Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: CazLink73 on October 24, 2025, 07:36:36 PM
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Hello
This is my first time posting in this forum or any forum for that matter
I feel like I’m going mad - my moods are all over the place, one minute I’m happy, next I’m sad, then I want to cry over nothing.
I’m getting pissed off by slightest little things that didn’t bother me before.
I’m forgetting things and misplacing things too.
I’m currently on HRT patches and progesterone too.
Should I go back to my GP and have my medication reviewed, do I need anti depressants?
I haven’t discussed with my husband as I feel he will just dismiss me.
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It's like being a teenager again isn't it? You don't say how long you've been on HRT for, it does take a while to settle. If you've been on it a while you might need to try a different dose.
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Same advice from me. You need to give it 3 months to get the full benefit but if you've been on it longer than that I would ask for an increase. Imo you should replace your missing oestrogen rather than use ads.
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Thank you - I have been on it for over a year now - I have had the dose increased once due to hot flashes not going but they have now stopped - physically most of my symptoms are under control but mentally I’m all over the place
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What many of us and medics forget, is that hormones rise and fall naturally: when we get to peri they can go higher/lower = all these symptoms. R your symptoms cylical?
Keeping a mood/food/symptom diary may be of use to you, variations to discuss with your GP.
R U able to tell us which HRT regime U R using? Some find the progesterone part very difficult.
That's sad that U are unable to discuss with your husband :-\ but at this stage of our lives we should not imagine what others may think or how they might react. He may B wondering why your moods etc. are as they are ............. ask him how much he is aware of menopause as an opening?
When R U next due for a med review? There are dedicated menopause clinics both in the NHS and private sector: there are long waiting lists to paying for advice mayB, your GP will have a clearer idea of what is required and should be able to prescribe what is suggested.