Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => Personal Experiences => Topic started by: Jules53 on June 25, 2019, 07:25:22 AM
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Hi
Sorry me again. I have been on Evorel 50 patches for 5 weeks and was taking Utrogestan 100 every night vaginally. I took it for 25 days and then stopped as I was feeling dizzy, nauseous and anxious. I stayed off it a week and after seeing my doctor yesterday, she said to try taking it again last night.
This morning I woke up sweating (although it is really hot), shaking, nauseous and have a slight headache and diarrhoea (sorry tmi). Is this normal and should I persevere? I've got to drive to work shortly and feel quite shaky so am going to wait a bit
I'm 55 and 3 years post menopause. I would really appreciate advice as I'm at my wits end😢. Thanks x
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Utrogestan seems to be responsible for a lot of the problems on here; I've come across very few women who just get on with it without any problems. 100mg everyday vaginally is quite a high dose for Evorel 50; you might be better off trying a sequential dose rather than continuous - being post menopause in itself doesn't rule that out.I think the min licensed dose is 100mg for 100 days a month,but please someone put me right if necessary.
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Hi Jules
Hope you are feeling better.
Could be coincidence, but I've been on utrogestan (orally) for a year, and my bowels never seem quite right anymore
Hope you are feeling better
Jeepers xx
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Thanks racjen and Jeepers. I am coming off HRT and Fluoxetine and will see how it goes.
Thanks for your replies x
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hi Jules sorry to hear you are still struggling. I know how hard it is. It's probably a good idea to come off the hrt and the anti depressants and then you'll be able to see what symptoms are menopause symptoms and what symptoms are hrt side effects . See how you go and in a few weeks see how things are. I found it very useful to keep a daily diary of symptoms so I could look back and see what as improving and what was not. If you decide to go back on the medications, introduce one thing at a time and then you'll be able to work out what is suiting you. My specialist told me to give the hrt a good 3 months before introducing anti depressants as other wise I wouldn't know which one was working. 3 months later I didn't need to start anti depressants and I proved what I'd known all along that my symptoms were due to low oestrogen.
Keep us informed. There's always someone here to help xx
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I've put on a huge amount of weight - tummy but deep under the skin or not wobbling - with utrogeston. I was given it by a private consultant to replace the Conti aspect of Evorel Segui so I take E 50 or 75 every few days, then U days 1/12 of each month. I never got a straight answer as to why U is preferable to EC - does anyone know? Thank you