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 :)
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.
That's interesting. I actually do get really dizzy from progestin sometimes and when its really bad, I ward it off with Sudafed. But the other offering is Topomax as a prophylaxis, which causes bone loss and weight loss and since I'm 110 and at risk for osteo with my small size, I think that would be worse than occasional dizzyness and slow swimming. I'm hoping these hormone migraines will only last until I completely stop menstruating. That's what my doctor and the gynocologist both think will be the case. I'm thinking about going to a neurologist to see if he has any other ideas just in case.
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.
That's interesting. I actually do get really dizzy from progestin sometimes and when its really bad, I ward it off with Sudafed. But the other offering is Topomax as a prophylaxis, which causes bone loss and weight loss and since I'm 110 and at risk for osteo with my small size, I think that would be worse than occasional dizzyness and slow swimming. I'm hoping these hormone migraines will only last until I completely stop menstruating. That's what my doctor and the gynocologist both think will be the case. I'm thinking about going to a neurologist to see if he has any other ideas just in case.
