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[Bentley]

Well at 65 I seem to have hit the menopause jackpot.
I thought that I had sailed through the menopause until I was recently diagnosed with GSM. I must admit that I had never heard of it.
Following a visit to my GP, an ultrasound ( which stoked up my health anxiety, but was clear) I was prescribed estriol.
This seemed to work for a while, but I am now getting the familiar burning/ soreness and I also have dry eyes and mouth.
I also realise that a rise in cholesterol and a frozen shoulder a year ago was also probably due to a drop in oestrogen.
I feel like my body is fighting me. I’m fed up, feel very alone and am at at loos as to what to do about it.

[Minusminnie]

Which estriol are you on ? And at what  dose are you currently using it ?

[Ayesha]

Make use of the search box it will show you are definitely not alone. Not many of us had heard of GSM (vaginal atrophy) and there is a lot of miss-information about it, here you will find out all the up to date details on topical treatments. 

Sometimes one treatment is not enough, the use of a pessary as well as the estriol cream is needed and not just for the two a week, as mentioned in the out of date leaflets.

Some further information for you
https://bssm.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GSM-BSSM.pdf

[Bentley]

Thank you ladies.
I am on the 0.001mg estriol cream twice weekly. I have just started to try using it more frequently, but think I will have to go back to my GP. It’s really getting me down.

[CLKD]

Twice weekly is not enough, begin tonight and use for at least 3 weeks.  We cannot overdose on oestrogen ;-) and when vaginal tissues are dry, it may take a while for the treatment to take effect.  Even when we get a regime occasionally due to oestrogen levels dropping, we find that we need to 'up' for a while.  U don't need permission from a GP ;-) but do what suits then report back what is actually helping.

Frozen shoulder is common in peri-menopause due to dryness in the joints.  If we don't move at all it takes about 2 years to settle, however we breath  so the joint is never still.

Let us know how you get on.