SRS makes you become an emotional trainwreck?

[Evolving Beauty]

I've noticed ever since I had SRS I have become emotionally hypersensitive. I keep on crying non-stop. My boyfriend abandonned me and I am crying non-stop since 4 days. Before I did have boyfriends who left me but I sort of had control and never cried hysterically or shout and yell as if people died. I broke loose the very day he left to such a point they called police to check if I'm all fine cos I was screaming as if someone was killing me but in fact I was just hysteric he had just left me. This is a new behavior in me that I never have had before and I can't control my feelings no matter how hard I try. I wonder if it's SRS or cos of we're in the cusp of cancer which makes everyone sensitive. 

Anyone else felt your emotions heightened after SRS?

[crowcrow223]

Hmm, I've heard of some changes that people experience after SRS but never in such a high intensity like yours.

I feel for you

Are you still taking tst blockers? I read they can make you feel depressed, and now that you don't have tst production anymore, they may work stronger? Have you discussed your post-op hrt with an endocrinologist?

It might be a short term fix, but maybe a bit of antidepressants wouldn't go amiss,

keep it strong, good luck! x

[Evolving Beauty]

Hmm, I've heard of some changes that people experience after SRS but never in such a high intensity like yours.

I feel for you

Are you still taking tst blockers? I read they can make you feel depressed, and now that you don't have tst production anymore, they may work stronger? Have you discussed your post-op hrt with an endocrinologist?

It might be a short term fix, but maybe a bit of antidepressants wouldn't go amiss,

keep it strong, good luck! x

To be honest I never took T blockers before cos I liked my libido but was taking E though. My endo told me my T was too high (500) and E was around (80), I need to update again to know what my whereabouts right now. I guess the T is dropping sharply now and that's what making me go mental in hysteria.

[suzifrommd]

Anyone else felt your emotions heightened after SRS?

I'm 11 days post-op. Pretty much on an even keel, though no major figure in my life abandoned me.

Hang in there, E.B.

[Monkeymel]

Welcome to the world without T. Most of us who have gone through T blockers had to adapt to puberty 2.0, emotional swings and fatigue. Since your body no longer can produce T apart from very very low quantities from glands in the brain, which won't be much.

Seriously as Grace wrote - get yourself a therapist to help ride out the rollercoaster as a lot has now changed.

[Jayne]

To be honest I never took T blockers before cos I liked my libido but was taking E though. My endo told me my T was too high (500) and E was around (80), I need to update again to know what my whereabouts right now. I guess the T is dropping sharply now and that's what making me go mental in hysteria.

What you describe sounds quite like the effects of T levels dropping to a female norm, I had my 1st T blocker almost 3 months ago & if i'd had a relationship end during this time i'd be a screaming wreck.
People often get post-op depression after even the simplest of procedures so this may also be the reason, or at least a contributing factor.
Speak to your GP or Therapist about this as i'm sure they must encounter this quite frequently.

Best wishes wrapped up in a big hug

[Vicky]

I had been on T blockers for 3 1/2 years before surgery, at the 36 hour mark, post op I had a helluva crying jag that lasted about 4 hours, but whether pain, or anesthetic hangover, or the actual body grieving for the missing testicles, no real telling and I have several post op sisters who just went through the same schedule.  Once we had a real good cry, it felt so good, and was not an issue afterward.  Pain meds did a better job for the next few days as well.  As said, not an issue for the last 17 months though.  Call your therapist if it is too bothersome to function, you could be getting some depression.  You were probably lucky to get rid of the 250 pounds of ugly fat, when your boy fiend left. That could not have been a crying shame.

[calico]

Hormonal  is not out of the norm.  When your hormone levels go high to low,  or 0 then the other crap can indeed hit the fan especially if something life changing happens.  I would talk to Sri about possibly adding a hormone path to help level you out if you can't get a grasp on it. FYI  had something similar happen to me and Sri advised me to do the same,  apparently me being on hormones as long as I had did something that once I had surgery I started getting sick, hot flashing, and some other things so.... Yea....