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Title: Depression/insomnia on Spiro?
Post by: NerissaGrace on March 31, 2016, 06:27:33 PM
Post by: NerissaGrace on March 31, 2016, 06:27:33 PM
I started taking Spiro this past weekend. I'm not planning to start using estrogen patches for at least another week or so. I wanted to know if anyone else experienced depression and insomnia when starting Spiro. It feels like it's hitting me hard. I just wanted to know if anyone else had experienced this and whether it went away after awhile.
Grace
Grace
Title: Re: Depression/insomnia on Spiro?
Post by: KayXo on March 31, 2016, 11:25:00 PM
Post by: KayXo on March 31, 2016, 11:25:00 PM
One of the possible drawbacks of only taking an anti-androgen without E. You are low in sex hormones and these symptoms may be the result of that. Tell your doctor, hopefully they will add E sooner than later and realize sex hormones are important to have for mood, sleeping, etc.
Title: Re: Depression/insomnia on Spiro?
Post by: NerissaGrace on April 01, 2016, 09:24:29 AM
Post by: NerissaGrace on April 01, 2016, 09:24:29 AM
Kay,
Thanks for your helpful reply. I've already been prescribed Estradiol transdermal patches, but my endo said to wait a week or two to see how I tolerated the Spiro first. I'm starting to think starting E sooner rather than later may be a good idea.
Grace
Thanks for your helpful reply. I've already been prescribed Estradiol transdermal patches, but my endo said to wait a week or two to see how I tolerated the Spiro first. I'm starting to think starting E sooner rather than later may be a good idea.
Grace
Title: Re: Depression/insomnia on Spiro?
Post by: Deborah on April 01, 2016, 09:38:24 AM
Post by: Deborah on April 01, 2016, 09:38:24 AM
I doubt that low testosterone will occur with less than a week on spiro. It takes a lot longer than that.
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Title: Re: Depression/insomnia on Spiro?
Post by: Soli on April 02, 2016, 01:59:05 PM
Post by: Soli on April 02, 2016, 01:59:05 PM
I started on low spiro only late last October and I did feel weak a little at first.
Certainly no depression since the changes to my body started right then and brought me joy.
I couldn't say about insomnia for I have a free schedule and go to sleep when tired, and besides going to pee every 2-3 hours because of spiro, my sleep was great as usual, same length.
my T was low before I started spiro, but still within normal range
I started E 4 weeks after and really felt the strength of the E flowing through my body, now I feel much stronger (than when I was T driven), but in a different way.
a little more than 3 months after, my E level was almost as low as a cis woman (72) and my E still not as high as needed but well on its way
Certainly no depression since the changes to my body started right then and brought me joy.
I couldn't say about insomnia for I have a free schedule and go to sleep when tired, and besides going to pee every 2-3 hours because of spiro, my sleep was great as usual, same length.
my T was low before I started spiro, but still within normal range
I started E 4 weeks after and really felt the strength of the E flowing through my body, now I feel much stronger (than when I was T driven), but in a different way.
a little more than 3 months after, my E level was almost as low as a cis woman (72) and my E still not as high as needed but well on its way
Title: Re: Depression/insomnia on Spiro?
Post by: NerissaGrace on April 02, 2016, 06:00:30 PM
Post by: NerissaGrace on April 02, 2016, 06:00:30 PM
Thanks Soli and Deborah, it's good to hear other perspectives. I'm planning to start E in the next week or so and we'll see what kind of difference that makes.