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[Mogster71]

Sorry for the rant but in teenage terms FML at the moment!! I have turned into a whinging old bag that always seems to be moaning and I hate it. Everything is too much trouble and my tolerance levels are in the minus figures 

This is my second attempt at HRT - the first failed because of the norethisterone so I am trying Femoston 2/10 (with dydrogesterone). Can I simply just be one of those people that HRT doesn't suit do you think. I honestly feel like I'm playing whack a mole with my symptoms, because no sooner do I try and sort the current one out, than something else pops up in it's place!!

I've not bled naturally since about April, first HRT was June and a bleed straight after that finished. Nothing since. Started the Femoston and within 10 days I had a bleed. All over bank holiday weekend rarrrrr. Not a full period as such but then I don't know if this was me naturally this time. Dark discharge for 3 days. Leading up to starting the Femoston I've had a near permanent period pain which may or may not be related? I've felt sick all week, and my stomach has been upset, wanting No2 more and bad wind - almost like it's aggravated IBS symptoms (which are barely there these days and well under control). No dietary changes.

I'm so fed up, sick of going back and forward to the doctors as it's a pain to get to see anyone that makes sense. I just don't know if I can cope with persevering to see if it improves. 

[Hurdity]

"Whack-a-mole" ?? That's a new one on me - never heard the phrase before! 

Anyway, sorry to hear this Mogster... maybe a transdermal HRT would suit you better if the tablets are upsetting your digestion and if this doesn't settle? Also if you are peri-menopausal then your own hormones will be coming into play as HRT does not generally suppress ovulation so bleeding can be unpredictable. You could use patch or gel with separate progesterone (the combi patches are in short supply at the moment). A Mirena coil would help with the bleeding.

If you are concerned about your bleeding then do discuss with your doctor - too bad that you have been before - there is no limit on how many times we need to visit! It is their job to look after our health and we should not be made to feel a nuisance!

What symptoms did you have that led you to HRT and have these improved?

Hurdity x

[Mogster71]

Hello Hurdity

Whack a mole is a game where you bash things with a hammer, and as you push one in another pops up! Figure of speech

Thank you for your message, I did wonder whether the bleed I had was my own hormones as I had felt on the verge of a period for several weeks - all the pains and ickiness but nothing to show for it. I do think I am peri-menopausal. I've no experience of transdermal really in terms of HRT. Would you say the gels are easier to absorb? I don't even know whether gels are hard to get hold of at the moment with all the hoo-hah of shortages.

The symptoms I had were the onset of horrid headaches and separate visual migraines. I am also rather foggy. Periods had been here and there, not worried about that. Luckily no hot flushes. The first lot of HRT seemed to cause an increase in hair loss which freaked me out as well. I have mild osteopaenia which is why my GP suggested HRT would be a good idea.

Thanks Hurdity xx

[Katejo]

"Whack-a-mole" ?? That's a new one on me - never heard the phrase before! 

Anyway, sorry to hear this Mogster... maybe a transdermal HRT would suit you better if the tablets are upsetting your digestion and if this doesn't settle? Also if you are peri-menopausal then your own hormones will be coming into play as HRT does not generally suppress ovulation so bleeding can be unpredictable. You could use patch or gel with separate progesterone (the combi patches are in short supply at the moment). A Mirena coil would help with the bleeding.

If you are concerned about your bleeding then do discuss with your doctor - too bad that you have been before - there is no limit on how many times we need to visit! It is their job to look after our health and we should not be made to feel a nuisance!

What symptoms did you have that led you to HRT and have these improved?

Hurdity x

I came across whack a mole when I started to use the US budgeting software "You need a budget.com" It is used as a verb to move money from one section of your budget to cover expenses in another section.

[Mogster71]

Hi KateJo

That's it - covering up one symptom and finding another pops up in its place!!

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