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[Ally]

Hi


I am so glad to have found this site.  At last I can talk to people who are going through the same things as myself. I have recently attended a menopausal clinic, which was not at all what I expected.  The Gynae consultant at Oldham Royal Infirmary was intent on checking everything physical and asked me to come off my patches...   so she could get a better idea of what was going on. (Partner has been waring a crash helmet ever since ) I bit the bullet and came off, since then (Nov 28th 2018) I have been gradually getting worse with anxiety and depresssion.. I am on AD's and had found a balance with the patches and the AD's. However things were starting to change and I wasn't feeling as balanced as I had been so that is why my GP sent me off to the Clinic.  To date I am waiting to hear after asking my GP to chase her up as I was at the end my tether.  I find myslef  having no motivation to do anything and everything being an effort, with head full of cotton wool I forget what jobs I'm supposed to be putting on my list.  I can't get my head in gear to loose weight and feel its a all a vicous circle.  The only good thing  I've done is arranged to attend a Yoga class tonight (havent practiced in a very long time) with the hope it will help my muddled head. So I'll be back with some feedback on the quality of the menopausal clinic. Great to read some of you posts. Ally x  (Oh and  heres my funny story -- going back to my car after food shopping, went in pocket to retreive keys, Oh no! not there, looked over to my car to see the lights on.  Oh dear me thinks has someone been into my car. Well it they had they could have just driven off in it. I had left the keys in the ignition and it turned on.. )

[CLKD]

Sounds about 'normal' from where I'm sitting     

I wish that GPs would realise that Menopause 'clinics' often don't offer much more than GPs might do.  What did the Gynea expect to happen  and what exact menopause knowledge did he/she have exactly.  Maybe your HORT may well have needed a hike 

It's Trial and Error.  Some ladies find that keeping a mood/food/symptom diary useful. 

I would suggest going back on what was prescribed ........ browse round, make notes.  Do read the threads on Vaginal Atrophy too ;-)

[jillydoll]

Hi Ally....

Keep posting, we're always here, let us know how your getting on....good luck with the yoga.

Xx

[jaypo]

Hi ally👋 Hope you enjoy the yoga.
The cotton wool head is pretty standard with most of us on here😆
Keep us informed how you get on

[Hurdity]

Hi Ally

  from me too.

Why on earth did the doctor stop your HRT rather than your ADs - if anything needed to be stopped! If you have been on ADs for other reasons than menopause then that's fine but if you were given them for menopausal symptoms then the doc should have continued with the HRT in preference, according to NICE Guidelines. That is just so awful for you - to have been referred for specialist care by your GP due to lack of knowledge and then for this to happen. Was there any reason given for stopping the HRT? It would help if you said how old you are and what HRT you were on, and for how long? Can you now go back to your GP and say you would like to go back on it - provided the spcailists has not given a medical reason why you should not? Please do not suffer!

Hurdity x

[Ally]

Hi
Thanks for your responses... I'm 53 have always suffered from PMT and was hoping for an easier journey through menopause, since I've battled hormones for years.  No, it's just got a whole lot harder.  I was on Elleste Duet tablets, GP also tried me the Conti; but I was continuously having small bleeds on those,  so was given Evoel Sequi patches. ( so I've been having some form of HRT for over two years) I thought their effect was lessening and was looking to change, but the GP thought it better to refer to a menopausal clinic. Waste of time, Gynae Dr was more focused on the physical.  I know my problems are more phycological.  So to cut a long story short I'm back at square one. GP supposed to be prescribing another patch. She prescribed the same discontinued one as the Gynae, FemSeven  AArrrrgh.....  Given Evoel Sequi instead. The ones I was on before.  Why is it so hard to get help or people to actually listen to you...   Feel like I'm speaking a different language.  My moods, confidence and general well-being are in a constant state of flux, never sure how I'm going to feel from one day to the next. I know exercise, having a good diet and not being overweight is what I should be concentrating on. However, I just can't find the motivation to exercise and all I want to do is stuff my face with the wrong foods. ( I have never done that before).   Didn't go to the yoga, I just couldn't be bothered. Slapped a patch on today as I'm not waiting to till I can see the doctor again before getting another prescription. Hopefully, that will give me my mojo back after being off the patches since Nov '18..  Oh and Hurdity I was on AD's because of PMT and have been on and off them for some time, the Gynae took me off the HRT as she said it would give her a clearer physical picture... That set off alarms bells as to her effectiveness.!!!

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Hi Ally

  from me too.

Why on earth did the doctor stop your HRT rather than your ADs - if anything needed to be stopped! If you have been on ADs for other reasons than menopause then that's fine but if you were given them for menopausal symptoms then the doc should have continued with the HRT in preference, according to NICE Guidelines. That is just so awful for you - to have been referred for specialist care by your GP due to lack of knowledge and then for this to happen. Was there any reason given for stopping the HRT? It would help if you said how old you are and what HRT you were on, and for how long? Can you now go back to your GP and say you would like to go back on it - provided the spcailists has not given a medical reason why you should not? Please do not suffer!

Hurdity x
                 

[CLKD]

Stopping the HRT certainly gives a new starting point.  Some ladies find that keeping a mood/food/symptom diary of use, did I say already  to discuss progress with the GP.