Hello, I'm new here. I've got lots of questions about all this and hope someone can help.
I'm 49 and had 6 months on Elleste which worked quite well apart from poor sleep on the green tablets, and terrible period pain. I'm not sure that the period pain is due to the HRT, they had been getting worse before the HRT anyway. I had bad night sweats and vaginal dryness and that's why I started on the HRT in the first place.
The best thing about the HRT has been that the oestrogen cures my mild anxiety and depression while I'm just on the white ones!!! I've had that for years, and a definite worsening for 2/3 years before the HRT. this has been a revelation, it is lovely to feel normal in that way.
Anyway, (sorry I am a bit long-winded!) because of the terrible period pain, my gp then prescribed Tridestra so the theory is I just have a bleed ever 13 weeks and I get 10 weeks of oestrogen. It sounded so perfect! So, I'm just finishing my first 3 month pack. I've had 3 periods so it hasn't stopped them (yet? should I give it 3 more months?). Periods are very clotted and very painful, bowel and back seem to be involved as well. I've also had a bad migraine last 2 days (do you think that is the placebo beige tablets?), and was very tearful at work on Friday so didn't stay. I wonder if this is the withdrawal from the oestrogen?
I've been to the gp today who has prescribed tablets for migraine and period pain. I've had an idea which is mirena coil plus pure oestrogen would that be an option? that way I wouldn't have to suffer the periods? I didn't mention that to the gp.
thanks all, it's nice to be here. Would love to hear your ideas, or just to say hello
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