Hormones in Low Gear
I took my last estrogen injection two weeks before the Democratic National Convention. I kind of planned it that way, due to my fear of blood clots (due to my age, estrogen therapy, and the change in elevation). When I got back to Indianapolis I called my pharmacy to get a refill (I buy my estrogen at a deep discount from a company in Nevada) and they told me that they’re having issues with my state and that my order would be delayed. I also was getting more and more close on cash. I actually had to overdraft a couple things to have enough food to last me till payday, so I put buying my medications on hold. So I’ve went for roughly a month without my estrogen injection and a couple weeks without my testosterone blocker (Spironolactone).
The effects have been invisible to most people, but they’re driving me crazy! It’s been amazing how fast my body hair grows, how the mornings become distracting, and how much more my mind is focused on physical things.
I think every transsexual goes through a period of questioning their choices, wondering if they’ve made the right ones. This break from HRT has definitely removed any of those questions/doubts. It’s actually made me think of speeding up having an orchiectomy. I don’t ever want to feel like this again.
Tags: hormones, irritation, My So Called Life
My So Called Life | admin September 21, 2008
5 Comments
Other Links to this Post
RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URI
By SamanthaQ, February 19, 2009 @ 3:31 pm
Wow, I so don’t miss those days. As to the estrogen, I get mine from a Pharmacy in Oregon. A years worth for 50 bucks. Orchi while waiting for the rest of my surgery is the best money I spent years ago. Well worth it!
By admin, February 19, 2009 @ 5:04 pm
I can’t get an orchi fast enough.
By SamanthaQ, February 19, 2009 @ 5:14 pm
Oh I remember those days, I SO know the feeling.
By Michelle Lee, March 20, 2009 @ 8:48 pm
About 4 years ago I stopped my mess for 2 years because my partner at the time could not handle the changes. It led to the worst depression I ever had. It lasted 2 years. I could not take it anymore and started them again. Within a few months the intencatity of the depression eased up to at least managable levels. Now that that partner is no longer on my life, I’m feeling even better. I hope I never have to go through that again.
On the orchi, I asked about that once in a trans surgical forum and was told not to do it if I planned on SRS. If this is not as big a deal these days then I’ll go for the orchi as soon as I can because I really HATE having the testosterone in my body. Plus it will allow me to take lower amount of hrt meds which would be great because of an existing heart condition I have. Hope u get the mess soon.
Hugs Michelle
By admin, March 20, 2009 @ 9:34 pm
I talked to Dr. Meltzer and told him about being anatomically small to begin with and he still said it was ok to do if I didn’t plan on having SRS in the next couple of years.