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[Ayesha]

Its perfectly safe to use vagifem daily, two a week is a useless dose for a lot of women, GP's have an awful habit of messing us around.

I was told by my gynae GP to use Vagifem daily as twice a week wasn't working and to use Ovestin topically.
I also use a moisturiser which I think is very important and after nearly three years I am back to normal down below after being at the most chronic stage of vaginal atrophy.

[Joaniepat]

Yes. I am 74 and use local oestrogen every night. My routine is Vagifem for three nights running, then Ovestin externally on the fourth night. Either Epaderm or Olive & Bee as moisturiser as necessary. This regime is what works for me and I could not manage with less. We have to find our own way with GSM and stick to what suits.

[Lillyg]

Thank you both….feel a bit more relaxed about it now

[Jules01]

Hi Ladies, sorry it's my first time posting after reading for a very long time. Wondering if anyone can advise if I need to see GP or just wait? I have completed 3  1/2 weeks on Vagifem and it's working so well but the side effects are bad. Two weeks daily and now twice weekly. Terrible cramps that slowly edged in by the end of week one. Terrible cramps week two, that went right down my legs. Week 3 cramps and light bleeding which has continued but not a cycle. Period not due for a few days. I'm on HRT patches and cycles are clockwork. Which is thanks to patches which resolved flooding and crazy timing. Should I just keep using the Vagifem as the dryness, burning, itching etc has gone. With pain killers for cramps I can sleep but without Vagifem I cant sleep for itchy irritation. I thought it was thrush for months on and off but that's all gone. Sorry to tag onto someone else's question. Sorry if this is wrong. Thank you

[Ayesha]

Hi Jules01 and welcome to the forum. You might like to copy and post again on the 'all things menopause' page, here its more of a wilderness part of the forum and not often seen.
There have been posts about the side affects of vagifem and I know there are lower dose types of oestrogen to use and hopefully you will get more helpful  replies from the other ladies on here.

[CLKD]

Wilderness - like it!   Welcome Jules01 - browse round.  Make notes.  if 'vagifem' isn't suiting you then mayB try 'ovestin'.  Do read the 'bladder issues' and vaginal atrophy threads dotted around the Forum.  Let us know how you get on.

[Minusminnie]

Don’t mention the ‘O ‘ word it’s Estriol 1mg/g cream now 😀

[pebbles]

I am 61 and I use everol conti patches for about 8 years i think- I have reduced them to 1/2 patch twice a week about a year ago. Recently the vaginal dryness/itching has been awful. I also have experienced a lot of urine infections/ urethral irritation and pain when passing urine. GP gave me estriol 1mg cream but i still have to use it daily and I feel that it irritates me too ?
I was thinking about going back to full patches but i reduced them as i felt really anxious, not sure if due to the patches or not tbh.... I dont have flushes any more but i am very depressed and i was recently found to have an old fracture following a minor fall so a bit worried about osteoporosis... oh the joys.
My GP tries here best but they are just so busy and they dont have the time to spend on this. i have never had any form of blood work and even take my own BP on a shop bought blood pressure monitor, so rarely see a GP. Does HRT help depression and crazy thinking ?  : )

[susanc]

Hello, thank you to everyone that posts here, it has helped me feel much better.  I thought I was the only one that was suffering from this terrible itching. I'm 69 and never imagined that this was caused by lack of oestrogen when my menopause was almost 20 years ago. I was frightened to use oestrogen as my mother died of cancer of the uterus. I became suicidal and so thought I may as well try using Estriol cream. I have been using it for three months now and things are slowly improving. Other things that help me were sitz baths in warm water, not hot be careful as what feels Ok to your hand is too hot for your vulva. Bathe for about 10 to 15 mins twice a day.  I could not use toilet paper so used cotton hankies and washed them in simple soap and rinsed well.  Double rinsed my cotton undies.  In the shower I found Canesfresh soothing gel wash was the only thing I could tolerate. I do use a bamboo toilet paper now. I'm hoping that one day I'll be able to wear jeans again. Hope this helps someone.