Menopause and running

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GetOutTheDoor Nov 2024 8:32pm, 12 Nov 2024 1,179 posts	0 GetOutTheDoor Best wishes Katie. Good that you've been referred. Fingers crossed for you.
Corrah Nov 2024 9:17pm, 12 Nov 2024 8,702 posts	0 Corrah Oh Katie. Big hugs and hope things calm down soon xx
TheScribbler Nov 2024 10:29am, 13 Nov 2024 6,398 posts	0 TheScribbler Big hugs Katie. I hope everything works out okay
RunnyBunny Nov 2024 6:23pm, 13 Nov 2024 1,542 posts	0 RunnyBunny @halfpint She seems to be a qualified aerobics instructor with an international relations degree. And founded 'Fit for a Princess' bootcamp. Some international leaders and some princesses may be menopausal, so perhaps that's the link.
RunnyBunny Nov 2024 6:24pm, 13 Nov 2024 1,543 posts	0 RunnyBunny Oops mispost - i was going to post something a few weeks ago and it saves it and I accidentally submitted the old message. Hope things go OK for you Katie.
LindsD Nov 2024 9:50pm, 13 Nov 2024 70,979 posts	0 LindsD Was that the woman who is giving that menopause workshop at my work RB?
RunnyBunny Nov 2024 10:21pm, 13 Nov 2024 1,544 posts	0 RunnyBunny It was, Linds. Very important comma there!
LindsD Nov 2024 2:16am, 14 Nov 2024 70,980 posts	0 LindsD
Gymfreak Nov 2024 6:04pm, 17 Nov 2024 9,759 posts	0 Gymfreak Hello. I am on month 4 of Hrt. I have oestrogel, it says 1-2 pumps. I do one pump of that and I feel great for 16 days, then I take the 12 days of 2 tablets of utrogestran as well and each day gets worse, I feel mentally terrible on it. Each month has actually got worse rather than better. It improves when I start the cycle again and stop taking it. I’m on day 8 this time and don’t want to put a single tablet more into my mouth, it always takes a few days of feeling terrible to realise why I’m feeling terrible 🫣 it’s like poison. It says to take it day 17-28, so 12 days (I don’t bleed, so just going off 28 day cycles) I can’t get an appointment with my GP for a month. Does anyone take another type of progesterone. I normally have no depression at all, but I tried the mirena once and insisted they took it out after 3/4 days as it made me loopy, and this is clearly doing the same. I can’t put 4 more doses in my mouth but at the same time I don’t want womb cancer either which I think the progesterone stops happening?! I start a new job tomorrow and can’t go in feeling like I’ll just cry all day. About nothing 🤷‍♀️
halfpint Nov 2024 6:42pm, 17 Nov 2024 41,847 posts	0 halfpint I tried patches and tablets then settled on coil. I felt utterly shit on patches/tablets and much much better with coil. I was told that the coil was better as it direct progesterone where it’s needed rather than in bloodstream affecting other things.