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[Lucy69]

hi .. i’m not feeling great atm i’ve had headache for about 5 days and severe fatigue and a really dry mouth and really dry eyes and all i do is lay in bed , i wax taking ellestte solo 1mg for few months and thought wasn’t doing nothing so switched to progynova for 5 days untill i come down like this and stopped it in case was them
i’m just wondering if anyone else felt the same or is this something totally differant to any menopause symptoms ?

[Uptick]

Hi Lucy69, it could be from the increase in oestrogen or a number of other things, Covid included. Hopefully someone with experience in this particular HRT will come along to help you. Hope you feel better soon.

[Lucy69]

thankyou , i’ve had a covid test it was negative thank god

[CLKD]

So that's C-19 out of the way.

Do you keep a mood/food/symptom diary which might help keep track.  Also, have you had a thyroid function test recently?

[Lucy69]

i havent had no test .. im waiting for a doctor to call me but could be 24hrs

[Alicess]

Progynova is estradiol valerate, a prodrug of estradiol. Our body has to convert  it to estradiol first and some people can have more difficulty with this conversion. It"s also a bit less potent then estradiol hemihydrate (Elleste solo). Estradiol valerate 1 mg is equivalent of 1,2 mg estradiol hemihydrate.

[Uptick]

Progynova is estradiol valerate, a prodrug of estradiol. Our body has to convert  it to estradiol first and some people can have more difficulty with this conversion. It"s also a bit less potent then estradiol hemihydrate (Elleste solo). Estradiol valerate 1 mg is equivalent of 1,2 mg estradiol hemihydrate.

Hi Alicess, it's the other way round. Estradiol valerate 1 mg is equal to estradiol 0.76 mg or estradiol hemihydrate 0.79 mg.

So, estradiol valerate 1.2 mg is roughly equivalent to estradiol hemihydrate 1.0 mg (actually 0.94 mg).

[Alicess]

Pfff...my brain.... Yes, that's what I meant. Thank you, Uptick.

[CLKD]

How do U feel this morning, have you taken pain relief 4 the headache?  Also being dehydrated can cause headaches.

[Uptick]

Pfff...my brain.... Yes, that's what I meant. Thank you, Uptick.

It happens to me all the time, menopause brain. You sound very knowledgeable regarding HRT.

[Uptick]

thankyou , i’ve had a covid test it was negative thank god

Thank goodness you don't have Covid. I'm assuming you have had hysterectomy because you're not on any progestogen, have you had oophorectomy (ovaries removal surgery) as well?