Help! Dr Says it's Not Peri

I was you, I would give the HRT a go. You could feel better instantly!

If I were you I would give it a try. If it starts to work all the better. If nothing improves gradually come off it. My mood,depression and anxiety eased by week 2 to 3 on HRT patches x

Definetley sounds like peri symptoms to me CCinCal. I know how you feel....totally frustrated and miserable

I've tried a few HRTs but stopped them due to the side effects, now I've been on tibolone for 56 days and don't really feel much better, still have the off balance, anxiety, migraine, nausea etc

Stressful life events make all of these symptoms 100% worse, my mum passed in January this year and I feel the grief and sense of loss is preventing me from getting better

I can't stand hearing my sons going out the door to uni or my husband leaving for work, it causes me to take panic attacks and sometimes sit and cry I feel I don't want to be left on my own

Try and start with a low dose HRT it is trial and error but if it dosnt suit you can try something else

I really do empathise with you I know exactly what your going through

Take care and chin up, look forward to better days

Hugs

Brenda

You didn't mention cold sweats? My problem is that my body is changing and my hrt was nolonger working and the side effects were terrible. However I confused my symptoms with thyroid the hypo type. It gave me all those symptoms u r talking about. It's terrible to have both! But go get your thyroid levels checked it's just a simple blood test. You just never know. Good luck to u. Be sure and update your results with us would upgrade?

Does sound like a good idea to start low & see how you feel.

You will probably end up experimenting at some stage out of pure frustration and in fairness to the medics know one knows our body better than us and what suits one definitely does not suit all.

In my experience, transdermal patches are less likely to cause such severe side effects. The only thing to remember is that in terms of progesterone it can stay around in the fat cells etc of your body for a long time, therefore continuous high dose could cause a build up.

Unfortunately the symptoms of too much of either hormone can be very similar to those when you don't have enough! Either way if a prolonged period of worsening symptoms persist it's probably time to change.

I usually have to change approx every 9 months & have had to have progesterone 'breaks' due to my intolerance to it.

The last I had was Tibolone & I don't think it really did a thing!

Just dont them fob you off. They will all recommend this site but it is usually obvious they have never looked at it themselves or they might have a bit more empathy! If you find a good Gyno, make a note of their name and demand to see them. They're like gold dust!

Stop going to gynecologist to test for Peri. These doctors are so focused on the results of tests and not listening to the patient regarding the symptoms. They don't really have a clue. I don't think there is a true blue test that tells them your in Peri. Everyone's symptoms are different too, but sounds like you have all of them.

Best to stay on this forum, cause the gynos. will only confuse or make you upset. We all know our own bodies and what is happening to us. It's a shame they all make so much money and don't know squat.

Blood test while you are in peri are not reliable as hormones fluctuate hour to hour and just because your levels were normal does not mean you are in peri. If you want bloods done have your thyroid, iron and things of that nature checked out. Then you can see what your body needs in that sense since peri can deplete us of vitamins and minerals our body needs and the symptoms of defiency can mimick peri symtpoms. I would suggest getting a thorough check up to rule out any underlying health issues and if all is well, chalk up the symptoms to hormones. Try the HRT and see if it works for you. Its trial and error to see what will work. If it doesnt come off and try something else.

I am so sorry you have to go thru this..and the doctors are uneducated when it comes to this. They are taught to give a prescripton for your ailments. I personally would try natural supplements and start by changing diet and exercise. I started taking maca everyday and it changed my whole health. I still have things but they are not as bad. I also..changed my stess at work, eat fruit every morning with protein...and hardly no caffiene. I hope this helps you.

Thanks ladies for all your suggestions!

I think I'll give it a go once I get the tests all done.

It's scary though starting HRT without a good dr supervising. I'm very sensitive to meds so wanted to be hand held starting this. But guess that's asking too much

Last week I tried the progesterone cream from Emerita from a health store for 3 days and had the worst headache all three days. And that was only 20 mg. So trying 100mg (Prometrium/utrogestan) really scares me.

Thanks again for your responses.