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[Greengoddess]

Hello all

I’ve recently started a new HRT regime, the classic combo of 2 pumps Oestrogel daily and 2 Utrogestan tablets for 14 days per month.
I felt almost instantly better, much more my old self and physically good. Then I had the break from the Utrogestan and I crashed, my mood dive-bombed and I felt rotten. I always used to feel better when I was on the progesterone part of my old HRT (Femoston), so am I just one of those people that it actually agrees with? I have read nothing but negative comments about Utrogestan so am thinking I’m just weird in that I actually like it!

[Turkish delight]

Hia,

To answer your header question in one word...Nah!
I don't think many if any like it, to my mind the only good thing it does in a hrt setting is help prevent endo cancer.

Some ppl think it helps them sleep but it doesn't, it makes you feel lethargic and slows you down but it's actually estrogen that aids sleep.

TD

[Nas]

Loads like utrogestan and loads hate it. Depends how your body reacts. 

The negative comments, well you will find these with most progesterone types, including the Mirena coil. You would think it was some kind of death trap the way some women speak of it!!   

I actually liked utrogestan, but it didn’t control my bleeding on oestrogen, hence why I had a coil fitted.

Utrogestan can aid sleep hugely, but not for all. If it was oestrogen only which aided sleep, then all of us sleep deprived folk who are on hrt world sleep peacefully?

[Songbird]

Hi Greengoddess
Like you, I'm doing well on utrogestan. It definitely has a positive effect on the amount of sleep I get now. The only negative for me (if it is a negative!) are the vivid dreams I have 

[Dotty]

I don’t like or dislike it….I know I have to take it x

[Mary G]

Let me put it this way, I think there are much better, more tolerated forms of body identical progesterone out there.

I can't stand Utrogestan to the point I can never take it again and it's worth noting, you don't have to be progesterone intolerant to not get on with it.  In my case, it causes massive hormonal imbalance resulting in migraines.

I think the root of the high level of Utrogestan intolerance is in the 100mg dose.  I think it's too much in one hit for most women.

I much prefer transdermal or buccal forms of progesterone.

[Berto77]

I find it fine but it took a while to get used to it. I use it 12 nights a month vaginally and find it helps my sleep.

[alibeau]

Took me the best part of six months to finally get on with Utrogestan but I am now glad I stuck with it.

The main initial side effect for me was the exhaustion, I felt like a zombie whilst on it.

However this eventually eased and I now actually love this part of my regime.  I feel calmer and I sleep well for the most part.

So yes, its suits me and I am happy on it but it took a good spell for me to get to this point.

Ali x

[Kathleen]

Hello Greengoddess

As you can see there are many different reactions to Utrogestan!

I have used it in the past and I honestly couldn't tell if it helped or not however I only ever took it with oestrogen so I didn't have the benefit of seeing what Utrogestan was like on its own.

It seems that you just have to try it to find out how you react. I now use Cyclogest pessaries on alternate nights and I don't have any problems so perhaps this is an option for you.

Take care.

K.

[Furyan]

I get on with utrogestan but only if taken vaginally. Also, I’m taking a break from the oestrogen part of my regime due to uncontrollable fluid retention. It isn’t the only time I’ve gone lone soldier with utrogestan and i do find it addresses the hot flushes for the most part. Only thing I’d say is that I agree that the 100mg dose is far too much for me. Taking it every other day atm but thinking of reducing to every 3 days again - just depends if it’ll be enough without the oestrogen.

[Furyan]

Let me put it this way, I think there are much better, more tolerated forms of body identical progesterone out there.

I can't stand Utrogestan to the point I can never take it again and it's worth noting, you don't have to be progesterone intolerant to not get on with it.  In my case, it causes massive hormonal imbalance resulting in migraines.

I think the root of the high level of Utrogestan intolerance is in the 100mg dose.  I think it's too much in one hit for most women.

I much prefer transdermal or buccal forms of progesterone.

Hi, Mary,
I have the transdermal biovea progesterone and I like it (while I would call some synthetic progs a form of euthanasia), what are the other buccal or transdermal progesterones?

Poppytoast - how do you know the Biovea is enough? Have your blood levels been tested on it? I have the Biovea DHEA cream, which I might take in place of oestrogen. Interested to hear about the progesterone version… x

[violetbat]

I take it vaginally about 12 days a month- (for about 3 years now) no way can I do more than that. Some months I have very few side effects- but always mild cramping and other months I get massive amounts of bloating and cramps for the entire time- feels like my womb is being scraped out. When that happens I have to stop it early as I feel unbearably uncomfortable.
I had the same pain when I had the mirena.
It does nothing for my sleep.
I got on better with norithisterone tbh.

[Perinowpost]

No. If they did It in a half dose (50) and you could take a every other night it might be bearable x

[Gnatty]

I wonder whether using micro scales you could pierce the casing with a pin and then squeeze out the same out onto the micro scales every day and just take the pill minus the bit you removed?

[DottyD68]

I take utrogestan as part of a sequi regime with Oestrogel for days 15-28. I don't have any problems with it other than it seems to affect my digestion giving me lots of gurgling and very loose movements in the mornings which I can cope with.

I have tried twice to move to a conti regime (due to my age) but by week 3 I have really bad leg cramps, aching, bloating and the worst symptom is very swollen and sore boobs. I am putting this down to the fact that I am still peri-menopausal and my body is not ready to go to a conti regime. But who knows?