Menopause Support Group
Menopause is the physiological cessation of menstrual cycles associated with advancing age. It normally occurs in women between the ages of 45 and 55, when the body begins to slow and stop the production of eggs, estrogen and progesterone production decreases, and menstruation diminishes, eventually stopping altogether.
I know that many of you know what I have been going through. I could really use some advice.
I went to a new gyn dr because of having hot flashes/cold and mood swings. I had been messed up with my estrogen since April when drs took me off, lowered the dose, tried biest and ended up putting me back on the vivelle dot .05.
This new dr has me still on vivelle dot .05 , plus he ordered progesterone cream (which made me very irritable with temper outbursts).
I quit the progesterone and the bad irritability is gone, but I'm back to not feeling well like I did before.
I'm having hot/cold spells, feeling moody and not sleeping well.
In fact, it's 5am and I woke up hot and sweaty, then feel cold.
I went to check my patch to see if it is still intact, and it's all curled up. (I changed it on Fri and it's Sunday!)
I took it off and put another one on.
I am trying so hard to get this resolved, but don't know what to do.
I need your advice.
First of all, because I have mood problems, I often wonder if my hot or cold flashes are from anxiety. But, does it sound more like an estrogen problem to you? I don't think anxiety would wake me up like that.
Also, I had an appt to see the gyn dr on the 26th of this month to see how I'm doing on the progesterone. Well, when I stopped it, I asked if I should come in sooner to talk about my estrogen. The nurse told me I could just still keep the 26th appt for a medicine check.
I know nothing works fast, but if I'm still having problems n the vivelle dot, should I have to suffer until the 26th?
See, I feel like I'm back at square one again!
I am so tired of not getting better and I feel like the vivelle dot is not helping.
I have kept a log of my symptoms and they show that this is ongoing.
So, if you were me would you call the dr back and get in sooner?
I went to a new gyn dr because of having hot flashes/cold and mood swings. I had been messed up with my estrogen since April when drs took me off, lowered the dose, tried biest and ended up putting me back on the vivelle dot .05.
This new dr has me still on vivelle dot .05 , plus he ordered progesterone cream (which made me very irritable with temper outbursts).
I quit the progesterone and the bad irritability is gone, but I'm back to not feeling well like I did before.
I'm having hot/cold spells, feeling moody and not sleeping well.
In fact, it's 5am and I woke up hot and sweaty, then feel cold.
I went to check my patch to see if it is still intact, and it's all curled up. (I changed it on Fri and it's Sunday!)
I took it off and put another one on.
I am trying so hard to get this resolved, but don't know what to do.
I need your advice.
First of all, because I have mood problems, I often wonder if my hot or cold flashes are from anxiety. But, does it sound more like an estrogen problem to you? I don't think anxiety would wake me up like that.
Also, I had an appt to see the gyn dr on the 26th of this month to see how I'm doing on the progesterone. Well, when I stopped it, I asked if I should come in sooner to talk about my estrogen. The nurse told me I could just still keep the 26th appt for a medicine check.
I know nothing works fast, but if I'm still having problems n the vivelle dot, should I have to suffer until the 26th?
See, I feel like I'm back at square one again!
I am so tired of not getting better and I feel like the vivelle dot is not helping.
I have kept a log of my symptoms and they show that this is ongoing.
So, if you were me would you call the dr back and get in sooner?
Also, once you get it to stick, it may take awhile for your estrogen to build back up and relieve your symptoms. If you don't have any improvement in a couple of weeks or so, you may want to temporarily add part of another patch to get your level up (yes, you can cut the patch).