Pain in hands, arms, feet and knees, mood swings, fibromyalgia - Progesterone intolerance?

Sat, 12 Oct 2002 Question: I am 56. Periods started about 13. Have had hormone treatment of some kind for 23 years - soon after the birth of my last child.

Suffer badly from progesterone intolerance. Change of mood from day 15 of menstrual cycle to 1st day of period. On HRT - Tried every variety as going through menopause.

Put on oestrogen only HRT - Lovely - no angry explosive moods BUT: Bad pain in hands, elbows, feet, groin and general all over aching tiredness. Have tests for arthritis - nothing much a bit in last digit of fingers. TOLD I have fibromyalgia and that it will go away after menopause.

STILL HERE! Frequent hormone tests but just told they are 'normal'. As you say, 'but what is normal?'.

DOCTOR put me on a progesterone and oestrogen mix 'all the time' tablet. RESULT: less pain - anger all the time instead of cyclical. DEDUCED: If I am intolerant of progesterone - cut it out.

If 'oestrogen only HRT' gives me pain - cut down on oestrogen. But that resulted in more pain. ...

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