Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => Personal Experiences => Topic started by: Sooze on January 23, 2019, 07:54:17 AM
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I've looked through the patient information leaflet but can't find anything about the side effect I'm getting which is as follows.
Whether I take it orally or vaginally (and it's been vaginally for the last month and a bit), within 5-10minutes I feel cold (especially hands and feet) and shiver. Kept on a pair of bed socks last night for a while, which did help the feet a bit. I would guess this lasts for 30-45mins. Does anyone else experience this? I'm on 100mg and taking it everyday and other than this odd effect I'm doing OK on it I think.
I've also read that some gynaecologists are OKing 100mg vaginally on alternate days if post meno (as long as the does of oestrogen is not high). Is anybody on this regime?
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Sorry snooze never had that side effect with Utrogestan. I was taking it vaginally continuous but can't because it is too much for me. I don't think it is widely prescribed as every other day 100mg although I have read about people taking it that way but Hurdity is the lady who would know all that. Maybe she will be along soon. I take 200mg vaginally for 10 days in a cycle but it has never affected me that way so I cant help on that particular side effect.
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I take Utrogestan vaginally (100mg) every other night. Only been 3 months but so far so good. Am on 4 pumps of oestrogel as per Louise newson. A bit of spotting at first. Then been fine since. Fingers crossed. Haven't experienced the cold. Hope that helps.
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Kimdg,
That's interesting, were you on Utrogestan every day previously, or did you start on alternate days? I'm on Sandrena 1mg/day, which I think is less than 4 pumps of Oestrogel, so I'll have a chat with my GP as to whether taking the Utrogestan vaginally every night is giving me a higher dose than I need. She's pretty good on HRT but she may refer me back to my Gynaecologist as this regieme is pretty new.
Thanks again.
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I take Utrogestan vaginally (100mg) every other night. Only been 3 months but so far so good. Am on 4 pumps of oestrogel as per Louise newson. A bit of spotting at first. Then been fine since. Fingers crossed. Haven't experienced the cold. Hope that helps.
I also started on Utrogestan every other night vaginally. Also a patient of Dr Louise's. I was only using 2 or 3 pumps of gel at the time. I was great at first. Felt good. Relaxed. But then I just started to bleed and bleed. On instruction I increased to every night the same vaginal route. But it can't control the bleeding for me. I bleed all the time. I'm having a Mirena fitted in a couple of weeks. I hope that controls it.
I also feel drugged and doped on nightly Utrogestan some of the time.