Post by rusalka on Apr 8, 2013 16:23:29 GMT
Hi Ladies,
in this cycle I had one really good week, after the last period, no anxiety, no depressive moods, even the libido was better. I'm using now 3 and a half pumps of Estrogel. ( I have increased the dose one month ago)
But already on the cycle day 14 I noticed a switch in my mood- again mood swings, feelings of sadness and hopelessness, I could cry for nothing. Like very severe PMS. Now I'm on the day 18 and I feel depressed, today I had some anxiety again and I have nervous stomach. I have a feeling that soon after the applying of the Estrogel I feel even more depressed instead of feeling some relieve like in the past. This is worrying me now, because I thought if I get some higher E levels ( the last ones were 53 pg/ml), I will feel even better.
This feelings of depression are even worse then anxiety, which is now since one month very moderate and many times almost zero.
I don't understand this... With every increase of the Estrogel I felt better, specially regarding anxiety, which was the worst symptom for me, but now this feelings of sadness are causing me even bigger trouble
Three days ago I started with Progesterone, but I felt like this already before one day before.
Any ideas? Or should I just accept that HRT isn't a magical cure for all symptoms? A friend of me who is a health practitioner said to me today that this sound for her like a estrogen dominancy, because I'm using very high doses of Estrogel.. I decided not to believe in this estrogen dominancy theory, but since I feel like this I can't be totally sure anymore.. I'm so sick and tired!!
in this cycle I had one really good week, after the last period, no anxiety, no depressive moods, even the libido was better. I'm using now 3 and a half pumps of Estrogel. ( I have increased the dose one month ago)
But already on the cycle day 14 I noticed a switch in my mood- again mood swings, feelings of sadness and hopelessness, I could cry for nothing. Like very severe PMS. Now I'm on the day 18 and I feel depressed, today I had some anxiety again and I have nervous stomach. I have a feeling that soon after the applying of the Estrogel I feel even more depressed instead of feeling some relieve like in the past. This is worrying me now, because I thought if I get some higher E levels ( the last ones were 53 pg/ml), I will feel even better.
This feelings of depression are even worse then anxiety, which is now since one month very moderate and many times almost zero.
I don't understand this... With every increase of the Estrogel I felt better, specially regarding anxiety, which was the worst symptom for me, but now this feelings of sadness are causing me even bigger trouble
Three days ago I started with Progesterone, but I felt like this already before one day before.
Any ideas? Or should I just accept that HRT isn't a magical cure for all symptoms? A friend of me who is a health practitioner said to me today that this sound for her like a estrogen dominancy, because I'm using very high doses of Estrogel.. I decided not to believe in this estrogen dominancy theory, but since I feel like this I can't be totally sure anymore.. I'm so sick and tired!!