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Thanks Joziel, I am going back to see the menopause specialist who I saw originally but it got so expensive and at my Gp surgery a new GP came on board with a special interest in Menopause, which is probably why she is reluctant to go higher doses. I recall that specialist saying we need you to creep up to 500 at least. I have very dry skin and think maybe this is why the gel gets soaked up in the outer skin rather than soaking into it, if that makes sense! Ive just had a realisation, I split my dosage 2 x am and 2 at pm. but as I have night sweats I could be sweating it all back out again, I will try doing all four in the mornings and see how that goes. How on earth do you place 5 pumps in one go! each limb and then where?

Aside from supplements have you tried either sleep hypnosis (Michael sealey on YouTube is good and he does some that are 4 hours plus long so carry on while you're asleep amd may help you get into a deeper level of sleep) or those alpha waves (or similar) that you can play through earbuds that impact your brain waves positively. Binaural beats, something like that? Not sure if it is designed for deep sleep but maybe worth a look.

Thank you CLKD. So nothing to worry about . I’ve been telling myself this since Saturday but then have bouts of panic!
Was yours like a Papercut ?

I get this little papercuts every month, from crease of bum all the way to the front near vagina /vulva. It coincides with when my estrogen is low and the whole area is much drier. I slather in sudocream and it really helps, although there are probably more natural choices to use! But yes, it happens to me and I get the little dots of bright red blood on a tissue AND its been happening for such a long time I expect it now! Be more gentle with wiping if you can or buy softer loo paper x

buffy, it's good you'd found something that works but I'd encourage you to try raising your estrogen more and seeing if you really need the amytriptaline...

Newson tell me (several doctors there) that I need to get between 450-600pmol. Whilst some women might be ok at 450, some might need it higher than that. Of course other women are fine much lower, with symptoms, but I think it's us who don't absorb well that need more. I think a lot of these symptoms are due to fluctuations.

I know my E isn;t high because I'm not getting any breakthrough bleeding, or sore boobs and even when I stop P for a few nights to allow a bleed, one isn't happening... even on 11 pumps of gel.   

I last tested at 6 pumps when it was 320pmol or something like yours. I need to re-test before I switch from the gel to something else, so I know where I've got to for reference...

Hello Ladies, I'm New to this forum and hopefully looking for some reassurance.
I am  55 yrs old and am post menopausal.  I have now been on HRT for 2 yrs. Just under 2 weeks ago I started to get really painful breasts, feeling  very full like when you are about to have a period. I decided to reduce my 1 pump a day of oestrogel to half a pump.i continued to take 100mg capsule of utrogestan a night. I then went away for 3 days and decided not to use the oestrogel but continue to take the capsule. After a couple of days start sporting. A little brownish discharge after wiping. I go back to using the full pump of oestrogel but continue to have spotting. It has got heavier and last night looked like a proper period. I made an appointment with the doctor this morning and he has said he will put an urgent referral in on the cancer pathway to be seen in 2 to 4 weeks. My question is could it be related to the HRT doses missed even though my prescription is relatively low ?

Thank you CLKD. So nothing to worry about . I’ve been telling myself this since Saturday but then have bouts of panic!
Was yours like a Papercut ?

 

There is a thread on weird dreams ...... I'm often arguing with DH but that never happens in reality.

Been to the dentist.  One back tooth is crumbling  which means another appt = that jab!  Back via the supermarket, home for light lunch.
Laundry whizzing round. 1 load should be dry enough to bring back inside.
Planning the next gardening tasks - Chelsea begins tomorrow - which means digging out a shrub to give it's neighbour more space: but where to put that shrub 

Yep.  My GP advised Anusol applied liberally then wear panties at night.  I have used Savlon successfully too.  [less embarrassing to ask for at the Chemist ;-) ]

Nowt is OTT on here, nor silly nor stupid .  Ask away.  As hormone levels rise and fall different parts of our bodies may become drier 

I can't say as I couldn't tell a difference but I don't think I was absorbing well anywhere.

I went from thigh to lower abdomen and it helped for a few weeks but then the allergy caught up to my belly! I tried leg again but that really reacted badly so then changed to gel and utrogestan,originally orally but after a two months when to pv as my mood was very low. I'll never know if it was due to oral progesterone or low B12 or low oestrogen and the timing of all have been within a couple of months.

Hoping the switch of area works for you!