Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Mogster71 on September 08, 2019, 03:55:55 PM
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Hi ladies
Well I'm on day 25 of my first month on Femeston 2/10. This is my second attempt at HRT with Novofem failing badly because of my reaction to the progesterone, and I was almost too scared to try something else but the headaches drove me to looking at it again.
This time around it's been a bit of a mixed bag; felt ok the first couple of weeks (despite horrendous period pains then a 3 day period after the first week) but it seems that when I start on the progesterone section of the tablets things go sideways :( joint pain, upset tummy again and worst this time was the awful PMS type symptoms - I was moody and raging last week, now all I want to do is cry and I can feel my anxiety and adrenaline rising.
The only thing it has managed to do is sort my headaches out. I never ever suffered from PMS before this, other than tears a few hours before starting my period. I feel deflated and hate myself at the moment because I never feel "right". :'( :'(
I just don't know what to do any more - does anyone know why you would get PMS, is it too much progesterone? Not enough oestrogen?
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Lots of ladies cannot tolerate the progesterone part of HRT :-\
Maybe put the product name into the search box to see what pops up?
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Yikes
It doesn't sound very positive! So what if you can't tolerate the progesterone - does it mean you are jiggered?? Will progesterone give me trouble whatever the format? :-\ :-\
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I don't know. That's why putting the name into the search box might give you some clues.
What symptoms are you suffering?
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Hi CKLD
Upset tummy
Continuous period pains
Very Low mood/irritability/tearfulness
Joint pain
Adrenaline rushes
I am already doing the search in the box for Femeston :)
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Awful aint it - my worst PMS was sudden intense nausea, I had to find a loo in the pharmacy one day :-\ - she tried to direct me to the town loos but I knew that they had been shut for years and "I need a loo and I need it now!" seemed to do the trick. Her face - I wasn't ever ill and found that bananas as well as eating every 3 hours 24/7 helped.
That happened 10 days prior to a period starting :-\. Do you find pain relief helps the period pain? There is a medication specific for that but I can't remember the n name :-\
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Yes lovely, it is awful. The upside is a reduction/stopping my hormonal migraines/headaches and nausea, the upset tum for me is the other end :oops:
I'm definitely with you on the regular eating, it seems to help. Hence I've just demolished spotted dick and custard for medicinal purposes. ;D
I've no idea where I am with periods or whether I'll even get a bleed at the end of this packet as I had one earlier on. It feels like I will, but then again I've had the period pain a lot this cycle. Grr. Do you mean nurofen? Naproxen? I would normally take ibuprofen for period pain if it gets that bad, yes. When I had my mini period earlier this pack it's the first time I had to drag my hot water bottle out in a long time as well.
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Feminax rings a bell :-\ - maybe talk to a local Pharmacist? He/she can advise on what you can mix and how much and how often.
I haven't eaten spotted dick with custard for years++ - is it good for headaches :D