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[bluebird68]

That's what I thought and the GP initially told me the range and the message said the levels where adequate but I know there is plenty of room to increase at least. The gel I struggled to absorb that's why I moved to patches so I guess the other option is oral and I know that comes with some risks. But all meds have risks. Thank your for your help.

[beingfemaleishard]

I'm sorry you're suffering with this too @bluebird68! It is truly awful and humiliating for me.

Mary G, thanks for responding - can I ask what your high dose of estrogel is now? Im assuming you've managed to get the sweating symptom under control to a degree you are okay with now?

I really need to have my hormone levels checked. It might be better for me if the progesterone pod could be half the dose or taking every other night. Perhaps I should try that whilst I wait for my appointments.

[Mary G]

beingfemaleishard, I was using 3 pumps of Oestrogel when the sweating was at its absolute worst but now I've dropped back to 2 pumps which I can get away with because I'm older ie 64.

I still sweat buckets in humidity but that is normal sweating that I had in humidity pre menopause.  When I commuted on a train to London every day, my back used to sweat in the summer and I used to swing my bag round to cover it up as I was getting off the train.  So I've always had a tendency to sweat in humid environments but as you will know, menopause sweating is completely different because it's instantaneous, profuse and unpredictable. It's incredible just how quickly it erupts.  It's dreadful when you know you are going to break into a horrendous sweat and it's so embarrassing, particularly if your face sweats.

My sweating has probably been worse during the menopause because I live in a hot climate but I've had episodes in the UK in airports and in shops during the summer.  Sweating in air-conditioning is a bad sign because you cool down in an air-conditioned environment with normal sweating but you don't with menopause sweating.

What is your progesterone type/dose?  Progesterone raises core body temperature whereas oestrogen cools it down..

[beingfemaleishard]

Thank you for sharing that Mary G

I'm on the 100mg Utrogestan, using it internally.. I've always been a bit sweaty but now, as you've detailed in past posts just the smallest amount of activity brings on full body sweating which takes a while to calm down. Then you add in the temperature and the humidity and it's horrific. A lazy ten minute walk will soak my hair, back, knickers.. it'll run down my neck. Even on cold days it takes slightly longer to happen but it still happens. It's a nightmare. I'm a mum to a toddler now and it's only gotten worse!

[Mary G]

It's horrible isn't it.  I hope you can get some relief with a higher
oestrogen dose.

The strange thing is, I never actually felt unbearably hot, I just sensed a rise in temperature and my body would decide to sweat disproportionately. Basically the thermoregulatory process stops working properly when oestrogen is too low and in some women it causes hot flushes and night sweats which I have never had.