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After years of suffering with itchy ear canals I got some Pirinase Hayfever Nasal Spray and it's complicated gotten rid of it. I just do one spray each night .I feel so relieved it's caused me no end of ear infections and trouble as I cannot wear my hearing aids. Downside is I will have no excuse to ignore people now I can wear them again
I've just finished a course of antibiotic ear drops because I had itched myself so bad it caused an infection. Doc again so dismissive when I asked if there was anything to soothe the itch as I had tried everything
As and when, just pretend that you forgot to charge them due to peri brain fogAfter years of suffering with itchy ear canals I got some Pirinase Hayfever Nasal Spray and it's complicated gotten rid of it. I just do one spray each night .I feel so relieved it's caused me no end of ear infections and trouble as I cannot wear my hearing aids. Downside is I will have no excuse to ignore people now I can wear them again
Honestly I am sick to death of telling the GP about it over the years.I have had infection after infection,the last one though I had to go to the walk in centre begrudgingly to be told it was ear wax and use olive oil yet again ! Got a Nurse appointment a week later to be told it's not earwax it's a infection yes no titI've just finished a course of antibiotic ear drops because I had itched myself so bad it caused an infection. Doc again so dismissive when I asked if there was anything to soothe the itch as I had tried everything
I read online and ordered it from Amazon and I absolutely amazed it's worked. Have you tried this ? I was dubious but honestly it's been like a miracle for meAttachments
Sorry, just bringing this over from the last thread -
What are your experiences of progesterone tablets? I’ve moved from the 50 combi patch to 75 oestrogen and 100-200mg progesterone in the second part of cycle. I struggle with new tablets due to side effect possibility and health anxiety, but have felt absolutely rotten (which does happen in the second half of my cycle anyway). Just curious! Thanks X
What are your experiences of progesterone tablets? I’ve moved from the 50 combi patch to 75 oestrogen and 100-200mg progesterone in the second part of cycle. I struggle with new tablets due to side effect possibility and health anxiety, but have felt absolutely rotten (which does happen in the second half of my cycle anyway). Just curious! Thanks X
I haven’t had any problems at all, and they’re helpful for sleep so it’s a win win! Be careful about what you read online re meds, people are far more likely to write about their bad experiences than their good and it can create a misleading narrative. I understand the compulsion, I drive my psychiatrist to distraction with my refusal to just trust him and try new meds etc, but it’s a really self- defeating tactic! Give them a try and if they’re not suiting then you can just stop.
Honestly.
Hate them.
I take 100mg cyclically, second part of my cycle.
They leave me bloated and hyper, and screws my sleep.
Absolutely hate it, but understand I need to take it.
From reading it seems like I may have progesterone intolerance which isn't the norm. For most progesterone is a really positive medication and can help sleep.
Apparently inserting the tablet vaginally or rectally can help with my issues but that would be going away from my prescription and I'm a bit or a rule follower
(I don't want a coil the other option as had bad issues with overian cyst which the consultant said may have been caused by my copper coil so I'm sacred too)
Surely it’s worth trying different means of intake if it helps manage the side effects? The oral tablets can be used as suppository so it’s not like you’re changing the dose. And if it brings comfort then can’t you check with prescribing doctor or pharmacist first? It has to be worth a shot if you’re so miserable.
It would be off label, as not licensed that way and I really don't think one of the GPS at my surgery would be interested in doing that and I wouldn't do it without a GP okay (I'd stress to much my tina would fall off or something
) I tried to book an appointment to discuss my dosage it after my first 3 months as the box says if taken cyclically I should be taking 200mf and got a text to say I didn't need an appointment and to take as prescribed
Its only half the month luckily
Oh I know of a few people whose doctors recommended taking it vaginally. I didn’t realise it was controversial!It would be off label, as not licensed that way and I really don't think one of the GPS at my surgery would be interested in doing that and I wouldn't do it without a GP okay (I'd stress to much my tina would fall off or something
I tried to book an appointment to discuss my dosage it after my first 3 months as the box says if taken cyclically I should be taking 200mf and got a text to say I didn't need an appointment and to take as prescribed
Its only half the month luckily
Thanks for the feedback. I’ve read that taking it vaginally/rectally can help - but just to check, it’s OK to use the oral tablets that way? I might consider that as orally it makes me feel really sick and I have emetophobia, so I’m pretty much existing on antiemetics at the moment!
Need to vent….. deep in Perimenopause.
First GP I saw was very sympathetic and put me on cyclical oestrogen/progesterone patches - I then developed horrible cystic acne around my jaw for the first time in my life.
Went back and they put me on progesterone capsules (day 15-26) as they’re more bioidentical. All was fine but my skin barrier collapsed on day 27, the first time it was itching eyebrows/cheek bones, then the second time my face blew up and I ended up on A&E needing a massive dose of steroids.
Consensus was that the progesterone was causing it so I just stopped taking HRT and thought I’d ride it out.
But the night sweats are killing me - I wake up itching because I’m dripping with sweat and then I’m freezing. I can’t sleep, I’m washing my hair every day, my washing machine is on constantly…..
So I went back to see the GP today do ask for a daily dose of progesterone or fezolinetant - there were no female doctors in surgery today so saw a man. He literally refused to do anything to help as apparently he doesn’t know enough about menopause. He did however suggest that I have the coil fitted - he didn’t like my outright refusal (I’ve had two kids, 10 sweeps and a colposcopy - no one is going near my cervix again and absolutely nothing is living in my womb again).
I have to go back next week and see a female doctor - which feels absolutely ridiculous. How can a general practitioner know nothing about menopause?!?
First GP I saw was very sympathetic and put me on cyclical oestrogen/progesterone patches - I then developed horrible cystic acne around my jaw for the first time in my life.
Went back and they put me on progesterone capsules (day 15-26) as they’re more bioidentical. All was fine but my skin barrier collapsed on day 27, the first time it was itching eyebrows/cheek bones, then the second time my face blew up and I ended up on A&E needing a massive dose of steroids.
Consensus was that the progesterone was causing it so I just stopped taking HRT and thought I’d ride it out.
But the night sweats are killing me - I wake up itching because I’m dripping with sweat and then I’m freezing. I can’t sleep, I’m washing my hair every day, my washing machine is on constantly…..
So I went back to see the GP today do ask for a daily dose of progesterone or fezolinetant - there were no female doctors in surgery today so saw a man. He literally refused to do anything to help as apparently he doesn’t know enough about menopause. He did however suggest that I have the coil fitted - he didn’t like my outright refusal (I’ve had two kids, 10 sweeps and a colposcopy - no one is going near my cervix again and absolutely nothing is living in my womb again).
I have to go back next week and see a female doctor - which feels absolutely ridiculous. How can a general practitioner know nothing about menopause?!?