My gyn put me on Premphase 7 days ago to see if the internal tremors that I'm having are related to perimenopause. If not, I'll have to go through neurological testing to see what might be the cause, but the gyn is fairly confident that peri is causing the tremors. It was until last week that I realized that I've been having hot flashes all along - for the past 2-3 years. My gyn had me on medroxyprogesterone on days 1-14 for about a year to try to control the lining of the uterus which was overabundant in Dec 2004 (18mm stripe when 10 is normal). In Dec 2005, he took me off the medroxyprogesterone as I now have a bald endometrium. Since going off, I've had 2 cycles - the first was 51 days and the next was 45 days. In Feb, I started having the internal tremors, mostly at night and definitely worse at night. The gyn acknowledged that coming off the medroxyprogesterone might have jumbled up my hormone levels and that my body was expecting that hormone. He said that if the tremors decrease within 2-4 weeks of being on the Premphase, I'll have my answer and won't need to go for further neurological studies.
Since starting the Premphase a week ago, I've noticed less tremors and they only occur now when it's time for me to get up - I am no longer awakened in the middle of the night from them and I'm not losing sleep due to the severity of them - thank goodness! Since I'm still having menstrual cycles, he put me on Premphase instead of Prempro - he said something about still trying to control/induce monthly periods.
What I didn't ask at that time was this - when will or when should a period start while you're on Premphase? Today I started having light spotting - it's Day 23 of my cycle; I had some crampy-type feelings for the last 2-3 days, now that I think about it. So, am I starting a period because of where I am in my cycle or is it starting because I started Premphase a week ago? I've never taken these before and they're at home at the moment so I cannot tell you what dosages I'm getting but there are 2 weeks of one colored pill (the estrogen, I thought) and another 2 weeks of a different colored pill (the medroxyprogesterone, I thought).
I'm really only on this medication to determine if peri is what is causing the internal tremors - I'm not on it for any other reason so I hesitate to call my doctor with this question. I'd like to cross the bridge once we determine if peri is causing my symptoms as he wants me to call back then to discuss further treatment (if any). Back in December when he took me off the medroxyprogesterone, I asked him if I should go back on bcp's to try and regulate my period but he recommended against it - said that the risk of stroke and heart disease is too high. I'm 44 years old and used to smoke - stopped about 4 years ago. At least with bcp's, I knew where my period was supposed to start after a certain point of taking the pills in a month's time. I'm thoroughly confused now as to what is happening to me.
I thank you all for being here - sure makes a difference in knowing I'm not alone.
