Hormone sickness

[MugwortPsychonaut]

I started estrogen in late January. A week into it, I started getting a constant, dull headache, followed by nausea and no appetite the next day. My doctor told me it was normal and would subside. I endured three more days of it, having to call out of work. It was bad. At this time, I wasn't sure if estrogen was right for me. The nipple zaps were new and weird. I wasn't sure how to feel about having breasts. I was afraid. So I stopped taking my hormones. The sickness went away, but I really missed the feeling of estrogen in my body.

After another week, I started back up. I've been back on estrogen for a week again, and here come the headaches. I soldiered on through it today, skating with a damn headache. I love having estrogen flowing through my blood. It feels so good and right, and now I know that transitioning is totally the right thing for me to do.

Now, I've got this damn hormone sickness again, I think. It's just the headache now, so we'll see what tomorrow brings. For everyone here who's on estrogen, how long did the sickness last for you?

[Cindy]

You should not feel ill. I suggest you see your Doctor ASAP.

[kelly_aus]

Funny you should day that Cindy..

I felt like I was going to die for the first 6 weeks.. Migraines.. Nausea.. Hot Flushes.. All sorts of things.. My doctor told me it was normal and it would pass. She was right, it did. But I did wonder what the hell I was doing to myself..

[Colleen♡Callie]

Wow, I wasn't even aware of this as a possibility.  Good to know so I'm not taken by surprise when I start hormones, if I get this.

[EmmaD]

Nothing like headaches etc at all.. After a month or so the painful zaps started in my breasts but not often. Otherwise a picture of health.

[Rachel]

Are you drinking enough water? You really are active and if you do not get enough water you can feel light headed, lethargic and out of breath. Drink a lot of water and report the symptoms through the web portal.

[MugwortPsychonaut]

I feel so much better today! I've been drinking tons of water. Maybe I just dehydrated myself yesterday, skating for a couple hours without water. I skated for a couple hours today, too, and I feel great. Sore as a bastard, but great! Let's be optimistic and hope that I'm in the clear!

[FionaG]

I haven't started hormones quite yet, but a friend of mine seems to be having an allergic reaction to her spiro. She does have a few other medical allergies, too. Hopefully they'll be able to find her a substitute!