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Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: 3isenough on July 09, 2020, 06:32:41 AM

Title: Mirena success with prog intolerance
Post by: 3isenough on July 09, 2020, 06:32:41 AM

Has anyone had success with Mirena after failing to cope with sequential Utrogestan?

Title: Re: Mirena success with prog intolerance
Post by: 3isenough on July 13, 2020, 01:21:44 PM

Is the silence my answer  ;D

Title: Re: Mirena success with prog intolerance
Post by: Perinowpost on July 13, 2020, 04:09:55 PM

Hi there it didn’t work for me x

Title: Re: Mirena success with prog intolerance
Post by: 3isenough on July 13, 2020, 09:04:30 PM

Shame... I don’t think I:have heard any success stories for mirena for anyone who can’t tolerate progesterone.. what did you do, if you don’t mind me asking?

Title: Re: Mirena success with prog intolerance
Post by: Perinowpost on July 13, 2020, 09:21:51 PM

I stuck with it for 6 months but it never got any better so I had it removed. I then had a failed attempt at the mini mirena (jaydess). Next I tried a private progesterone which was much better mood wise but caused other issues. I’m now back on utrogestan vaginally 7 days per month, monitored by regular scans. It’s not perfect but the most I can tolerate. Constantly looking at alternatives though x

Title: Re: Mirena success with prog intolerance
Post by: Tinkerbell on July 13, 2020, 10:02:54 PM

I could never get on with the POP in my younger days but am really happy with the Mirena, have no side effects.

Title: Re: Mirena success with prog intolerance
Post by: 3isenough on July 14, 2020, 08:17:33 AM

Oh good Tinker. That gives me some hope! I can’t even do 7 days of utrogestan. Well I don’t want to  :( :( if I can manage the Mirena I think it may be a hysterectomy- might go that way anyway as I have multiple prolapses so I will need surgery at some point.

Title: Re: Mirena success with prog intolerance
Post by: Tinacros on July 14, 2020, 05:39:36 PM

Hi perinowpost I’m the same with progesterone. I hate utrogestan, tried every other night but changes my personality so much! Are you post meno? I was wondering if I could cope with that.  GP just prescribed Evorel Conti to try, to see if it is better transdermal :(

Title: Re: Mirena success with prog intolerance
Post by: Perinowpost on July 14, 2020, 05:58:02 PM

Hi Tinacros yes I’m post memo - 56 next month. Utrogestan every other night was offered to me as an option, but just like you I couldn’t tolerate it. Part of the problem are the withdrawal effects as utro leaves the system, contrarily I can’t tolerate it continuously either as it builds up in the system and just becomes too much. It’s a problem isn’t it 😪

Title: Re: Mirena success with prog intolerance
Post by: Mary G on July 14, 2020, 06:59:00 PM

3isenough, I've sent you a PM.

Title: Re: Mirena success with prog intolerance
Post by: Tinacros on July 23, 2020, 11:14:25 AM

Hi perinowpost. I tried evorel conti and had to rip the last one off. I’m going to try 7 days of progesterone. I’m only on evorel 25 now so hopefully 7 days will suffice. I feel I’m doing this blindly as getting hold of a GP to talk it through with us hard at the moment. Weirdly I’ve had such a bad headache ever since I started the patches. Both conti and sequi. I’m fed up with it All😟 have u ever thought of trying tridestra?? Been toying with this myself but I’m not sure 🤔