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Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Mogster71 on June 02, 2020, 05:27:06 PM

Title: Some Good News and Hope!!
Post by: Mogster71 on June 02, 2020, 05:27:06 PM

When I joined this lovely forum about a year ago, I was getting to the end of my rope and pretty fast. After an easy ride with my periods in comparison to many, I started to get peri-related headaches and migraines and finally decided to pluck up the courage to ask for HRT last summer. My most successful attempt at HRT had failed too, with headaches becoming almost an all day, every day event. Last month I decided that I would try one more thing before admitting defeat that I would be one of those ladies that just didn't get on with HRT, and that was to increase my dose, not stop it. This was based on the idea that as well as headaches, I felt like I was drying from the inside out! Eyeballs, nostrils, skin, hair..........

  :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

I think it may have only gone and worked....

I'm 3 weeks into Femoston 2/10 and I had NO headaches at all during the oestrogen part....and dramatically less/reduced severity once the progesterone tablets started last week. It's absolutely lovely not to have to keep pumping painkillers in just to get through the day.

So thank you...it may not seem a lot but it's meant the world to me, being able to read people's experiences and kind advice, and try and make some sense of things which might have been going on with me.  :thankyou: :thankyou: :thankyou: xxx



 

Title: Re: Some Good News and Hope!!
Post by: CLKD on June 02, 2020, 05:38:59 PM

Look out for vaginal atrophy, tends to creep up .......... read the threads, forewarned is forearmed.

Title: Re: Some Good News and Hope!!
Post by: jaypo on June 02, 2020, 05:49:46 PM

So glad the forum helped you  :D it also helped me when I was at rock bottom
Onwards and upwards mogster x

Title: Re: Some Good News and Hope!!
Post by: Mogster71 on June 02, 2020, 06:18:13 PM

Hi CLKD

Yup....thanks for that ;D  ;D ;D

Seriously though, it's  all in hand. I started that treatment before changing up the oestrogen. That's one condition you really don't want to get out of control from what I've learned here x

@jaypo bless you - I really hope you're feeling better now xx

Title: Re: Some Good News and Hope!!
Post by: CLKD on June 02, 2020, 07:31:17 PM

 :lol:   :great:

Title: Re: Some Good News and Hope!!
Post by: jaypo on June 02, 2020, 08:24:48 PM

Yes,thank you mogster 💖

Title: Re: Some Good News and Hope!!
Post by: Tc on June 02, 2020, 10:36:48 PM

Thank you mogster. Long may it continue for you xxxx

Title: Re: Some Good News and Hope!!
Post by: Hurdity on June 03, 2020, 08:49:36 AM

Great to hear this Mogster and let's hope your experience (of much reduced headaches) continues! :)

Hurdity x

Title: Re: Some Good News and Hope!!
Post by: Mogster71 on June 03, 2020, 05:31:29 PM

Thank you Hurdity and TC.. another day ticked off

Hope you are both well too xx