Estradot 25 reviews

Perimenopause crept up on me, I hadn't linked the symptoms I was getting to hormonal changes. In hindsight I'd noticed changes 2/3years ago. I wasn't getting full on hot flushes,which was all I associated with menopause. Instead, I was getting painful,stiff joints - some days I felt like I was 100 not 45! Although I still haven't had a proper hot flush, I have had some night sweats and generally run hotter these days. I'd had a Mirena fitted after the birth of my last child age 31, so i didnt get periods for many years. I tried having it taken out, but heavy periods returned and I had another fitted. So, I still dont get periods and therefore couldn't track hormone changes via periods. I also noticed my sleep worsening, suddenly needed to get up to wee every night and then struggled with insomnia. I noticed reduced energy levels, which didn't improve even when I did manage to sleep and exercise. Added to this was vaginal dryness, recurring thrush and vulval discomfort/irritation. Then came mood issues - I noticed increasing irritability that was out of character and irrational. What finally made me join the dots was low mood, tearfulness and generally feeling a lack of enthusiasm for life. This led me to have a conversation with my GP. She was very understanding and agreed with my suggestion that the symptoms were likely perimenopausal. She was happy to prescribe oestrogen, but did caution that I could probably only have it safely for 10years,which I don't think is true. I went back a few months later as felt my vaginal dryness and irritation hadn't improved, she prescribed vaginal estrogen cream. I have had some improvement, but this is still an issue, as is low libido, so think at my next review I will ask for testosterone. I've also recently noticed a reoccurrence of the joint pain, and other symptoms, so might need my other HRT reviewing too.