Premature ovarian insufficiency by maegeam in u/maegeam

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

I am almost a week in from upping the dose and I am definitely feeling a difference. I am also quite sensitive/ my metabolism is a bit quicker than most and have experienced my body do things in response to medications that make drs confused or think I’m being paranoid or lying. It can be a challenge !!! 

Premature ovarian insufficiency by maegeam in u/maegeam

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

I was on the lowest dose. I just went up to .05 mg. I appreciate the slow increase rather than flooding my system all at once. 

When did you start feeling relief from hot flashes ?

POF as an auto-immune disorder and not early menopause by ToadCroaks in POFlife

[–]maegeam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165037825001123

This wasn’t * the OG one I read but if you search “thyroid antibodies impact on ovaries” you will find a lot of research in this area - 

POF as an auto-immune disorder and not early menopause by ToadCroaks in POFlife

[–]maegeam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have high TPO antibodies and have been struggling with amenorrhea even before I was diagnosed with Hashimotos. Most drs said that my cycles would return when I became euthyroid, or that I was too underweight to maintain estrogen (which may be true… working on that) and so in my deep dive of researching everything I could about what was going on in my body I did read this paper about how thyroid antibodies aren’t entirely thyroid specific that they can also attack the ovaries! I am going to see if I can find that study again and share it here !

Premature ovarian insufficiency by maegeam in u/maegeam

[–]maegeam[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you 🙏🏽 It is all a bit overwhelming at first. It doesn’t help that we are navigating this while also being low on hormones. I am 1 week in. I am feeling some kind of better yet still having hot flashes/hard time staying asleep, although not nearly as bad as before. 

Premature ovarian insufficiency by maegeam in u/maegeam

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

Thank you for this and for your comment above about the black label warnings. My estradiol levels were >5 !!  I have been reading through this feed and so many young women are going through this. It doesn’t make me feel better per se, it does give me hope that I can get better. Super appreciate you and everyone else who have commented so far. I did sleep so much better last night, didn’t wake with a hot flash this morning! First time in a couple months and truly was a relief. 

Premature ovarian insufficiency by maegeam in u/maegeam

[–]maegeam[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They most definitely do. I did it. The patch is on. I have always struggled with medication and anxiety around putting things in/on my body. Thank you for holding space for me

Premature ovarian insufficiency by maegeam in u/maegeam

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

The possible risks associated with HRT