Thanks Everyone.
Jaypo, thank you. I thought my grief was causing missed periods rather than the peri-menopause. That is why I mentioned the chain of events. I really think they sped things up a bit.
BlueButterfly, are you peri or post? On conti days with progesteron, I felt I was on constant PMT. I read about progesteron intolerance here. Interesting.
I have been reading this website and forum religiously for a while now, CLKD. That is how I got the idea of cutting up the patches. Conolly, I did not realise this was not advisable any more. Do you know why?
I actually went ahead and cut a patch after writing my message and before reading yours as I was fed up feeling weird, worse than before. One other thing that I forgot to mention, in the past month, I kept waking up with numb arms and/or hands in the middle of my terrible night's sleep. It is doing something to my blood circulation - God forbit of getting blood cloths due to HRT. Also, worrying about oestrogen's effect on my endometrisis - the GP did not mention this when she prescribed HRT. I read about it later on in the leaflet.
As many of you say, I should give it some time but whilst some side effects decreasing (such us tummy problems), the others are persistent. All these things made me think that maybe there is too much oestrogen in my body now.
Anyone with similar experience? Maybe I should stat a new thread. I will wait for any answers first.
I spoke to a BUPA GP today. She was young and told me that I shouldn't have prescribed HRT without blood tests. However, they don't seem to do it anymore if you are 45 or above.
Would a GP refer to a menopause clinic or are they walk in? Also, do people get better results if they go private or is it always trial and error?
Many questions, I know... Any answers would be appreciated.