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[Blot]

Just an update. Been to the GUM clinic and saw a nice lady doctor who was a bit  at my gp telling me to stop the vagifem and that she didn't explain that it could cause irritation. She's not a menopause expert but seemed to know her stuff. She had a look and confirms it's atrophy and that I should start back on the vagifem and go back and see her in a month when she will check and see if things are improving. So I've no need to go back to my useless gp for now.
I think I just needed someone actually knows what they are talking about to reassure me, although you lovely ladies have been doing this all along. So here we go again 

Daska, did your gp give you ovestin to use as well as the vagifem. I might order some online to use a tiny bit on the outside if I get too sore. Can't face going into my gps and fighting for this at the moment. Don't suppose it can do any harm.

[Droopeydrawers]

Hi blot that was a great result at the clinic tiday for you.i assume you got the annonimity you wanted lol.
I would advise you use the vagifem inside and don't complicate things for yourself by adding in ovestin cream just now so you can monitor the vagifem instead buy some cold pressed raw organic coconut oil from Holland and barrats.little blue tub near the tills it's on a great offer just now at £1 it's a life saver great for the soft tissues in that area you'll see how quickly it soothes you and takes away all the burning and swelling and promotes healing.its antibacterial so also fab for thrush.give it a try I highly recommend.x well done today was a good day for you xx D.D

[Blot]

I'll look out for that DD. I could do with something to soothe things. How do you use that then? I assume you don't put it inside?

I didn't care about anonymity at all when I got there.

It started out a good day but I'm struggling a bit again. Cancelled my gp appointment for Wednesday then changed my mind and re-made it. They're going to think I'm a right nutter. I am 

[CLKD]

I would cancel the GP appt., what do you expect to achieve except aggravation?  Give the HRT time to work which can be 5-6 weeks or almost immediately.  Then you will have something to tell your GP.  If the Vagifem continues to irritate then ask the GP for Ovestin.  Are you going to use Yes and Sylc products for the outer vaginal lips?

[Blot]

CLKD I can't cancel the appointment again. Besides I want to ask about my anxiety and whether it could be hormone related. Also I have questions about hrt and whether I should be on it seeing as I was youngish when I had my last period.

[CLKD]

Let us know how you get on.

[Blot]

Thank you CLKD I will.

[CLKD]

 

[AgathaC]

Your anxiety definitely can be hormone related!!! Racjen will agree with me, I'm sure, and others too.
I'm so sorry, Blot, that you are struggling. Me too. I have anxiety about everything but my “specialist subject” is health anxiety 
My notes/diary are invaluable. I'm actually looking at my notes from this time last year and I could have written them today!
I have always been a bit of a fuss pot worrier type and had bad OCD as a child but this anxiety came with the perimenopause. I know it.
Well done on your perseverance with the GP's and the clinic. You are doing well, even if it doesn't feel like it.

[Blot]

Thank you AgathaC. I don't feel like I'm doing well. I feel dreadful again tonight. I'm so uncomfortable, sore, stinging, need to wee and  just don't know what to do. My heart is pounding. And yet this morning I was quite upbeat because I had a plan. However, this time last week after I had been taking vagifem the first time for 5 days, I had a most excellent day. No problems for the whole day, then in the evening they came back and I plunged back down into despair and took myself off to the doctors in tears. If doc had reassured me, not ignored my anxiety and given the wrong advice things might have been different.

If I could just relax about it all it would be so much better.
How can you tell if this is hormone related and not just me? I've had this on and off for many years. 
I can't cope with this much longer, it's ruining my life. It's all I think about. 

I think I need antidepressants and as much as I loathe taking anything like that I just can't go on feeling like this. Sorry I'm so miserable.

[CLKD]

Does it matter whether it's hormonal or not?  You have anxiety symptoms.  If you weren't thinking along the lines of hormonal involvement what would you ask your GP for?

As a long-term sufferer of anxiety the important issue was to treat the symptoms not the cause!

[Blot]

I think the time has come to properly address the anxiety and take antidepressants as it's turning into depression now. I'm off work next week so might be a good time to start,
Just got to get through today at work.
On the plus side I had a better night than I thought so here we go day 2.

[SallyG]

Hello Blot and everyone. I've been away dealing with another massive life issue. I took my eye off the menopause ball so to speak and thought I could do without HRT. Well I was wrong. In fact the symptoms are far more extreme now in terms of anxiety, shaking limbs and creeping flesh: foggy brain is worse than before. I applied for early retirement yesterday, as I can't carry on in the way I've been going. I must address my health.

[Droopeydrawers]

Good morning blot.are you making sure your drinking plenty water to dilute your urine and are you avoiding anything acidic or fizzy in your diet.it takes the bladder a good 6 months to heal after repeated utis and remember if you have v.a you have loads if thin paper cuts all over the V lips so until you address this and get it healed it's still going to sting like hell everywhere so try and focus on solving this first and use the coconut oil I recommended on your other post to do the healing on the outside for you while the vagifem concentrates on pumping up the tissue on the inside,if you persevere you will get really quick results.also don't get constipated as the straining can resplit the fragile skin around the whole area again.why can't you try hrt or is it not something you'd like to consider?as I said previously it's first line treatment for anxiety but sometimes some ladies need to use this and mild anxiety meds together so you really need to discuss your options with a decent consultant.i guess right now you feel like your chasing your tail we've all been there but you can improve this so don't feel isolated there's help there.maybe send an email to Dr Currie it's around £30 now and ask her for her advice and recommendations then print thus off and go armed and educated to your next gp appointment and you tell her what help you want using the print out as back up.be confident and assertive but never rude and you'll get results.keep your chin up you can do this.good luck xx D.D

[BlueButterfly]

Thank you AgathaC. I don't feel like I'm doing well. I feel dreadful again tonight. I'm so uncomfortable, sore, stinging, need to wee and  just don't know what to do. My heart is pounding. And yet this morning I was quite upbeat because I had a plan. However, this time last week after I had been taking vagifem the first time for 5 days, I had a most excellent day. No problems for the whole day, then in the evening they came back and I plunged back down into despair and took myself off to the doctors in tears. If doc had reassured me, not ignored my anxiety and given the wrong advice things might have been different.

If I could just relax about it all it would be so much better.
How can you tell if this is hormone related and not just me? I've had this on and off for many years. 
I can't cope with this much longer, it's ruining my life. It's all I think about. 

I think I need antidepressants and as much as I loathe taking anything like that I just can't go on feeling like this. Sorry I'm so miserable.

Even if you had anxiety before, the hormones can make it worse. But to what extent, hard to say.
You might have felt great those days because a bit of that estrogen from the vagifem might have been getting into your system. I know there was a thread discussing that happening because of the thin walls with VA until things get plumped back up.

The antidepressants might help and be what you need, they might not. Maybe just see about an emergency pill for the anxiety instead if you aren't completely ready to commit to the antidepressants. I have some but rarely ever take it(although I've probably needed it several times I should have, yesterday being one). It's nice knowing it's there.