Dizziness and sleepy on progesterone

[Rudders]

Hi,

Im 50 and started on combined HRT in the last 3 week to help with bad sleep and night sweats and i was fine with the oestrogen gel but when starting the utrogestan tablets i feel sick and dizzy and cant think straight, sore boobs.

I take thyroid meds for Underactive thyroid and wonder if the hrt is causing an issue related to the thyroid. I twice asked my gp for a face to face apointment before starting hrt which they declined and said not necessary and at no point mentioned and potential conflict with my existing thyroid treatment.

Anyone with similar experiences to share?

Thanks

[AKatieD]

Yep utrogestan is horrible - made me feel like a zombie. Using it vaginally may help but made g.p. panic. G.P.s will offer a synthetic progestogen pill or a mirena coil instead. There are also bioidentical alternatives available privately.

It is also common to need to adjust your thyroid meds after starting HRT.

[Elle2024 in reply to AKatieD]

same for me. Progesterone intolerance not widely spoken about. Can be dismissed. I could not tolerate that part of hrt at all and found them some are intolerant / zombie fatigue etc.

Yes there are alternatives not nc