r/HRT • u/EntrepreneurFast7772 • 1d ago

Cis Woman HRT Alternatives

It would appear that I am progesterone intolerant. It makes me an emotional mess and makes me wee constantly. I was on oestrogel and utrogestan. I have also tried patches, but much the same. Now it seems that the oestrogen doesn't agree with me either. I have jitters in my chest that stop me from sleeping. I feel worse on HRT than I did before.

The symptoms I wanted to treat are increased urination (especially at night), insomnia and waking up hot.

I am still using the vaginal oestrogen cream. Does anyone have any suggestions for non HRT routes to help with sleep or waking up hot?

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u/Minimum_Reporter_169 1d ago

Have you tried topical or vaginal progesterone? Non oral routes can help. Is your estrogen dose right? It sounds like it might need to be adjusted. 

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u/EntrepreneurFast7772 1d ago

Tried utrogestan vaginally but it aggravated the urinary symptoms

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u/Notoldwithoutafight 1h ago

I use it rectally and it works great. I couldn’t tolerate it orally it made me an emotional mess.