Day 217 – A Light In The Dark
Hello everyone,
It’s been a few weeks since I posted anything so I thought I’d post an update. I’ve been doing well and my mood is staying much more stable, it seems like the Effexor is working! Over the past few weeks I’ve felt the sensitivity in my breasts coming back and I’ve notice a decrease in my sex drive.
With only a week left until finals I am scrambling to get all of my work done on time. I just got a bunch of online assignments done for my art history class, that is a big load off my back. I am thinking about building a rock climbing wall, or at least a bouldering wall. It would be great exercise for my upper body and especially my legs. Once I am done with classes I will have a lot more time to take pictures and start the process to get my name changed.
I am going to go watch Supernatural now, my girlfriend got my hopelessly addicted to it and I am watching the entire series starting from season one.
Take care!
Weight: 178
Abbey
Day 196 – Endo Appointment
Today I had an appointment with my endocrinologist. I had been taken off estrogen because my prolactin was elevated to 56 which is abnormally high and we needed to see if it was the estrogen causing it. Turns out the anti-psychotic I was put on when I went in the hospital is known to cause raised prolactin levels. I’ve since gone off said drug and my prolactin is now down to a safe 9. My psychiatrist also took me off the anti-depressants I was on and put me on 150mg Effexor. Because my prolactin is a safe level we decided to try going back on the estrogen to see if it stays stable. He put me back on 1mg of Estrace a day and he also upped my dose of Spironolactone to 200mg daily. Right now I am pretty satisfied with where I am. 🙂
Weight: 178
Abbey
Day 190 – Update
Hello,
Things have been going pretty good for me right now. my depression is starting to lessen and I am enjoying life more. Though I am still having trouble in school. Tomorrow I go back to see my psychiatrist to see how my meds are working and on Friday I have another appointment with my endocrinologist. Hopefully I will be able to go back on estrogen but we will see.
Until next time,
Abbey
Day 134 – Letdown
Well I had an appointment with my endo again today. I thought things would be okay but in my lab work my prolactin was still high and there is some suspicion that the estrogen could be causing my depression so I have been taken off estrogen. I am pretty devastated; it’s like a step in the wrong direction. The only good news is that my endo upped my spiro from 100mg to 150mg, but thats no substitute for the lack of estrogen. I’m not sure what I am going to do now, probably eat a bag of chocolates.
Until next time,
Abbey
Day 78 – Weight Talkin’
I put together a little chart to show my change in weight since starting hormones. There is a lull in the center fir the time I spent in the hospital and dealing with my emotional issues during which time I did not measure myself. I have definitely gained some substantial weight, going from high 160’s all the way to low 180’s. Part of it is due to my choice to stop watching my calories and to allow myself to gain a bit of extra weight to help in redistribution, but also I definitely have more food cravings than before. Yum chocolate! My plan now is to lose some of the weight I put on or stay around this weight.
Weight: 182
I guess I will see how hard it is to lose weight on hormones!
Abbey
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