Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => Personal Experiences => Topic started by: TropicalVon69 on November 14, 2014, 09:07:20 AM
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Morning ladies...hope your all having a relatively :o good one .....Does abyone fine the pill works for them in peri?...Doc refuses hrt but has offered the pill...thanks in advance xxx
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What type of pill?
I was on the combined pill till I was 54.
That was all the way through peri and into post. It worked well for me, the only reason I stopped was because the Dr wouldn't prescribe it any longer.
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I was on it for contraception until 49. I was happy on it but had symtoms during the week off. I had been on it for years so you may feel differently about it if you are taking it for the first time.
The main week off problem was the oestrogen withdrawal headache which became worse. The way to avoid it was to keep drinking water and never feel thirsty. Others included light urge incontinence and itchy 'bits' (all the time in spite of the high oestrogen content). I always felt much better the day I took my first pill again.
The positives were light periods (which became lighter) and my skin was getting better. I aways preferred the pill because it kept my moods even. However, I have found out since coming off it that it also suppressed my libido and I had not realised the extent of this. It was ok at the time, but I did not know better!
I have read that you can avoid the problems in the week off with extra oestrogen, or by 'tri-cycling', ie taking 3 packets back to back. I am not sure that I would have been happy with either of these. When I have had to take packs without a break, I have felt a bit 'migrainey'
It is not the same sort of oestrogen that is used in hrt. The prime purpose for it is for contraception. It works by stopping the FSH so that you do not ovulate, and replacing the homones with the artificial ones. HRT supplements your homones and does not give the cycle control (although I have found it helps).
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If you mean progesterone only pills, like cerazette - I didn't like them, and only tried them out for 3/4months. There may have been a way of sorting out my issues with it, but you can faff around for ever.
The main problem was they made me more constipated than the combined pill and I was trying to sort that problem out. (progesterones slow down smooth muscle)
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Thanks for your replies Limpy and Dahlia....Lol Dahliagirl...suppressing my libido qould not cause too much hardship atm as single, thanks for the information...what pill did you have? X
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Doctor prescribed me cerazette mini pill for 3 months, now has suggested I try the combined pill.....after I had a reaction to prempak......I haven't started them yet......
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Wishing you the best with your pill Robie X
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I had Femodene which is a more modern 'third generation' pill. There seems to be a backlash against these because of rare strokes in young women. I had it for about 18 years and was happy with it.