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[J butler]

Hello I'm new to this so please excuse me if its long winded ,I'm 59 post menoupause  for 6 years didn't want hrt ,I have bad arthritis I'm on 10mg amertripterline  and 10 citalopram  ,plus painkillers  when needed ,the amertripterline  helps me sleep ,but my anxiety  is awful ,crying ,cant cope ,angry ,I can cope with arthritis  ,but feel I'm not me anymore ,and help from you  lovely  ladies would be appreciated.

[Flossieteacake]

Hello and welcome to the forum. So sorry to hear how anxious you are feeling. Do you think your anxiety may be hormonal? Is so then HRT could really help with it. It is okay to start HRT at any time so if you do want to try it then that would be an option for you.

[J butler]

Ah thankyou  for your kind words ,I keep thinking  it will pass the sweats have never been that bad for me ,but this anxiety  my gp has said try hrt but I'm scared of side effects my gp is very understanding  with me I took the pill for many years and did get headaches ,my dr offered  me estradot25  with utrogestan 100mg to take at night ,I'm so confused  has i think the amertripterline  is making my nerves worse been on them a year ,anybody  been on this hrt it seems the utrogestan 100mg  you have to take if you have a womb  or could you take it less if not tolerated, being a women is not easy  😒x

[Flossieteacake]

I understand. It is hard to wrap your head around HRT. It is great your GP has given you a low dose of oestrogen so your body can slowly get used to it. You may not get any side effects and often for people who do get side effects, they pass.

You are right, ultrogestan is taken to protect the lining of the womb. When you have a womb you need to take progesterone and ultrogestan is a progesterone. If you wish to you can pop it into the search bar and have a browse of the threads that come up.

[J butler]

Yes she said it was a low dose  we are planning  to go away  in a couple of weeks ,cant think about that without  panic ,she also mentioned  another  hrt femoston  conti 0.5mg/1mg she said that the patches  and tablets would suit better ,just keep looking at the packets to scared to take them ,I've always been small now have the menoupause  belly ,does hrt put weight on sorry for so may questions but this site is a lifeline for many ladies especially  me ☺

[Flossieteacake]

Please do not apologise. You can ask as much as you like.

HRT is different for everybody. It is hard but the only way you will know is to try it. You can always stop it if you find it does not agree with you.

How about you put half a patch on? You can build up slowly to see how you find it.

[J butler]

Thankyou  that does make a lot of sense im speaking to my gp on Tuesday  ,so I'll keep you updated  thankyou .

[Flossieteacake]

You are most welcome. 

[Kathleen]

Hello J butler and welcome to the forum.

I completely understand your situation and I do sympathise. I have also been post meno for a long time and most of the symptoms have been and gone but the anxiety and tearfulness have persisted. I am also easily panicked and a family wedding at the end of June is worrying me already lol.

I have had a bit of a bumpy ride with my HRT but many ladies do very well on it. In your position I would definitely try half a patch as Flossieteacake suggests.  This amount will be a gentle introduction to your body and it may be all you need to feel better.

HRT has never caused weight gain for me and that may well be the case for you.

You are very lucky to have a knowledgeable and caring GP and that is half the battle in my opinion.

As you can tell you are not alone in your struggles and the lovely ladies on the forum are here to support you.

Wishing you well and keep us updated.

Take care.

K.

[ginnyw]

Hello I'm new to this so please excuse me if its long winded ,I'm 59 post menoupause  for 6 years didn't want hrt ,I have bad arthritis I'm on 10mg amertripterline  and 10 citalopram  ,plus painkillers  when needed ,the amertripterline  helps me sleep ,but my anxiety  is awful ,crying ,cant cope ,angry ,I can cope with arthritis  ,but feel I'm not me anymore ,and help from you  lovely  ladies would be appreciated.

Hi, another newbie here. I just posted in a different thread about my symptoms (electric shock on falling asleep etc) but wanted to come on here and say I really sympathise - I'm a similar age to you and have been very weepy and low and not myself. It's really really difficult. Just know that you're really not alone.

[J butler]

Thankyou so much ,I'm going to start a diary cause it seems worse certain times in the month like  I used to get before a period ,does anybody  else find  this ,it really is a mind field trying to understand  what our bodies  go through ,when I was younger hated periods cause they were very heavy,6 years without them I feel im not me anymore  ,thankyou to all you ladies 😊