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diff --git a/mds/blog/hormone-levels.md b/mds/blog/hormone-levels.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4de7fa0 --- /dev/null +++ b/mds/blog/hormone-levels.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +# Hormone Levels + +On Fedi I talk quite a bit about struggling to dial in my hormone levels. Part of that involves getting tested and such. So this page is going to be where I catalog everything so its easier for me to share more clearly whats going on. + +## The Problem + +I switched to injections from pills to injections in April of 2023. After a few weeks of injections I start to notice that over the weekend I am just wrecked. My emotions are all off, I feel like I did pre-HRT and I start getting depressed. This has been happening every weekend since starting injections. + +## My dosages + +I currently (as of August 04, 2023) on 0.15mL of 20mg/mL Estrodiol Valerate injecting weekly on Monday mornings. + +My original dosage was 0.1mL of 40mg/mL of EV. + +## The trials + +So my doctor tested my levels on a Thursday a week after my intial message (due to my own error missing a call to get the next day locked in). Since I wouldn't be testing for a week she asked me to do 0.15mL of the 40mg. I tested. And then tested again 1 week later. +Both results were in the mid 900s pg/nL which is insanely high. I was averaging in the high 200-300 range on pills. + +So she had me immediately return to 0.1mL and then actually dropped me to 0.75mL of the 40mg and perscribed 20mg EV so I could take 0.15mL of that instead. + +Thus began a 6 week waiting period while I adjusted to the lesser dosage. And the feelings only got worse. + +## Where I am now + +I got my bloodwork done on the afternoon of Friday August 4th to conclude the 6 week trial and am awaiting results. + +## What Fedi has helped with + +Some possible things to note are: + +1. What day are you testing? Ideally I should've been testing the day before or morning of. +2. I am doing weekly dosages. Some girls do every 5 days. +3. I am generally stressed and anxious. But I can feel the hormonal difference on the weekends. Especially on Sat/Sun. +4. I could switch to Friday injections since rarely do you test the day after. So that would allow for any day at the latter half of my injection cycle. + +But I suspect there is the possibility I am feeling the dip and not the actual level itself. So I feel amazing on the peak but the end of the cycle ramp down is so sever I just get depressed from it. In which case increasing frequency or other medical intervention (maybe anti-depressants) could combat this. diff --git a/www/blog/hormone-levels.html b/www/blog/hormone-levels.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7675f62 --- /dev/null +++ b/www/blog/hormone-levels.html @@ -0,0 +1,91 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<html lang="en"> +<head> + <meta charset="utf-8"> + <meta name="generator" + content="HTML Tidy for HTML5 for Linux version 5.7.45"> + <title>senders.io - Hormone Levels</title> + <link rel='stylesheet' + type='text/css' + href='/index.css'> + <meta name="viewport" + content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> +</head> +<body> + <div id='header'> + <a class='title' + href='/'>senders.io</a> + <nav> + <a href="/blog">blog</a> <a rel="external noopener noreferrer" + target="_blank" + href="https://github.com/s3nd3r5">github</a> <a rel= + "external noopener noreferrer" + target="_blank" + href="https://git.senders.io">cgit</a> <a rel= + "me external noopener noreferrer" + target="_blank" + href="https://tech.lgbt/@senders">fedi</a> + </nav> + </div> + <div id="body"> + <article> + <h1>Hormone Levels</h1> + <p>On Fedi I talk quite a bit about struggling to dial in my hormone + levels. Part of that involves getting tested and such. So this page is + going to be where I catalog everything so its easier for me to share more + clearly whats going on.</p> + <h2>The Problem</h2> + <p>I switched to injections from pills to injections in April of 2023. + After a few weeks of injections I start to notice that over the weekend I + am just wrecked. My emotions are all off, I feel like I did pre-HRT and I + start getting depressed. This has been happening every weekend since + starting injections.</p> + <h2>My dosages</h2> + <p>I currently (as of August 04, 2023) on 0.15mL of 20mg/mL Estrodiol + Valerate injecting weekly on Monday mornings.</p> + <p>My original dosage was 0.1mL of 40mg/mL of EV.</p> + <h2>The trials</h2> + <p>So my doctor tested my levels on a Thursday a week after my intial + message (due to my own error missing a call to get the next day locked + in). Since I wouldn’t be testing for a week she asked me to do 0.15mL of + the 40mg. I tested. And then tested again 1 week later. Both results were + in the mid 900s pg/nL which is insanely high. I was averaging in the high + 200-300 range on pills.</p> + <p>So she had me immediately return to 0.1mL and then actually dropped me + to 0.75mL of the 40mg and perscribed 20mg EV so I could take 0.15mL of + that instead.</p> + <p>Thus began a 6 week waiting period while I adjusted to the lesser + dosage. And the feelings only got worse.</p> + <h2>Where I am now</h2> + <p>I got my bloodwork done on the afternoon of Friday August 4th to + conclude the 6 week trial and am awaiting results.</p> + <h2>What Fedi has helped with</h2> + <p>Some possible things to note are:</p> + <ol> + <li>What day are you testing? Ideally I should’ve been testing the day + before or morning of.</li> + <li>I am doing weekly dosages. Some girls do every 5 days.</li> + <li>I am generally stressed and anxious. But I can feel the hormonal + difference on the weekends. Especially on Sat/Sun.</li> + <li>I could switch to Friday injections since rarely do you test the + day after. So that would allow for any day at the latter half of my + injection cycle.</li> + </ol> + <p>But I suspect there is the possibility I am feeling the dip and not + the actual level itself. So I feel amazing on the peak but the end of the + cycle ramp down is so sever I just get depressed from it. In which case + increasing frequency or other medical intervention (maybe + anti-depressants) could combat this.</p> + </article> + <div id="footer"> + <i>BLOG_DATE</i> + </div> + <div id='copyright'> + © 2023 senders dot io - <a rel="license external noopener noreferrer" + target="_blank" + href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">CC BY-SA + 4.0</a> unless otherwise noted. + </div> + </div> +</body> +</html> |