I don't suppose anyone has any suggestions to help with bloating? I swell massively from my belly button down at times and it is quite uncomfortable. It seems to be getting more frequent now.
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I feel like there's a cycle to my symptoms. Some months I feel achy when I get up and some I feel fine and there seems to be no pattern. I had to sit on the floor for 2 hours on the weekend and I swear I felt like I was 104 when I got up. It took me at least 5 minutes to be able to move as my hips seemed to have fused into a weird position. Rock and bleeping roll.
Oh god, as soon as I get up out of my bed, I'm hobbling like an 80yr old. It feels like I've run a marathon in my sleep.
Sharing in case it helps anyone and so I can find it again if I need it at some point!
I've just been prescribed vaginal estrogen so this gives me so much hope.
(No other meds perscribed, just told to keep up with my OTC supplements for the time being)
(No other meds perscribed, just told to keep up with my OTC supplements for the time being)
Sorry for the personal question but do you still have your uterus?
I use vaginal estrogen. The pharmacist recommends it for those of us who visit the pharmacy with uti symptoms, that don't have an infection.
No probs, yes I do.
I believe you are meant to be prescribed progesterone alongside if you still have your uterus.
About oestrogen tablets, patches, gel and spray
NHS medicines information on oestrogen tablets, patches, gel and spray – what it's used for and key facts.
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Taking oestrogen can thicken your womb lining, which slightly increases the risk of womb cancer. If you still have your womb, you'll need to also take a progestogen medicine to protect your womb, such as Utrogestan (micronised progesterone). Alternatively, you can take a combined medicine that contains both oestrogen and progestogen.
Thank you, I'll check this out with my GP.I believe you are meant to be prescribed progesterone alongside if you still have your uterus.
.About oestrogen tablets, patches, gel and spray
NHS medicines information on oestrogen tablets, patches, gel and spray – what it's used for and key facts.www.nhs.uk
Copied and pasted:
Taking oestrogen can thicken your womb lining, which slightly increases the risk of womb cancer. If you still have your womb, you'll need to also take a progestogen medicine to protect your womb, such as Utrogestan (micronised progesterone). Alternatively, you can take a combined medicine that contains both oestrogen and progestogen.
For vaginal estrogen creams progesterone is not required as the application is localised and the dose is small.I believe you are meant to be prescribed progesterone alongside if you still have your uterus.
.About oestrogen tablets, patches, gel and spray
NHS medicines information on oestrogen tablets, patches, gel and spray – what it's used for and key facts.
Copied and pasted:
Taking oestrogen can thicken your womb lining, which slightly increases the risk of womb cancer. If you still have your womb, you'll need to also take a progestogen medicine to protect your womb, such as Utrogestan (micronised progesterone). Alternatively, you can take a combined medicine that contains both oestrogen and progestogen.
I think that's only for hrt. It's something to do with the amount of estrogen in the product, and the amount in the vaginal cream is so minimal.I believe you are meant to be prescribed progesterone alongside if you still have your uterus.
.About oestrogen tablets, patches, gel and spray
NHS medicines information on oestrogen tablets, patches, gel and spray – what it's used for and key facts.
Copied and pasted:
Taking oestrogen can thicken your womb lining, which slightly increases the risk of womb cancer. If you still have your womb, you'll need to also take a progestogen medicine to protect your womb, such as Utrogestan (micronised progesterone). Alternatively, you can take a combined medicine that contains both oestrogen and progestogen.
I have estriol vaginal cream and the mini pill , but the doctor who gave me the mini pill said I'd need to change to the merina coil if I wanted to try estrogen as hrt.
Edited to add she seemed to think that could be an option if I used the transdermal type as I'm no longer allowed the combined pill due to having aura migraines in the past .
Do we know if we can use the vaginal oestrogen pre-emptively, or is it only suitable if you're experiencing symptoms?
Apparently it’s ok to use at any age:
Dr. Winter highlights the benefits of vaginal estrogen | Urology Times
"So, my takeaway with this part of the conversation is that you can use a 0.01% estradiol cream, 1 gram, twice a week, for any peri or postmenopausal patient, and they can safely take that forever," Ashley G. Winter, MD.
www.urologytimes.com
Im like a balloon most of the time other than for about 3 days of the month.
Just eaten? Just drunk? Need the loo? Hot? Been walking? Been sitting? All reasons for me to look like I’ve swallowed a football. It’s getting tiresome.
Same, they ease of once I’m up. Anyone any suggestions what to take for this
Amongst the journey of sleeplessness, brain fog, itchy skin, bad back, exhaustion and strange periods … my husband decided it would be a good idea to describe a female he works with as ‘a pretty lady’ …..I think I need to get my peri-menopause book out and start leaving it around. Because I can tell you now at 46 years of age I don’t need to know there are very un-menopausal women out there clicking round the office in heels and tight tops, wafting their fertility in my husband’s face. It’s a bad day today 
I live with a peri menopausal woman. At times we cannot even be in the same house as each other. I can’t stand any noise she makes and every time I forget something it’s like I’ve done it deliberately to make her life a living hell. How many more years do we both have to endure before our hormones allow us to love each other again?Amongst the journey of sleeplessness, brain fog, itchy skin, bad back, exhaustion and strange periods … my husband decided it would be a good idea to describe a female he works with as ‘a pretty lady’ …..I think I need to get my peri-menopause book out and start leaving it around. Because I can tell you now at 46 years of age I don’t need to know there are very un-menopausal women out there clicking round the office in heels and tight tops, wafting their fertility in my husband’s face. It’s a bad day today
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