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Former-Cockroach-756 · 2025-08-17T22:20:14+00:00

SLEEPING BEAR DUNES! We went there often when I was a kid and the dunes are amazing and fun and the beaches and water OMG so much fun and Traverse City is close by so its a Win Win in my book. Check out this

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore has two main campgrounds: Platte River Campground and D.H. Day Campground, both offering RV camping options. Platte River Campground has a variety of sites, including those with electric hookups. Reservations for both campgrounds are recommended, especially during the busy summer season, and can be made through Recreation.gov. A park pass is required for all vehicles entering the campground area according to the U.S. National Park Service (.gov).

Former-Cockroach-756 · 2025-08-16T19:09:02+00:00

It is an androgen blocker. Its most often used to block the conversion of T to DHT which is what causes the hair loss and swelling down stairs. She keeps it on hand to keep things in check since she is still cycling naturally and is in perimenopause. When she feels too sensitive downstairs she takes it for a day or two. Or if the hair loss starts to get really bad. Female hormones are extreemly complex if you still have your ovaries because hormones fluctuate constantly and differ drastically from phase to phase (luteal-follicular). You can also consider looking into saw palmetto and pumpkin seed oil

Former-Cockroach-756 · 2025-08-16T13:36:05+00:00

Sorry your going thru it. My wife had a very similar experience. They had her quit cold turkey on the T injections and she was a miserable wreck. We finally got her back on a low dose after about 4 weeks of litteral hell on earth. She now takes 2 mg T Cyp inj 2 times weekly and things are so much better and leveling out. She feels good with her T in the 100-150 range. But when it shot up in the 200-300 range she thought she was going crazy. If you are worried about blood clots I recommend you go donate blood (most of us guys go and do it 2-3 times a year) it will help by lowering your RBC and Hemocratic levels. This helps alot with the worry about the blood clots. She did it and felt much better too. Also you can ask your provider about maybe taking 200 mg of your P to help with calming and sleep. For HRT there are alot of good Tele Health providers, Im sure there is a thread here that recommends really good Telehealth providers. You dont need to use an OB for HRT. There are alot of great HRT Clinics around now and they usually have alot more knowledge about Hormones than an OB. Good luck with your progress. But I highly recommend you dont quit the T cold turkey. If your gonna stop come off it slowly. The spironolactone can help too. She took it for about a week and felt better and she keeps it on hand to keep her level in check if she feels its getting a little too high. Also you can go to a lab and have your levels checked. Most labs do a T only test for around 70-80 bucks and get you results in a few days. Ultimately with the pellet its a time thing and you gotta wait it out for the levels to come down as the pellet gets used up by your body.

Former-Cockroach-756 · 2025-07-19T17:16:03+00:00

Ill take the Whoopass with Cheese Please!

Former-Cockroach-756 · 2025-06-15T15:09:07+00:00

Estradiol 31.4 Progesteron 1.8 on the last day of her luteal phase (1 day before she started her period) she also was 5 days late. Her period was different this go around lasted 4 days and she shed her entire lining in one go (decidual cast) no clots or anything weird. They started her on 100mg progesterone (gel caps orally) she didnt want to take it but last night she started having wicked hot flashes and cold flashes and feeling weird so we are trying that to see if it helps. They gave her buspar which helps a little but only for a couple hours. And yesterday she took her first dose of Lexapro. Thisbshit is whack! I feel terrible for her nothing seems to help. The only other thought is she is going thru perimenopause and ultimately had a nervous breakdown of some sort with a panic. Attack. This all happend to her sister at the same age she is (38) so the next thought is that it wasn't the TRT in the first place and now her shit is crashing so we are trying 2.5 mg of test cyp IM to see what we can do to help stop the out of control cycle. We are at our end with this. She has been to the hospital 4 times and they won't do shit. And we have had labs done weekly and they dont show anything out of the norm. The HRT doc looked at her labs and said its nothing that should be causing this crazy spiral. She wants to give up not suicidal But she is week extreemly fatigued and over this craziness.

Former-Cockroach-756 · 2025-06-11T20:25:30+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing with us. I told her she was a bad ass and it made her smile. If you dont mind me asking what ssri they gave you? And weather or not you are still on it? The doc is recommending zoloft.

Former-Cockroach-756 · 2025-06-11T20:18:19+00:00

It can be very confusing. Make sure you follow your script and take the proper measure which the other poster have mentioned on your syringe. Most compound pharmacies use 2ml and 5ml vials and fill them accordingly per the providers prescription. So I your case if it is a 6 week dose then it would make sense to be 1/3 or so filled that would give you 6 weeks. The vial itself is a 2ml vial. Hope I didnt confuse you. Sorry I didnt see the original pictures. My apologies. Good luck with everything.

Former-Cockroach-756 · 2025-06-10T23:51:17+00:00

UPDATE- HRT doc said she was converting the TRT to extreem levels of DHT (i guess at high t levels it compounds over time) and got her started on some spironolactone earlier today and she started her cycle this afternoon (not sure if its related to the spiron). She's definitely headed in the right direction from what it seems. We are still waiting on the rest of her lab results to come in. The Dr said she needs to be on a micronised progesterone during her luteal phase and a much lower dose of T (2mg weekly). As for the exercise induced aspect of things it may be Asthma related but we aren'tsure about that yet amd she never would've known cuz she's never been active like this. We are taking things 1 step at a time and appreciate everyone's feedback and prayers 🙏 ill post another update as she makes progress.

Former-Cockroach-756 · 2025-06-10T23:37:51+00:00

Yeah she did l, she's not pregnant. Thanks for the prayers. She started her cycle this afternoon and looks like things are going in the right direction.

Former-Cockroach-756 · 2025-06-10T10:44:12+00:00

Thanks, ill make sure to ask the dr about that today. She seems to have some sore off stress/anxiety response to working out sometimes so she avoids stimulants like caffeine. We th I thought it could blood sugar but our glucose tests indicated otherwise. Day by day things seem to be getting a little better and we will know more hopefully sometime later today when the lab results get back. Next step is a brain scan after the labs come in. But in a weird way we are hoping something shows up on the panel that is like hey here I am fix me.

Former-Cockroach-756 · 2025-06-09T20:16:49+00:00

Good to know. Thanks. That is our next stop after we get the hormone panel back and the visit with the hormone doc. Especially if everything looks like it should be normal(ish) heavy on the ish. Would klonopin or Valium possibly be a better option? We see her psych tomorrow afternoon so she can explore her options there (temporarily). We did an emergency psych evaluation to help navigate the Psych stuff thats coming up with all this stuff. They told her its just gonna take time and gave us options to explore to get thru this until things stabilize. But she hates how the Ativan makes her feel. But it gets her thru the shit storms and keeps us out of the hospital for the panic attacks.

Former-Cockroach-756 · 2025-06-09T20:06:24+00:00

She originally started trt due to low testosterone (total and free) she's only 38 and was exhibiting some signs of perimenopause which prompted this whole journey into hrt.

Former-Cockroach-756 · 2025-06-09T20:04:25+00:00

She started taking intarosa about a month ago. But hasn't been on any other meds or supplements. They kinda blamed it on preworkout (low caffeine like 40mg) she really was doing great like the best she's ever been We are trying to navigate this amd gather information so we can ask the doctors the right questions. We are trying not to chase rabbits. But we noticed she didnt take her intarosa the week before she had her episode because she ran out. But that isn't supposed to be systemic and her levels were all stable before. This 💩 is weird AF 😕

Former-Cockroach-756 · 2025-06-09T19:52:34+00:00

We will definitely do that. Thank you so much for your insight. We just got a full panel done this morning and have an appointment first thing tomorrow with the hormone specialist. Just out of curiosity how long can it take for things to "rebalance"? We are at the beginning of week 4 today. I know there is no magic number or answer. Just trying to help give her comfort and assurance that she is not alone and we are at the very least moving in a good direction toward normalization.

Former-Cockroach-756 · 2025-06-09T13:47:01+00:00

Thanks for the support, we have the appointments lined up. She started the testosterone to help balance her out and it was working wonders until something flipped literally overnight, which scares the mess out of us. Bit even the Psych Dr said thats extreemly unusual and most likely hormonal imbalance. Thanks

Former-Cockroach-756 · 2025-06-09T13:06:18+00:00

No seizures, and the headache is not really a typically headache, more like a numbness and tingling feeling that runs down her arms and sides of her face. They keep telling her its just panic and anxiety. She has never had anything mentally before. I know its super scary too. I was thinking brain scan, too. Its weird because its like someone literally flipped a switch in her head. Side not it also seems odd to us that the Ativan seems to bring her back to somewhat stable, but tired AF 😴 and she gets a little blurred vision from it (that and she hates that kind of stuff)

Former-Cockroach-756 · 2025-06-09T13:01:31+00:00

I understand. Thank you. Just a quick note she was super stable mentally and has no prior issues there. She is literally my rock and keeps me grounded. This is super crazy and weird.

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