After effects of Prostap, the menopause or codeine withdrawal? 🤦🏼‍♀️

[Vickster23]

Hi everyone,

I’m struggling to work out what’s going on with my symptoms as they seem to be possible for all of the above!

I had a total hysterectomy (kept my ovaries) on 13th March, my last Prostap injection two weeks before that and I’m working my way off 240mg of codeine. I get the worst hot sweats and my brain is so foggy and forgetful and I’ve got no idea which of those could be causing it.

Has anyone experienced long-lasting Prostap effects? I was on HRT but I’m off that now. It’s been six weeks since my last injection.

Has anyone experienced the menopause straight after a total hysterectomy? I know there’s an increased risk that it’ll happen in the next 5 years but it didn’t have to be immediately as I kept my ovaries.

So confused.

Thanks,

Vicky

[wanwood]

It sounds like maybe you’ve run out of oestrogen from the HRT before your ovaries have been able to produce enough themselves yet post-Prostap, as a guess. It took me 3 or 4 months to have a period after the last one-month Prostap dose.

[Bluesea7]

Hi I had a full hysterectomy and both ovaries removed i went straight into menopause I did not have HRT, they say keeping the ovaries will cause hormones and pain ect , I have hot flushes most days some nights flushes, ect

[Sheep2016]

I did not experience menopause symptoms soon although recently, after 4 years post-hyst, it is more now - sudden hot flashes, mostly middle of the night for me. I am not on any medication. Still hoping my ovaries will work well and so far, yearly check up gives good result.

If you have not, try a schedule of life style change - 8 hours sleep (night time), lots of greens to a type of meat per meal. Plenty of water and regular exercise. It does help me keep the symptoms minimum though it could be personal-thing too. Yet, I find no harm in trying as it should be a healthier lifestyle too in the long run.