Unspoken side effects of HRT?

[Aidan_]

Things that weren't written in the book.

- Freckles!
- Cracked heels.
- Sneezing immediately after a shot.
- Morning sickness following a Shot.
- Food cravings.
- That strange ridge running down your penis to your anus appearing.
- Easier to cry.

F-f-f-freckles?! :o!

Oh, the sneezing is kinda like when you look into the sun and sneeze. One sense gets overloaded and then you sneeze for some reason @_@

Still, freckles?! Oh man...I sure hope I get a few ._.

[Epigania]

Still, freckles?! Oh man...I sure hope I get a few ._.

You can have a few thousand of mine ... 

Being red headed has its disadvantages ...

[Jillieann Rose]

So that why I've been sneezing more lately.
That's a relief I though my sinus condition was getting worst.

Estrogen intoxication

I like that.
Yes it is good feeling at first but now I'm use to it and just seems normal but a it is a much better normal.
Jillieann

[Opaque]

Hello Epigania!

Yes, I also got SEVERE lower leg cramping while taking Spiro, mostly in my calves and ankles.  I also urinated a lot as well as drank a great amount of water.  No matter how much water I consumed, those awful cramps would not cease.  I was afraid to go to bed every night.  So... I am going to talk to my doctor about trying Avodart or Finesteride.  I haven't taken any Spiro now for almost 2 weeks and the cramping has seemingly stopped.  Good luck to you !

Opaque

[pebbles]

F-f-f-freckles?! !

Oh, the sneezing is kinda like when you look into the sun and sneeze. One sense gets overloaded and then you sneeze for some reason @_@

Still, freckles?! Oh man...I sure hope I get a few ._.

I think the sneezing is related to this.
http://www.pregnancy-info.net/rhinitis.html
Although it is believed that the condition is caused by changing hormone levels during pregnancy, researchers have not yet pinpointed the exact cause of pregnancy rhinitis. During pregnancy, the placenta produces large amounts of estrogen. Estrogen is known to exacerbate mucus production and may cause mucus to become very thick or very thin. Estrogen also appears to cause the turbinates inside of the nose (small, bony structures that hold the mucosa) to become swollen, which can interfere with proper breathing. Similar rhinitis episodes have been documented in women taking the birth control pill and hormone replacement therapy.

The Freckles were funny my arms were becoming less hairy as a result of the HRT and there was alot of shedding my skin became clearly visible and I was thinking... Were those freckles on my arm always there? I wounder if. *looks in the mirror* And I had freckles forming across my nose and around/under my eyes and on my cheeks they stopped at the region where I'd had laser hair removal in the past... I guess those ones were killed :/

I had freckles as a kid but they dissapeared once male puberty got me apprently the female varient of me was genetically destined to not only keep them but become much MORE freckley.

I mentioned it breifly to my doctor and he said it wasn't suprising Estrogen causes the migration and proliforation of Melanocytes and he's seen a similar thing happen to pregnant women.

[K8]

I think the sneezing is related to this.
http://www.pregnancy-info.net/rhinitis.html
Although it is believed that the condition is caused by changing hormone levels during pregnancy, researchers have not yet pinpointed the exact cause of pregnancy rhinitis. During pregnancy, the placenta produces large amounts of estrogen. Estrogen is known to exacerbate mucus production and may cause mucus to become very thick or very thin. Estrogen also appears to cause the turbinates inside of the nose (small, bony structures that hold the mucosa) to become swollen, which can interfere with proper breathing. Similar rhinitis episodes have been documented in women taking the birth control pill and hormone replacement therapy.

I find this interesting.  I've had a drippy nose since starting estrogen 19 months ago.  I thought it was an allergy, like hay fever, but it has been with me year-round.  I never associated it with starting hormones.   It seems to be lessening, so maybe my body is finally getting used to the E.

- Kate

[Epigania]

I have crumby allergies in general because of air pollution so I use flonase on a regular basis.   That hasn't affected me yet.  I hope it doesn't cause I have gotten used to breathing through my nose.

[Janet_Girl]

Like Kate, my nose has dripped for ever.  I thought it was from face powders, but now I am wondering if it is the Estrogen.  They both started at the same time.

http://www.pregnancy-info.net/rhinitis.html
Although it is believed that the condition is caused by changing hormone levels during pregnancy, researchers have not yet pinpointed the exact cause of pregnancy rhinitis. During pregnancy, the placenta produces large amounts of estrogen. Estrogen is known to exacerbate mucus production and may cause mucus to become very thick or very thin. Estrogen also appears to cause the turbinates inside of the nose (small, bony structures that hold the mucosa) to become swollen, which can interfere with proper breathing. Similar rhinitis episodes have been documented in women taking the birth control pill and hormone replacement therapy.

My doctor changed the way we are doing my progesterone.  We reversed the cycle to 28 days on and 7 off.  Almost the way birth control is done.  I thought I was getting a cold because my sinuses have been getting plugged.  But now I am wondering, because I am on the 7 days off.

[westminstersub]

well... I have most of the time my nose congested... so i guess I will not see much of a difference there...

[cynthialee]

I have not noticed any change in my mucus or sneezing rates from E.

(oh the crazy crap we talk about arond here.)

[joann c]

To Failcake,
I started on HRT about one month ago. I also had the bad headaches. Lasted about a week. I am now stable with a much better attitude and calm which i am enjoying very much. The headache at least for me is gone.
Jo

[Jillieann Rose]

Yep that's why my sinus condition is a little worst most of the time
Don't let that scare you out of HRT.
It's will worth a few sniffles to develop the proper body.
And the peace of mind I get is priceless.
Jillieann