Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: honeyblossom on March 17, 2017, 10:05:58 AM
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Hi there
It's my third time trying tibilone. I keep coming back due to progesterone intolerance.
I'm on day 7 and I feel terrible AGAIN. This time I'm cross tapering Oestrogel as my GP is convinced the side effects I'm reporting arnt from the livial/ in my head/low estrogen symptoms
Every time I take this drug I feel like I am getting flu. Like I have a fever, not hot but achy all over, weak, cold and shivery. It gets better towards bedtime when I take another dose, then I wake up with body pain. This stopped each time I stop the tibilone.
My GP is a) clearly fed up with me b) thinks I'm neurotic c) doesn't see why someone who went through the menopause at 39 needs hrt 😡
I've googled side effects of tibilone and I have seen a few anectdotes of joint pain, but I'm aware of you google hard enough you will find anything.
Can anyone else enlighten me?
Or share your experience?
Thankyou
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I don't think you're mad. We can all react differently to hrt or any medication for that matter
All I would say is don't give up on Tibolone too soon. Plus weigh up improvements v side effects and see what comes up top and make a decision if you can manage the negatives for 3 months
Your doc is wrong on a few things including the fact you don't need hrt as you had an early menopause. I've been on hrt since I was 32 and I'm 50 now. I'll only stop once I feel satisfied that no hrt is working to improve things for me x
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I am on my second month of Tibelone and find one day fine the next could be wretched ,I have been going to give up every week but then I stop and think no carry on to see if it gets better.My worse symptoms are joint pains I dident have these before so I am hoping they pass off I must say though the last few days Im sleeping better and anxiety not so bad x
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Ask your GP for a referral to a monoclinic or gynaecologist ? Keeping a diary of mood/food/symptoms may help too.