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[Cinnamon07]

Hello again

So I'm still feeling like crap, It's bearable, however, we should not have to bear feeling like s*** all day every day. Anyway, as the title says. I was finally able to get HRT almost 3 months ago, however, I still have yet to start it, because I'm scared of side effects. I'll be 39 years old on March 19th, I still have a uterus, so I was given the estrogen+progesterone cream. For those of you who have been, or is currently on the estrogen+progesterone could you please share your experiences?

[CLKD]

Morning - I was like that with The Pill, I would hold it in my hand every evening until my cocoa went cold  as I can't swallow large tablets.

Which progesterone cream?  What worries U the most about using HRT, if after 5-6 months U don't feel any benefits, then U can stop.  U can put the product names into the search box: individually: to read appropriate threads.  Make notes ;-).

[Cinnamon07]

Hello

Thanks for the reply, I still have my uterus, therefore, I can't just take progesterone alone. I was prescribed estrogen+progesterone cream. I'm just scared that I'm going to have really serious side effects.

[CLKD]

Ladies with a uterus must take some form of progesterone.  Which cream have you been prescribed  as part of the regime.  After hysterectomy we can get by with oestrogen repaclement though some do find that they still require a form of progesterone. 

Let us know how you get on.

[Taz2]

Which strength oestrogen and progesterone have you been prescribed?

Taz x

[K45]

I was absolutely terrified of starting it because the brain fog/anxiety/insomnia was bad enough and I was very worried it might get worse. The progesterone helped all my symptoms but I'm not finding the gel only part of the regimen that helpful. It's my first month on HRT so I guess it's still early days.

[Nackydean]

Hi, I've been in your shoes. I held onto my meds for 12 months or more before I started them. I felt bad enough and I was terrified they would make me feel worse. It was once I got as low as I could get, I'm talking ......., that I decided I had nothing to lose but to give them a go. I worked myself up so much that once the cream touched my thigh, I almost panicked, but I calmed myself down realising that I was making the situation worse just by my thoughts. I actually started with only half a pump in the morning. My doctor said that would do nothing but it was the only way I could mentally allow myself to apply it. I figured a tiny amount to start with may show up any side effects and ill know whether to continue or not. I did that for a couple of days, didn't notice anything bad, so upped it to one full pump for about a week, still didn't notice anything bad, so I went to my full dose of 2 pumps daily, and am still on that now almost 12 months later. With the pill, I was again terrified of some effects so after some research I learned inserting it vaginally at night is the best method for lowering side effects. I didn't notice anything at all when starting that other that a wet feeling throughout the night.
I am now almost 12 months in and while I can say I'm not ........ anymore, I don't feel anywhere near as good as I would like to be. I've actually put a post on here thismorning regarding that.
But anyway, sorry for the long post but if I can narrow it down at all I would say give the meds a go. Slowly to start with if that helps your mind,   but you truly won't know unless you give it a go. For some it works miracles. You may be one of the lucky ones!

[CLKD]

GPs need to allow patients to deal with medications rather than relying on what MIMMS might suggest.  With an AD - I was supposed to take two in the morning but I spread them out through the day - that way I was in control!  They still gave me the effect that I required at that time.