Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Colette on September 02, 2023, 01:33:59 PM
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Hi all, I am 50 and I have been really struggling with anxiety and low mood since before Christmas. I have visited my gp on lots of occasions and have gone from using evorel 25 to 50 and now on 75. Alongside this I was taking utrogestan 200 but now this has stopped due to supply issues, so am now on provera 10mg. At one point I was also advised to try the gel, but this didn't seem to work as had terrible day and night sweats. I have been asking the gp for months to check my hormone levels as I feel so low, anxiety is crippling and cry at anything, but have been told no!!
Luckily I saw a nurse last week to discuss having the mirena coil, and asked her to do my bloods, she agreed just for oestradiol.
I called yesterday to request my blood results and the receptionist said they were satisfactory, I asked for the reading and she said 151pmol. From other posts that I have read, this seems to be low. I would love for any feed back as I am so low and tearful and not sure what to do next. Many thanks
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Yes that's low. It's normal for the nhs to prescribe based on symptoms rather than blood levels so they should prescribe a stronger patch anyway.
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Hi Colette,
Sheila is right. That low reading, coupled with your symptoms, suggests low oestrogen.
Are you definitely having a mirena for the progesterone?
It’s possible you are not absorbing all the oestrogen from the patches? Any change in regime, can take a few months to settle unfortunately. Maybe try the gel, one pump at a time and see how you feel?
Other options include lenzetto spray and tablets.
Really hope you get sorted soon.
Anxiety is is the pits x
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Thank you Sheila. I have a gp appointment in two weeks, hopefully we can look In to upping the oestrogen.
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Hi Nas, I am having the mirena coil fitted next week. Hopefully this will suit me as I have read lots of horror stories.
I will discuss the gel with my gp and maybe explore other options, due to the absorption. Thanks for your help. X