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Tired of it!

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ljourneycake
ljourneycake

hello, been on hrt pellets for two years. Its been brutal. really all I get is 4 good days a month. The dr. gives me 150 mg of testosterone every 4 months and i take progesterone pill each night and estrogen pAtch as needed. ewwwww. i feel like crap. i feel like a porn star which my husband loves its too much. Im coming off my 4 month cycle and I don't want to go back. i don't lIke antidepressants. not sure where to start next. I'm in bed. my ibs is back and painful. my asthma is worse around period. I still have normal periods. I have anxiety. ANY help?

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  • keke72983
    keke72983 ljourneycake

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    its exhausting. feeling good one day and then the next you feel so out of sorts and physically not to good. I'm not on replacement therapy so I dont know much about that but I understand just wanting to feel normal. My stomach is acting up and I have had a headache, sinus related, for 3 days. My period came early this month and that was a shock.

    hormones are so powerful. so rest whenever you can and keep hydrated

    These forums are so helpful in making women feel like they are not alone

  • SeleneM
    SeleneM ljourneycake

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    Can I ask why you don't want to be on antidepressants?

    For the past 3 years, I've experienced A LOT of peri symptoms, the worst so far were anxiety and everything that comes with it (sinus tachycardia, palpitations, chest pains, arms/shoulders/neck/nape/back pains, headaches, sinus pain, tingling, GI issues). My mind was always racing, I cannot sleep, I felt like I was having a heart attack or stroke most days. My labs were normal so I just tried supplements like EPO, GABA and magnesium but they didn't really help and I just couldn't live like I'm on constant fight or flight anymore. I went to different doctors til one referred me to a psychiatrist. I was given low dose anti depressant and anti anxiety. They are working so far. I still get anxious from time to time but it's nothing compared to what I went through before. I feel OK now and I am aware that it's the meds working and not really me getting better, but at least for now, I think I will go this route because peri for me was hell and traumatizing.

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