Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => Personal Experiences => Topic started by: Hezzalady67! on December 17, 2017, 03:27:52 PM
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Been on evorel conti patches for about six weeks. Okay at first, but of acne, but now my boobs are really sore and I regularly feel like decking people...mainly my true love..not my normal feeling at all!!!( don't worry I am not going to do it!)
I understand this is too much oestrogen ( boobs) and too much progesterone ( anger). Wondering whether to cut the patch in half, but guess I should speak to GP first.
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Yep. Speak to your GP. Medications are 'packaged' appropriately so it isn't wise to keep cutting etc.. Many ladies have problems with progesterone.
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You may find that a change of progesterone will help. Norethisterone which is in Evorel is notorious for giving some women PMT symptoms such as anger, depression etc. FemSeven has a kinder progesterone and is also a patch - they don't stick as well as Evorel though but you may find this will help with the anger.
Taz x
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Thanks for all the replies. I haven't been back to the GP yet, due to the Christmas break. However, I have now started what resembles a menstrual bleed, for the first time in around five years!
I am assuming this is just a synthetic thing and I don't need to start contraception again.
Definitely not something I want...brings a whole new meaning to the ‘festive period' :o, so I will definitely get straight there in the new year.
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If you haven't had a period for five years then I reckon you can safely assume this is a bleed from the conti HRT. Conti HRT can cause this type of bleeding for up to six months so is considered normal. I think it should say this on the patient information leaflet?
Taz x :)
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Thanks, I spoke to GP and they told me to finish the pack and then stop, due to the side effects outweighing the benefits at present and then consider if I want to try another systemic version.