Please talk to me about Slynd

Hey everyone,

I tried HRT for x2 months and while the estrogen definitely helped I really struggled with the progesterone side of things. I don’t really understand the logic in taking progesterone for 12/14 days and then having a bleed because the progesterone withdrawal just creates PMDD symptoms albeit maybe for a shorter period.

However, the 12/14 days I was on either utrogestan or Cyclogest weren’t great. I felt super tired and the withdrawal for me was, if anything, worse than my usual PMDD.

As a result I would really like to suppress my ovulation all together and I am now taking 50mcg evorel patches (twice weekly) and Slynd daily without the placebo.

I’m only five days in so obviously it’s far too early to tell how it’ll work for me longer term but I’m feeling quite moody and ragey. Something happened at work today which would have annoyed me anyway but today felt like when you take your foot off the pedal with PMDD and almost tell someone to F off - the urge to not be professional about it was stronger than it has been since before I started taking Prozac ten years ago.

I also have sore boobs and I’m tired - anyone else been in a similar situation with this medicine and had a good outcome? I really need a win. I’ve left so many jobs due to struggles with my hormones and adhd and I just want to be functional adult and to be able to handle what life throws at me without self sabotaging all the time.

Thank you 🙏