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WishIdknownsooner

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Given wrong HRT…
« on: June 26, 2025, 06:14:39 PM »

Last month I had to change from my beloved 2 pumps of gel and cyclogest pessaries due to my son helping himself to my oestrogen 😭

The GP gave me Everel 50 sequi and all seemed fine until I got to the progesterone patches. I now remember why I hated synthetic progesterone in my 20s. Rage, moodiness etc and then a terrifying silent migraine. I thought I was going blind until the optician explained what it was.

Today the doctor changed my script to what I asked for originally - oestrogen patch and utrogestan pills. Great I thought.

Except he’s given me Estradot 25 instead of 50 and Utrogestan 100mg for 25 days a month instead of 200mg for 14 days.

Am I right in thinking this is wrong for a 45 year old woman in Perimenopause?
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sheila99

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Re: Given wrong HRT…
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2025, 06:42:43 PM »

You can use 2 x 25mcg patches until you can get 50s. In peri you'd be better with a sequi regime so 2x100mg utro for 12 days, days 15-26. It's virtually the same dose so the same prescription will be OK.
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WishIdknownsooner

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Re: Given wrong HRT…
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2025, 06:49:11 PM »

Thank you.  Yes, good ideas.  My brain doesn’t like thinking outside the box!
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sheila99

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Re: Given wrong HRT…
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2025, 07:26:47 PM »

Brain fog?  ;)
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