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[SarahT]

Hi,
Just new today and had a lovely welcome to the site. Had a horrendous couple of days and now have a new appt with a supportive Dr next  week. Seriously, just needed to curl up and scream yesterday. Am a mess.
Anyone else as angry as me to still be getting monthly periods age 56? Just started hrt and feeling so much worse. Dr agrees may be best to up oestrogen and have mirena coil fitted for continuous progesterone.
Fed. Up of 44 years of hormonal crap with hormones which has now escalated so I can't function some days.
Thanks lovely ladies x

[sheila99]

Think of it as a bonus, your own oestrogen has been protecting your heart and bones for longer.

[Taz2]

Hi Sarah. How long have you been on HRT for and which one are you using?

Although periods are a nuisance I agree with sheila that the longer you can hang on to your natural oestrogen the better body-wise. Were they still regular before beginning HRT?

Taz 

[SarahT]

Hi Sheila and Taz,
Nice to hear from you.
Yes,you're right,I need to look at still having periods as boost to my body, a rare plus to peri along with the bigger  boobs.... I think because my mood symptoms have been awful since starting periods and very obviously cyclical, I hAve learned to dread a period.
I am on Everol 50 patches and Utrogestan 200,  (Taken orally14 days on and 14 days off).

My periods were extremely regular, every 28 days, but 3 months prior to.starting HRT, went to every 23 days and (typical!) The final month I had no period turn up. Honestly, I think I can cope with the physical peri symptoms, but since I was 12 the mood swings and emotional side has been hard to cope with,and now almost impossible.
I had CBT but at that point most symptoms had eased, but now back but like one on steroids. And crap sleep patterns. 

It's just I have these occasional overwhelming hormonal  crashes which leave me a panicking wreck, can't even move just cry and cannot function.

I  feel if I can get more of a stable hormonal balance, rather than the massive hormonal highs and lows, I can function more like a human again?

So, have a good g.p lined up to talk with next week to try upping everol, and Korean coil to give constant level of progesterone to try to even the balance better.
Wish me luck.... And really massive thanks. Why did I not join this forum before rather than look wistfully at some of the posts?

S x

Sorry, rambling

[SarahT]

Umm. Yeah. So Korean coil Should've read Mirena coil. That'll be auto correct then

[Taz2]

That made me laugh 

How long have you been using HRT?

Taz x

[SarahT]

Taz2, please don't laugh at this bit.... Only a month. I know, I know I should wait for 3 months, but seriously I am not good at all. Maybe 'natural' hormones battling the newly introduced ones via hrt?? Am a complete wreck.

I was on Sertraline for a year or so, for peri symptoms, especially anxiety and depression, and that with the CBT really helped.
 When mood swings went  crazy, I spoke with a G.P and asked to go onto HRT. I wanted to come off AD'S as I truly feel my fluctuating hormones just need to rebalance. And on sertraline my libido had zeroed out..... The Dr suggested coming off sertraline (100) down to 50 for 2 weeks then stopping. Think I made matters worse by doing this too quickly at the same time as staring hrt. My poor body obviously got freaked out at too much all at the same time. Am adamant I do not want AD's again. They helped me then definitely, but I need to settle things a bit.
Exercise, and yoga a massive benefit.... Along with Ovestin and Sylk for VA.

Sorry, need to unload as you can tell

Xx

[sheila99]

Your anxiety may well be a meno symptom (mine was from oestrogen deficiency) but it would have been better to stay on the ad until you've been on hrt for 3 months. It took 3 months on HRT for my anxiety to go so hopefully you will see an improvement before too long. Hrt deals with dips but it doesn't stop your body producing the spikes so at some point you'll almost certainly have too much of something. The only bright spot is that it gets easier to manage as you head towards meno.

[CLKD]

Hormone upheaval can be the pits 

I would hate to be getting periods that late ........ because mine were painful, clotty, I dreaded the next bleed.  Plus 'the runs' 10 mins B4 a bleed began even if a period wasn't due 

However: if the AD has served you well then why would a GP ask you to stop until the HRT Regime was suitable?  Some find that keeping a mood/food/symptom diary of use.

You've sorted the VA, that's a start!   As for exercise  , I know that I need to do a lot more. I use gardening as my excuse ;-)

You have a scream, or hit a cushion?   I used to kick doors  .  I still mutter at the TV when I don't agree with what's on there 

[SarahT]

Thanks ladies,
It was my idea to come off streraline at the same time, as I thought I would be over stressing  my body\mind. Entirely missing the point that the AD was a good support for my anxiety and depression. definitely coincided with peri. Despite my research,  I kind of skipped over the need to wait for 3 months for the hrt to kick in properly... Bit too eager and thought Percy the Patch ( yeah, named my HRT patch as I want to consider it a 'friendly helper' rather than more drugs would do the  job of easing the worst bits straight away. Poor Percy needed some back up too.... I just didn't realise that I would feel 10 times worse than before starting hrt.Just hit a huge crash at the wrong time. Naive huh? Or desperate maybe.

Maybe the g.p should've suggested not doing it all at the same time. But really do not want to go back on AD'S so will alter the hrt regime with the advice of a Dr who is very interested in women's health issues. she sees that this initial start is not quite right,  feels I may benefit from a  continuous absorption of progesterone and the oestrogen.  Feeling calmer now.

CLKD.... I have been arguing with the tv for approx 40 years now. Haha. so am with you on that one. But a decent fast walk, well away from anyone is my pressure valve. Despite the fact I spent much of yesterday kicking and swearing at the lawnmower.....That DID help a lot.  Hope your doors are ok now. I have done a diary each day not to be obsessive but to keep an eye on changes etc and at what point in my new cycle. Helps and makes sense for me.

I know and am 100% confident that I will get this sorted, not a miracle cure of every symptom, but just get on an even keel, physical symptoms I can do ok with, emotional moods.that are totally out of control. NO.

One day I promise I will shut up about me and hope to offer the same kindness and advice to other newbies, or anyone out there who needs this supoort.  Needed this. Thanks
Hugs to all x