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Started by AndreaLinda, March 18, 2015, 12:32:03 PM

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AndreaLinda

March 18, 2015, 12:32:03 PM
hello everyone! :)

I want to know if hrt is somehow related to feeling sleepy all the time. Right now I'm sleeping at least 10-12 hours a day,which is fking crazy because if I DONT GET MY SLEEP HOUR I'LL MURDER EVERYONE AROUND ME :D. seriously, is it just me or anyone else is going through this?

:D\ :-\ ::) ;D ;D 
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DrummerGirl

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March 18, 2015, 12:38:36 PM
If you are taking spiro, have your blood pressure checked to see if it is low.  Spiro is primarily used as a blood pressure medicine so it can lower your blood pressure to hypotensive levels.  What you are describing is one of the symptoms of low blood pressure.



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Beverly

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March 18, 2015, 12:39:58 PM
Quote from: AndreaLinda on March 18, 2015, 12:32:03 PM
I want to know if hrt is somehow related to feeling sleepy all the time.

Once your testosterone levels drops your metabolism slows down. You burn off calories less efficiently, your appetite can decrease and you need more sleep.

After the initial shock to the system wears off it gets better and you can get by on 8 hours a night. After 3 years on HRT I can now manage on the occasional night with as little as 6 hours but it always catches up to me.

Welcome to womanhood....
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KayXo

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March 18, 2015, 01:27:13 PM
I think that if enough estrogen is taken to replace androgen, it shouldn't be an issue. Progesterone may make one sleepy as could be the case for cyproterone acetate (i.e. fatigue, tiredness) as well. To sleep that much, as far as I'm concerned, is ok as long as it doesn't last too long. If this persists more than a few weeks, I would be concerned and talk to my doctor about this. On low estrogen, I was quite sleepy and depressed. Increasing E resolved this issue for me.
I am not a medical doctor, nor a scientist - opinions expressed by me on the subject of HRT are merely based on my own review of some of the scientific literature over the last decade or so, on anecdotal evidence from women in various discussion forums that I have come across, and my personal experience

On HRT since early 2004
Post-op since late 2005
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AndreaLinda

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March 18, 2015, 05:32:42 PM
Thanks for the replies!

Yes, Im taking spiro maybe my blood pressure it low. well, also I didn't mention that  I was smoking pot like a hippie. LOL

Anyway, I've decided to quit smoking weed for at least 6 month to see how things goes.
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jessical

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March 18, 2015, 05:43:51 PM
For me I don't feel sleepy while I am awake, but since being on HRT I need/want more sleep more at night.  Roughly one hour more.  I just assumed because things are changing, I need the extra time.
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