Hi Sunflower
For some reason you have 3 threads on the same subject so you will get multiple answers on different ones!
However - yes as per CLKD - I also feel drugged and exhausted on the prog part of the cycle - so even though I am over 70 I still take utrogestan cyclically rather than have to endure it continuously (I take it vaginally which is supposed to lessen adverse effects - maybe it does though I've never tried it orally, and perhaps would be even worse if I did!)
So one option is to go back to a cycle.
Another option is as you say to change to a patch. The progestogens are different and synthetic on the combi patches, and may be associated with different side effects. Perhaps not such a sedative effect but potentially headaches, generally depressive effects or irritability associated with pms. May be worth a try.
Although the equivalent of 2 pumps estrogel is a 50 mcg patch you may get more or less than this depending on how well you absorb. Anecdotally on here some women get very high absorption on 2 pumps of gel. Presumably you have been taking previously 100 mg of utrogestan orally? If that didn;t give rise to any bleeding then looks like it was OK.
After coming off HRT for 3 months though you may well find that the Evorel patches are sufficient.
I did exactly as you - came off for 3 months in late 50's, flushes and other symptoms came back, and I went back on HRT and they were, and still are, banished, though they do return if the dose goes too low....
Now you are post-menopausal there is less chance of intermittent bleeding on Evorel conti though as you have been off hRT for 3 months you may get a bit of bleeding or spotting to start with until it settles.
Hope this helps
Hurdity x
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