumes me.
It's concerning bc I never had it that bad till I started oestrogel..
I've definitely got too much Oestrogen in my system following this evenings application, I feel jittery and tight chested which means my own oestrogen is spiked.. but felt fine for 10 days on the same dose... my heart is flipping about in my chest too tonight
My god it's like trying platt treacle trying to get stable