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[Spangles]

Hi Hurdity,
Last scan July, lining thin, that's why I'm not worried about the  utrogestan right now, I'm 51.
xXx

[KiltedCupid]

Spangles - when I went to see Professor Studd, many years ago now, he put me on a 3 month oestrogen only ‘holiday' to be followed by 7 day utrogestan cycle. It was 3 pumps of Oestrogel, so roughly a 75 patch, I asked if I should have a scan and he said twice yearly was adequate. Hope that helps.

[Spangles]

Further update:
Massive anxiety and flushes, big panic attack on Thursday. Feel absolute drained, just went our with Son and feel like I'm recovering from being ill!
Booked a day out in London for sisters birthday on Wednesday, stressing over that because at the moment I can't face it, but it's a special birthday and I won't let her down.
Decided to increase oestrogen again, this time I cut a bit off a 50 patch so it's in between 25 and 50. In all honesty I think having the oestrogen was the wrong thing to do, because this happened last time. I just don't want to start the progesterone again but I feel I may have to in a few weeks in case my lining bibles up!
Stupid menopause, I hate it! I'm totally fed up and feeling sorry for myself. Hate the low mood and anxiety and loss of interest!
Rant over
Spangles
xXx

[paisley]

Spangles
Sorry you are feeling bad. I remember a couple of years ago quitting cold turkey & by 10 months I had to go back on but I had had a total hysterectomy & so only needed the oestrogen. It all depends if you can handle the symptoms or not. It might reach a peak & then get better. Xx

[Spangles]

Hi Paisley,
That's what I'm hoping, I feel I've come such a long way and I don't want to have to go back to what I was on, I'll only have to do it again later.
As for my trip with sister, it is to London and not Londonderry 🤣 I must edit my last post!
xXx

[Tracey E]

I know some advocate to come off HRT gradually but when I tried that before reducing the dose made me feel far worse than going cold turkey. I just wanted to get it out of my system as quickly as possible.

Keep going Spangles we're all rooting for you, you'll be over that hill befire you know it. 

[Nairn]

Hi Spangles,

I've had to come off HRT for some specialist tests.   I went cold turkey as I was oral HRT and the 1st month was hell - but it is getting a lot better and now nearly at month 3.  Following some very helpful advice from ladies on this forum I have restarted vagifem, did a 21 day initial start and then one application every other day and that is actually helping with the dryness and flushes (combined with 2 paracetamol at bedtime) as well- flushes are still there but not as frequent.  Given how bad you are feeling, might be an idea to just 'take the hit' and stop it  if you are determined.  However I would not rule out going back on it again.  I think HRT gets a bad name, I have asthma and I take a twice daily inhaler and don't think twice about it, why should our hormones be different.  I'm 52 btw.

[KiltedCupid]

Spangles - I understand your hatred of utrogestan, I'm there too, but it sounds like you've possibly dropped your dose to much, too quickly. Why not find an oestrogen level you're comfortable with, like you say, between 25 and 50 and ease off your anxiety levels before the next step.

Apologies if you've already mentioned this but have you tried alt day utrogestan? Some ladies do really well on this and it's a conti method with less ups and downs, and of course, no bleed. There's a lady called Smarlo who posted about this a long time ago and I think she was using 1 and a bit pumps of gel which is roughly equivalent to your dose.

Worth considering?