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HRT not helping

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bombodie
bombodie

Hi ladies

Wonder if anyone had any experience with HRT making them worse? My GP prescribed estrogel (2 pumps) and utrogestan for 14 days per month. I started on it in Sept and then experienced the worse anxiety of my life. Literally felt like I was in panic mode 24/7 (this was just on the estrogel, I didn't get to try the utrogestan). I kept going for a couple of weeks hoping it would improve but in the end I stopped as I couldn't stand it anymore. Anyway my GP says that estrogel wouldn't cause anxiety. I did feel a little better after stopping but not sure if that was a placebo. I then got covid and all the symptoms got really bad again and have stayed that way. My GP suggested i give HRT another go and I try the evorel patch as it might be better for me. When I tried it again my anxiety ramped up and I took the patch off after 2 days. Has anyone experienced this with estrogen making them anxious? I'm 46 and peri. I don't know if I am estrogen dominant, but all my symptoms suggest low estrogen (hip pain, back ache, shoulder pain, head/ear/neck pressure, very occasional night sweats, no hot flushes, anxiety).

I'm gutted as I really wanted HRT to work for me 😦

Thank you xx

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  • toria_07298
    toria_07298 bombodie

    Posted

    in peri estrogen can be higher as progesterone starts dropping after 30! i have all your symptoms but my estrogen is high, plus i have fibrocystic breasts and fibroids, also now have allergies as estrogen increases histamine, doctors really havent got a clue lovely xx

    • toria_07298
      toria_07298

      Posted

      estrogen can cause body pain too lovely xx

  • toria_07298
    toria_07298 bombodie

    Edited

    sorry to keep posting i just get annoyed with doctors, progesterone calms anxiety estogen increases it if imbalanced xx

    • bombodie
      bombodie toria_07298

      Edited

      Thanks for your replies. That makes total sense. I've also got breast and ovarian cysts and fibroids so that would go hand in hand with high estrogen.It's so frustrating when Drs don't listen. My GP was adamant that estrogel wouldn't cause anxiety but I'm certain that it did. I'm wondering if I should try the utrogestan without the estrogel to see if that balances me a bit?

      Thanks for your help. Very much appreciated 😃 xx

    • toria_07298
      toria_07298 bombodie

      Posted

      youre very welcome, i wanted utrogestan as its natural, but they wont give it without estrogen, i argued black and blue with gyno and gp xx

    • jude84900
      jude84900 toria_07298

      Posted

      toria,

      I'm surprised to hear that. Typically its the other way around. They don't want you on estrogen without progesterone as its what keeps things balanced. Also if women still have their uterus they should never be on estrogen alone. Progesterone is what keeps the lining of the uterus from build up. This is why estrogen alone is a no no with a uterus. it's no wonder women have so many issues with hormone replacement because things like this that are not followed. A knowledgeable doc is crucial to the safety and success of the right hormone replacement.

    • toria_07298
      toria_07298 jude84900

      Posted

      apparently in the uk, the nhs wont give utrogestan alone as its not lincensed that way 😕 go figure xx

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