Hi RA
I was wondering if you have got anywhere getting utrogestan prescribed from your GP in West lothian? I live in Edinburgh so come under the same health board of Lothians. I have recently started HRT. I asked the GP for utrogestan but he was a bit vague and said it couldn't be prescribed. So I decided to give Evorel conti patches a go. I have been using them for two months with little improvement in my symptoms, maybe a bit calmer. But in the last two weeks or so I have started to feel worse specifically at night. I am waking up even more often than usual, horrendous heart palpitations (worse than usual), feeling hot, and very on edge/anxious/jumpy. From looking online I think it might be the synthetic progesterone that is the issue. I don't want the Mirena coil as I have had that in the past to try and help heavy periods and I felt awful. I have a telephone appointment with my GP on Monday, and will ask him to prescribe Utrogestan with either oestrogel or patches but I am not confident of success. The inconsistency and lack of knowledge is so frustrating.
