Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[Ever00]

This will be my 4th year taking my daily Utrogestan dose as well as applying the 2x weekly-patch and l seem to be finding it harder the more l am "in it"
My body aches most hours of the day on a daily basis so much so that l had to change jobs due to long shifts which l found totally uncapable to fulfill (and that was with a menopause policy in situ!)

As l live alone l have no one to discuss anything, the loneliness is real and the struggle is from 5 a.m when l wake up with sore shoulders, sore hips, sore neck area, anxiety, low moods etc etc....my body never welcomed the Evorel75 patches as it was making my joints ache, got swollen eye-lids and face too but it did stop the "staining" and bleeds.    As l was truly scared of this reactions/side effects l decided to contact gp who refered me to Gyneo-consultant for a biopsy which thankfuly came back as "normal", that was a relief as after all l went through one hell of a frightening and painful hospital experience ALL on my own, sat in car straight after examination and cried my eyes out!   to say the least

The struggle on a daily basis is real, so is the general pain, anxiety, loneliness, my job does not help as l am away for weeks at a time which makes hard to keep friends or do any local activities. Tried changing career and that was a -totally impossible- goal to achieve which left me feeling worthless, with a very low morale and tearful as now l could see my future was bleak, very bleak.

l've tried so many times to pick myself up that is part of my daily routine nowadays, l try hard to "blank" my issues as much as l possibly can but evening times comes and l feel the need to cry as l am again all alone(just like the day before, the month before and the year before that) l seem to find myself extremely stuck in a rute that l lack the energy to fight any longer.   Yes, the struggles are real at my age and having to face this issue. YES  l do see positives but these are a bare minimum.   Menopause sucks, my body is not responding well and seems to have its own agenda and my mind is a mess...
Any of you ladies experiencing any similar issues?  l thinks l've covered all areas of my daily "misery" here 
Any advice always appreciated and  thank you
My best wishes to you all

[CLKD]

Morning.  U aren't alone now 

As oestrogen levels drop the body may become dry: Inside and out; vagina, skin, skull, deep in the ears, eyes, between the toes, as well as muscles may become lax = aches and pains.

When did U last have a blood test review, i.e. thyroid function and VitD levels?  Who is over seeing y our treatment regime?

Browse round .  Make notes ;-). Do read the vaginal atrophy and bladder issues threads, 4 warned is 4 armed.  It may be that U require a. hike in HRT.

[Mary G]

I'm sorry to hear you are having such a difficult time but you are not alone on here.

I too faced the menopause completely alone but I did at least have my partner to talk to. I didn't have any women around to discuss it with at that time and my mother was very unapproachable and not very honest about the menopause or any other health related issues.  My sister is exactly the same.  We were (and still are) in Spain which did at least mean I had access to good private health facilities and easy access to over the counter HRT but I didn't have any decent or meaningful advice.  This was about 2007 so I just used the internet for advice and then I found MM.

From what you have said, I think you are not responding well to HRT because you need more oestrogen. I found it difficult to get a good dose of oestrogen with patches and would suggest you try Oestrogel. My main symptoms were dreadful daytime sweating (no hot flushes) and migraine auras but I had no positive results at all with patches and the only thing that finally stopped the sweats was 3 pumps of Oestrogel.

Utrogestan is not well tolerated and it sounds like it's contributing to your symptoms so it would be worth finding a different form of progesterone.

Your haven't mentioned how old you are so the contraceptive pill might be another option.

I think a change of HRT regime would help with all your symptoms including the aches and pains and anxiety.

I hope that helps.

[joziel]

It  sounds to me like you need a lot more estrogen and you're not absorbing a high enough dose to address your symptoms. Please don't accept this shoddy care, get your bloods done and check your estrogen is at least around 350+pmol - and increase if needed.... And I highly recommend a private menopause clinic because the NHS is completely inadequate unless you can steer your doctor and they accept your steerage(!!).