I am experiencing a very uncomfortable feminine transition, which has sent me reeling with migraines, fatigue and muscle aches. The treatment I've been given (low dose progestin) prevents the headaches and improved my energy level, but these days when I race, I feel more like a pack-a-day smoker than Hercules, which is killing my motivation to compete.
I'm wondering if any of you have had (are having) similar experiences and how you're handling it. I look forward to hearing your thoughts and experiences :)
I don't think I'm having any breathing issues different from before. For year's I've taken Allegra on race days to subdue any allergies. Some of the back halves of my races recently are ridiculously slow, though, and I feel like it takes me forever to recover. And I've never had hot flashes or sleeping trouble, just daily migraines that wouldn't subside until my doc put me on progestin. Don't know if the progestin somehow slows my recovery...
Instead of hormones, it might be worth it to try and find another method of dealing with your migraines.
When I started going through the "change" in my early 50s, my doctor also prescribed progestin as part of my HRT, but I had a really adverse reaction to it. Within 24 hours of initially taking it, I almost passed out during a bike ride. I had to stop and literally lie down in the dirt -- it seemed like it took me forever to recover from that. So much so, I was afraid I had had a heart attack or a stroke!
Everything checked out okay with my doctor, but I decided to forego any attempts at HRT and haven't looked back. That was over 6 years ago and I'm feeling great.
I don't think I'm having any breathing issues different from before. For year's I've taken Allegra on race days to subdue any allergies. Some of the back halves of my races recently are ridiculously slow, though, and I feel like it takes me forever to recover. And I've never had hot flashes or sleeping trouble, just daily migraines that wouldn't subside until my doc put me on progestin. Don't know if the progestin somehow slows my recovery...
Instead of hormones, it might be worth it to try and find another method of dealing with your migraines.
When I started going through the "change" in my early 50s, my doctor also prescribed progestin as part of my HRT, but I had a really adverse reaction to it. Within 24 hours of initially taking it, I almost passed out during a bike ride. I had to stop and literally lie down in the dirt -- it seemed like it took me forever to recover from that. So much so, I was afraid I had had a heart attack or a stroke!
Everything checked out okay with my doctor, but I decided to forego any attempts at HRT and haven't looked back. That was over 6 years ago and I'm feeling great.
