Robin, I’m glad you’re doing well on HRT. Your experience is exactly why I write about menopause and perimenopause from the standpoint of being a male, who due to cancer drugs that depleted my testosterone, has had the same challenging experiences as you.
Honestly, I don’t know which was worse the brain fog or the exhaustion. Just like you, my doctor never prepared me for what I was going to experience, and it was far more debilitating than I ever expected.
I cannot take HRT because of the danger of it relighting the fire of my cancer however, we’re letting my testosterone raise naturally and I’m starting to experience less fatigue and less brain fog.
You’re going to come through this in great shape with the tools you need to live your best life .
Thank you so much for sharing your perspective Bob, again, i truly appreciate it, but am bummed you have to white knuckle it. Very curious how your testosterone is raising naturally? Is that just post treatment, your body is getting back to it's normal levels? And I haven't forgotten what we spoke about - interview etc, just still coming back to earth after our trip away and getting back to life!
Robyn, thanks for the kind words and don’t be bummed. It’s all good. One of the drugs that I was on stopped my adrenal glands from making testosterone. The adrenal glands produce 5 to 10% of the testosterone that is used by a man or a woman. The second drug I was on stopped my testes from making testosterone. At the lowest point, my testosterone only measured three; it should be around 300. It’s been almost 2 months since I stopped both drugs and my body is recovering the ability to make test testosterone. I’m having it checked at regular intervals and it should be around 200 now. If all goes well, it will be back to normal levels in another four weeks.Here’s where it gets interesting: it takes time for the body to absorb the hormones and put them to work so regardless where it’s whether it’s HRT in your case or my case natural TRT as in my case, the results don’t show overnight. In the meantime, the hot flashes, night sweats, weight gain and more continue, just at a slower pace.
I look forward to the interview when time permits. No rush it’s all good! 😊
Please ask me anything! I failed to add In Why I added vaginal estrogen (urinary urgency including one day I couldn’t hold
It anymore I had to wet myself in my car!) and what the scores mean in the scorecard - anything over 12 is considered a peri/menopause score. I was 29! Please let me know if you need any other answers
Robin, I’m glad you’re doing well on HRT. Your experience is exactly why I write about menopause and perimenopause from the standpoint of being a male, who due to cancer drugs that depleted my testosterone, has had the same challenging experiences as you.
Honestly, I don’t know which was worse the brain fog or the exhaustion. Just like you, my doctor never prepared me for what I was going to experience, and it was far more debilitating than I ever expected.
I cannot take HRT because of the danger of it relighting the fire of my cancer however, we’re letting my testosterone raise naturally and I’m starting to experience less fatigue and less brain fog.
You’re going to come through this in great shape with the tools you need to live your best life .
Thank you so much for sharing your perspective Bob, again, i truly appreciate it, but am bummed you have to white knuckle it. Very curious how your testosterone is raising naturally? Is that just post treatment, your body is getting back to it's normal levels? And I haven't forgotten what we spoke about - interview etc, just still coming back to earth after our trip away and getting back to life!
Robyn, thanks for the kind words and don’t be bummed. It’s all good. One of the drugs that I was on stopped my adrenal glands from making testosterone. The adrenal glands produce 5 to 10% of the testosterone that is used by a man or a woman. The second drug I was on stopped my testes from making testosterone. At the lowest point, my testosterone only measured three; it should be around 300. It’s been almost 2 months since I stopped both drugs and my body is recovering the ability to make test testosterone. I’m having it checked at regular intervals and it should be around 200 now. If all goes well, it will be back to normal levels in another four weeks.Here’s where it gets interesting: it takes time for the body to absorb the hormones and put them to work so regardless where it’s whether it’s HRT in your case or my case natural TRT as in my case, the results don’t show overnight. In the meantime, the hot flashes, night sweats, weight gain and more continue, just at a slower pace.
I look forward to the interview when time permits. No rush it’s all good! 😊
As someone who is making the decision about HRT/MHT, this post was very helpful to me!
Please ask me anything! I failed to add In Why I added vaginal estrogen (urinary urgency including one day I couldn’t hold
It anymore I had to wet myself in my car!) and what the scores mean in the scorecard - anything over 12 is considered a peri/menopause score. I was 29! Please let me know if you need any other answers