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Community Conversation => Transitioning => Hormone replacement therapy => Topic started by: Jaz650 on October 08, 2014, 10:44:07 AM

Title: missing dose = rough skin
Post by: Jaz650 on October 08, 2014, 10:44:07 AM
I take my hormones exactly 12 hours apart daily. Literally 8:30 AM, and 8:30 PM. It works wonders for me. Anyways, the other day I took it at 10 AM. By the following day my skin was rough, and my pores were bigger. I immediately began taking it on time, I got a facial and neck massage, and my skin is again baby like. It had to be the hormones, I made no other changes!
Title: Re: missing dose = rough skin
Post by: crowcrow223 on October 08, 2014, 12:06:09 PM
It's crazy how individual hormones are, I've been off E for about three weeks purely out of my laziness (can't be bothered to go and pick it up lol), and I literally feel no different, no changes whatsoever, even when I am high on E, I can't even cry or feel emotional, so weird :D but it's good
Title: Re: missing dose = rough skin
Post by: ImagineKate on October 08, 2014, 01:22:14 PM
I find it hard to believe that anything can happen in 2 hours other than mood changes. Maybe it's the psychological effect?
Title: Re: missing dose = rough skin
Post by: KayXo on October 09, 2014, 02:48:42 PM
Quote from: ImagineKate on October 08, 2014, 01:22:14 PM
I find it hard to believe that anything can happen in 2 hours other than mood changes. Maybe it's the psychological effect?

+1
Title: Re: missing dose = rough skin
Post by: April_TO on October 27, 2014, 08:01:22 PM
LOL it's so funny finding this because I experience the same thing. I miss a day or a few hours and I start seeing my skin getting all oily. I'm also overly conscious smelling like a man :D
Title: Re: missing dose = rough skin
Post by: Jessica Merriman on October 27, 2014, 08:05:17 PM
Quote from: ImagineKate on October 08, 2014, 01:22:14 PM
I find it hard to believe that anything can happen in 2 hours other than mood changes. Maybe it's the psychological effect?
Definitely this!  :)
Title: Re: missing dose = rough skin
Post by: Jill F on October 27, 2014, 08:44:39 PM
I read somewhere that the half-life of estradiol is 16.9 hours +/- 6.0 hours.  I noticed that my skin gets dry and flaky on some days, and oily other days depending on fluid intake, exercise level, sun exposure and use (or not) of moisturizers.  Some days I space on taking my E, and that's not a big difference, but if I miss two days, my brain starts to malfunction.
Title: Re: missing dose = rough skin
Post by: ImagineKate on October 27, 2014, 08:48:25 PM
Quote from: carmenkate on October 27, 2014, 08:01:22 PM
LOL it's so funny finding this point because I experience the same thing. I miss a day or a few hours and I start seeing my skin getting all oily. I'm also overly conscious smelling like a man :D

A day I can definitely see.