An update on the Oestrogel, Vagifem, Mirena coil regime.
It's been going well. The horrible, crippling anxiety and dark mood swings have been improving a lot. I am still getting surges of it, which I think must be linked to my own hormones, but it's happening less often and is less extreme. No suicidal thoughts.
Sounds very dramatic now, which is a good sign, I think.
The meno nurse was 100% right about trying Mirena coil - I couldn't cope with any of the other types of progesterone I've tried.
At my review, she upped my Oestrogel dose to 4 pumps (update: a few days in and I am *buzzing* off this, feeling amazing, like a completely different person! Enjoying it very much for as long as it may last) and also recommended a low dose of Citalopram for the hormonal anxiety (I'll start this tomorrow).
The only downside is there appears to be a supply shortage of Oestrogel in pharmacies, but if it becomes impossible to get, I could try switching to Evorel 100 patches.
New regime is: 4 pumps Oestrogel, Vagifem, Mirena, Citalopram.