Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Midnight Shadow on November 16, 2014, 06:51:06 PM
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Hello all you sufferers. Haven't been on this site for several weeks as my Atrophy has been at bay. Such a relief. Continued using Vagifem and Timodine. Unfortunately it is now back with avengeance. Just wondered if anyone else experiences this. Several weeks of near normality and then back to square one. Replies appreciated.
Midnight Shadow.
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Yep. If I feel any of the symptoms returning I use the product for 2 consecutive nights rather than twice a week. Sometimes we have to use it more often in order to gain relief. Bu..er it :-X
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Thanks for very quick reply. Will try that using another vagifem tonight. So great to have a forum like this. Many thanks.
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Quite a lot of women do not find that the twice a week is enough for their atrophy symptoms. I certainly don't. I have my doctor's blessing to use it more often to stay comfortable. I hope your doctor is understanding, maybe you need to use more but do check with your doctor first as we are not qualified to give medical advise, only share our own experiences. Good luck.
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I'm using the Estring which gives a continuous low dose of oestrogen locally and I still get episodes of burning and soreness - it's very strange as I don't know what triggers it. The discomfort is generally a lot less using the Estring - all the other preparations actually made the burning worse!!!!
If you find the vagifem works most of the time for you then upping the dose may be the way to go. I think lots of women use it at least 3 times a week(after all Vagifem used to be 25mg which is much stronger) and some even do a 2 week daily reload a couple of times and year. DG x