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Community Conversation => Transitioning => Hormone replacement therapy => Topic started by: bethanyjadefowell on September 21, 2013, 12:32:26 PM

Title: Feel so Ill...
Post by: bethanyjadefowell on September 21, 2013, 12:32:26 PM
On Wednasday I had Zoladex implant.

I am tried, have no energy, my bones are paining and got a headache. Right now I am very bad.

How long will I feel like this, and how long can it be before I see or feel any changes in myself?
Title: Re: Feel so Ill...
Post by: Tessa James on September 21, 2013, 12:44:38 PM
Hi Bethany, so sorry you are feeling badly.  Not knowing your pharmacologic profile it is challenging to predict how long and how much of this is hormone flux is due to the new implant.  I hope you let yourself kick back with a warm compress on your head and a cool drink.  Or maybe a warm drink and a cool compress?  Which reminds me to go get my coffee.

Please hang in there and perhaps more of the change is happening in your heart and between your ears?

Big, if gentle warm hugs to you
Title: Re: Feel so Ill...
Post by: JLT1 on September 22, 2013, 12:51:11 AM
This is very odd.  I had not heard of this being used in MTF transgender individuals.  This is a serious T inhibitor.  Wow – they really wanted to jump start everything.  There is a short thread on Zoladex here on Susan's and there isn't much out there on the internet about using this as a T blocker.  It's potent.  It takes a while to get used to the drug but the description you gave on how you feel really doesn't match known effects or side effects.

Best I can recommend is got to rxlist.com and type in Zoladex.  Read about it and see how you are doing.  If things don't straighten out shortly, call you Dr or pharmacist.   
Title: Re: Feel so Ill...
Post by: Bardoux on September 23, 2013, 10:21:56 AM
Quote from: bethanyjadefowell on September 21, 2013, 12:32:26 PM
On Wednasday I had Zoladex implant.

I am tried, have no energy, my bones are paining and got a headache. Right now I am very bad.

How long will I feel like this, and how long can it be before I see or feel any changes in myself?

Are you still taking estradiol? It may be that your estradiol levels may be too low.

Title: Re: Feel so Ill...
Post by: bethanyjadefowell on September 23, 2013, 11:07:44 AM
Yes