Common Cold + HRT = Misery

[Annah]

For years, when I got a cold it was something that i could easily cope with. I usually can get by pretty well throughout the day and just dealt with being mildly uncomfortable.

Now, I hadn't gotten sick in the last two years I have been on HRT for the exception of food poisoning. However, yesterday I started to develop the symptoms of a cold....and I can tell you the exact minute it started.....it came about that fast and that strong,

Today has been utter hell. I had two classes today. One was an hour and a half and the other was three hours.  This cold is so intense I was falling asleep everywhere. In my chair, in the bathroom foyer, during lectures. Not to mention the extreme nasal congestion.

Now it may be just a coincidence that I have the worse cold of my life while on HRT but it sucks.

Been sucking down zinc and vitamin c.  Be safe out there. A lot of people getting sick right nowl

[Catherine Sarah]

Hey Girl,
You take care of yourself, hear? Can't have treasures like you going down. Rug up and drink up. Plenty of water now. Sorry if I sound like your Mum, but you girls are heading into this kind of weather. We are heading for the beach. Can't you take a couple of hours off, jump into bed with a warm lemon drink, you fav. music or book? You'll feel better after that. Promise!!
Be safe, well and happy
Lotsa luv
Catherine

[Leek]

That's interesting because now that you mention it, I had the exact opposite effect when I went on testosterone: Colds were quite a bit milder and came much less frequently. (Indeed, about six months after I first got on T, I had a blood test for unrelated reasons and it turned out my white blood cell count shot up.)

So maybe it does have something to do with hormones.

Hope you feel better. 

[Sunnynight]

Ugh, I have the nastiest cold right now also.

[Forever21Chic]

  I don't know if HRT has anything to do with it but when i get a cold i'm like the biggest baby. I'll have someone like my roomate take care of me (chicken noodle soup, orange juice etc.) till i'm better.   

[JennX]

Knocks on wood... I have not had as much as a sniffle in over a year... which is about the same amount of time I've been on HRT. And I come in contact with the public on a daily basis. If anything, I'd say I've become more resistant to a lot of the common cold viruses, influenza etc. I guess it varies by individual?