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[zodiac]

Hi ive been prescribed vagifem, for VA, its like having sex with razor blades 😳,
I was just wanting to know if anyones using it and how they are finding it
I get worried about using any hrt as i always get a reaction to it after a mth or two even the herbal stuff i react to 🙁
I used ti for the first 6 days then noticed i was feeling tired n ratty n weepy so stopped it and feel ok
So thought id ask on here how anyones finding it
Pluss i had precancerouse cells removed yrs ago so get worried about that
I am a worrier lol , but this has such a low dose in so prob me worrieing over nowt arrrr lol bloody anxiety 🙄
Thanks x

[CLKD]

This type of HRT is a very small amount specifically to target vaginal atrophy.

It shouldn't have effect on our bodies other than to sooth symptoms. 4 me it was like razor blades up there  . 

Maybe read the vaginal atrophy threads?  Also put the product name into the search box and see what pops up.

[AG]

Hi,

This is a very very low dose this is usually available at, and I have just started using it twice weekly for a few months initially. AG

[zodiac]

Thanks , ive missed useing it for 3 nites , on the 2week loading up , so do i start again on the 2 week of every nite loading up stage 🙄,
And CLKD its like razor blades too for me also , got scared to even have sex lol
Xx

[Hurdity]

Hi zodiac - if your VA is bad then your tissues will benefit from the full loading time of 2 weeks nightly. In fact some women need to use it nightly for far longer than this ( and some all the time!).

You feeling weepy and ratty will have nothing to do with the vagifem although if your body has been without oestrogen for some time - some sensitive women initially notice some minor side effects in the first fortnight or so judging by reports on here (being ratty and weepy is not a side effect from oestrogen - quite the opposite usually!). If you're still having a cycle maybe your own hormones are coming into play here?

I would start the 2 weeks again.

Hurdity x

[CLKD]

Initially this product was produced at 25 micrograms then someone in their 'wisdom'  decided that 10 would do.

Starting 2 weeks re-load will be beneficial.  Then as necessary for you, though do read the leaflet and see what is suggested.  Sometimes ladies need 2 doses in one evening ....... it's Trial and Error and once you find what works you will relax as symptoms ease.

I find when constipated - I suffer with slow transit  - symptoms seem to be worse.

[zodiac]

Hi thanks for the advice , i will start again lol , will have to go bk to docs for more in a couple of weeks lol x

[CLKD]

Don't wait.  Ring tomorrow and ask for a repeat prescription 

[zodiac]

Yeh will do ill pop in when i go for my mums pension ,
Daft question does it have to be put in nightly ? X

[CLKD]

No question is daft.  Initially it should be every night for 2 weeks.  Some ladies need a double doze occasionally.  Because we lay down most of the night it means that most of the product remains in-situ  whereas gravity in the day time .........

[Katejo]

Yeh will do ill pop in when i go for my mums pension ,
Daft question does it have to be put in nightly ? X

It can be inserted in the morning. I tried that to see if it made any difference but it didn't so I returned to nights.

[zodiac]

Thanks everyone , oh read the leaflet in the pack of vagifem n bloodyhell its a bit of scareie read lol but im still gona carry on with them and see how things go
Thanks xx

[CLKD]

I never read the leaflets unless I get a symptom 

My suggestion was to see how many nights apart once the initial 2 week's loading, sorry  .  I knew what I meant.

[JaneinPen]

Hi Zodiac. Go for it. My GP advised me to use this after repeated Urinary infections. I couldn't see how this would help but it is given to lots of ladies with repeated UTI's. My GP also suggested this site to me as a way of finding out what others thoughts were and it helped me, particularly CLKD, to get over my anxieties in using it. Been using it for nearly two years now three times a week and no more problems. You do need to do the reload though

[CLKD]

Morning Herdwick - lambing up there?

Vaginal atrophy mimics urine infection-type symptoms really well