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Perinowpost

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Re: Mental health crisis
« Reply #45 on: September 25, 2020, 07:28:44 AM »

I felt terrible on estradot switched back to evorel and was fine. There’s a thread on here about it, they are made from different things x
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racjen

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Re: Mental health crisis
« Reply #46 on: September 25, 2020, 08:54:05 AM »

Not a high enough dose of estrogen - that's why I'm on separate estrogen and progesterone rather than a combined patch, cos none of them have enough estrogen.
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racjen

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Re: Mental health crisis
« Reply #47 on: September 26, 2020, 10:10:50 AM »

Racjen

I bet it’s the change of Med brand that’s caused all this heightened anxiety ?

They say “oh it’s exactly the same”
It isn’t

I bet if you’d off managed to make it longer on the original hrt before started on the anti psychotic you’d would off levelled out again

So unfortunate you had to take the other brand of hrt

Wish you all the best of luck racjen,
Nobody deserves to go through this anxiety/depression is !!!!!!
No words really explains it
The pits, dark tunnel, no life, empty,
Soul destroying. To name a few

It takes strength everyday to get through

Anyone got any idea how long it could take to get back on track if it was the patches? I've only been on the new ones for 10 days.....
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racjen

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Re: Mental health crisis
« Reply #48 on: September 26, 2020, 10:12:39 AM »

If you did a list with the positives vs negatives, the hysterectomy would win.

I agree, but only if it was certain that removing progesterone from the equation would solve the problem, and it's by no means certain at the moment. I don't want to go through all that only to find I'm no better off than I was before.
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Mary G

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Re: Mental health crisis
« Reply #49 on: September 27, 2020, 11:32:26 AM »

racjen, it will probably take a good few weeks for you to get back to where you were with the Evorel patches.

Re the progesterone issues, all you can do is work your way through all the (very limited in my opinion) progesterone options.   

I was in a similar situation to yourself just over two years ago.   I got to the stage where I could no longer take Utrogestan and periods were making feel very ill.   I was desperate and had no idea what to do.   I could not just drop everything and go for a hysterectomy at that point in time for various reasons so after a further consultation with the migraine specialist, I made an appointment with a menopause specialist who prescribes bespoke HRT as well as conventional HRT.   It was a last ditch effort to resolve my progesterone problem and it worked - I actually feel better with a low dose of progesterone every day - but obviously there is no guarantee it would work for you.   However, it might be worth literally ruling everything out so that you know in your mind that you have not rushed into having a hysterectomy and there is no better solution just around the corner.

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racjen

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Re: Mental health crisis
« Reply #50 on: September 27, 2020, 01:26:32 PM »

Mary G, we probably had this conversation ages ago, but can you let me have the details of the specialist you're talking about please?
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Mary G

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Re: Mental health crisis
« Reply #51 on: September 27, 2020, 02:17:25 PM »

racjen, it would be more than my membership is worth to mention the name of any doctor I consult on here! 

I'm going to send you a PM.
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Baby

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Re: Mental health crisis
« Reply #52 on: September 28, 2020, 06:37:57 PM »

I have been to the docs today and told him I want to die after wrapping the extensions lead round my neck on Friday night and trying to strangle myself and for the first time in my 52 and a half years of life self harming. I have totally lost the will to live This is from a woman who three years ago had a full and fulfilling life. The crisis team have spoken to me and my dear friend is taking me to see them on Thursday. I have fought and fought this for 14bmonths and nothing helps. The gp has given me premique HRT to try next but I just know it won't work any better than the other four I have tried. As I have said in other threads I always had low level anxiety but now my every waking hour is full of panic . People say think positive I do every morning, I say today is going to be good but it never is :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
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Flan747

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Re: Mental health crisis
« Reply #53 on: September 28, 2020, 07:34:20 PM »

Just wanted to send best wishes to you! There are no words to help but hopefully Thursday will be your day to start to get things moving in the right direction!
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Wrensong

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« Reply #54 on: September 28, 2020, 08:20:30 PM »

Baby, sending a gentle hug & just wanted to say I'm so sorry I couldn't help when we chatted recently on the other thread.  Well done for going back to your GP.  That can't have been easy.  I'm relieved to know he's arranged some expert help for you & I hope you'll feel reassured by their support when you see them on Thursday.  Wishing you peace of mind & contentment for the future.  :hug:
Wx
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CLKD

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Re: Mental health crisis
« Reply #55 on: September 28, 2020, 09:10:45 PM »

Continual anxiety is awful.  It led me to despair. 

Baby - how is your diet?  A lot of my problems were due to not eating correctly or enough to maintain mental health.  I was scared that if I ate I would feel worse and I couldn't afford to feel worse - but my body was craving food  :'(

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« Reply #56 on: September 28, 2020, 11:16:29 PM »

Baby, I feel your pain BIG TIME! I have been dealing with this for over three years! I am 52, so I am hoping that perimenopause is on its way out. I have had so many horrible physical and mental symptoms, but the mental symptoms have been horrendous. I have also been suicidal, and if it hadn't been for the unwavering support of my spouse and close friends and family, I wouldn't be here. I, too, have tried HRT, but it made everything worse, so it certainly isn't the answer for everyone.

I don't know if you can private message people on this forum, but if you can, please do:)

Sending big hugs and the deepest of understanding.

Bev xo
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Baby

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Re: Mental health crisis
« Reply #57 on: September 29, 2020, 10:13:22 AM »

Clkd I changed my diet completely 12 months ago, loads of fish chicken porridge bananas nuts everything but hasn't made any difference x
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Re: Mental health crisis
« Reply #58 on: September 29, 2020, 11:16:56 AM »

That's a shame.  Sometimes the brain needs feeding in order to ease anxiety  :-\.  My problem is that I often don't eat enough  :-\
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« Reply #59 on: September 30, 2020, 03:37:45 PM »

Sorry to hear that, clio51. Are you on anxiety meds or just HRT?
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