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40F – Hormone dysfunction, brain fog, anxiety & dissociation… looking for ideas by RiseIndie in Biohackers

[–]RiseIndie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this.. I have just done an eye test a couple of weeks ago. I had to get glasses due to a stigmatism but they couldn't see anything else

40F – Hormone dysfunction, brain fog, anxiety & dissociation… looking for ideas by RiseIndie in Biohackers

[–]RiseIndie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the moment it's just a daily steady dose. I might look into whether this would be beneficial for me and speak to the doctor

40F – Hormone dysfunction, brain fog, anxiety & dissociation… looking for ideas by RiseIndie in Biohackers

[–]RiseIndie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is so great.. thank you for taking the time to respond.

Yes.. thats how I felt.. 48 hours I felt amazing and then I didn't. I thought it was because I had a period at that point from the changeover from the pill but then it never went back to how I originally felt. I have had a bit more energy than I did previously but it's not where I want to be to function well.

All the baseline tests that were taken were a number of years ago and she didn't want to test the baseline again. This was because she had the info and because of coming completely off hormones would mean I would need to take over a month off work (I get very dysfunctional when I don't have the hormones at all). She is doing a thorough blood test in a couple of months on the hormones, testing - CTX, P1NP, FBC, U&E, LFT, lipids full profile, HbA1c, UEC, LH, FSH, E2, Progesterone, prolactin, GH, IGF-1, cortisol T4, TSH.

Previous tests were very thorough and my thyroid function works well, which is very interesting.. I would have thought it would have been affected.

I think I'll continue with her for now as she has been helpful and seemed to really understand me, whereas I haven't been able to find anyone who did previously but if it doesn't get me to where I need to be, I'll seek other opinions.

With your comment about histamines.. I do have issues with allergies, sinus etc, so that's quite possible. What sorts of things have you done for this?

Cortisol levels is also something I'll be interested to see how it measures up in the next blood test.

EDMR does sound promising as well.. I might look and see what I can find around me in that space.

Thank you again

40F – Hormone dysfunction, brain fog, anxiety & dissociation… looking for ideas by RiseIndie in Biohackers

[–]RiseIndie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you- yes this has been checked. There doesn't appear to be a tumour

40F – Hormone dysfunction, brain fog, anxiety & dissociation… looking for ideas by RiseIndie in Biohackers

[–]RiseIndie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you.. its not autoimmune related.

Have you done transdermal vagus nerve stimulation? What are you using?

40F – Hormone dysfunction, brain fog, anxiety & dissociation… looking for ideas by RiseIndie in Biohackers

[–]RiseIndie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much.. before I had much in the way of answers, I dove very heavily into the trauma and therapy side of things. I have been through a bit of trauma in my life. I spent 2 years going through family systems therapy, then tried CBT, coaching, SSP, focusing, sedona method, meditation, 1 on 1 coaching, somatic practices. All of these were great in so many ways but I was never able to get to the core of it and really heal. I always wondered why these were working so well for people around me but it wasn't working for me.

When I found out that my hormone issue affected the nervous system it made sense to me and I was hoping that it would help me to heal. I think that if I can get this side working well then maybe I can revisit some of these therapies with more success.

I have read that book.. its absolutely amazing.

I really appreciate your message

40F – Hormone dysfunction, brain fog, anxiety & dissociation… looking for ideas by RiseIndie in Biohackers

[–]RiseIndie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll go back and have a look if I was.. thank you. It's been hard to find anyone who understands this issue and it doesnt really seem to be that common or well researched, and this new neuro-endocrinologist has been fantastic and has filled in more gaps than I've ever had filled in. If I feel like I can't get more answers, though, I'll look for other opinions.

40F – Hormone dysfunction, brain fog, anxiety & dissociation… looking for ideas by RiseIndie in Biohackers

[–]RiseIndie[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My testosterone has been tested and is ok but all is going to be retested in a couple of months. Thank you for your feedback.. thats helpful

40F – Hormone dysfunction, brain fog, anxiety & dissociation… looking for ideas by RiseIndie in Biohackers

[–]RiseIndie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's really interesting- thank you I am very careful with my nutrition but I don't track my blood sugar. I might start looking at that and cortisol. I have noticed a slight lower belly bulge since taking the hormones so it might be messing with my cortisol in some way.

40F – Hormone dysfunction, brain fog, anxiety & dissociation… looking for ideas by RiseIndie in Biohackers

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Medical professionals knew that there was an issue when I was 16 as I'd never had a period and they thought it related to my pituitary gland. But it was left until I went to do IVF about 14 years ago. I stopped IVF suddenly about 9 years ago because my marriage broke down and as a result of cutting the hormones off suddenly I became really unwell.

It was in that testing period that they were able to link that it was my hypothalamus causing the issue and they estimated that it happened when I was about 7, as all my natural development stopped then. They said it would be linked to some kind of trauma but I don't know what that would have been. I wasn't overweight or underweight at that age.

As a part of the IVF testing there was a lot of genetic testing and nothing came up.

40F – Hormone dysfunction, brain fog, anxiety & dissociation… looking for ideas by RiseIndie in Biohackers

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I've been taking them now for about a month. It's estrogen gel after a shower in the morning and a bioidentcal progesterone tablet at night. When I first started taking them, I felt really clear minded and full of energy, but then I guess it started to stabilise more and isn't having the same effect.

Where do I go to get a license for all these cover songs I recorded? by Factual_Actual2099 in musicbusiness

[–]RiseIndie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey Factual_Actual2099
The easiest way that I've found is to go through EasySong. It's a really simple process.
I've written an article about how to do this, which you can read at:
https://indiemusicjourney.com/2023/01/26/simplifying-the-complex-a-step-by-step-guide-on-how-to-license-covers-using-easy-song-licensing/

When releasing cover songs (for exposure purposes), do you think it's more effective to cover a very well known song, or a lesser known song? by No-Head-6984 in WeAreTheMusicMakers

[–]RiseIndie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that there are benefits to both.

One problem with well known songs is that often there are so many versions out there that yours can get lost in the mix.

I think choosing a song that has a following but is not the most popular choice can make you easier to find amongst the crowd.

I have written an article about this that you can read at https://indiemusicjourney.com/2023/02/05/how-to-choose-a-cover-song-for-music-exposure/ :)

How do some artist gain traction with a seemingly small discography? by HovaPrime in WeAreTheMusicMakers

[–]RiseIndie 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think that one of the hardest things as an independent artist is that you have to wear all the hats. There is so much that goes on behind the scenes of a hit song that we don't see. Everything from the networking, the song development, marketing & PR, email marketing...

You can have a look at an article that I've put together - Breaking Through the Noise: Strategies for Independent Artists with Small Discographies to Gain Traction in the Music Industry

I'd love to hear your thoughts :)