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Community Conversation => Transitioning => Hormone replacement therapy => Topic started by: vanna on November 01, 2008, 06:55:07 PM

Title: A spiro effect Question?
Post by: vanna on November 01, 2008, 06:55:07 PM
Hi

this is a question for anyone taking spiro, a quick history, i have been taking spirotone for around a year now and from about 6 weeks in i lost the erection effect we haveto endure when you wake which is very nice i must say.

Anyway this morning i was awoken at around 4am by an odd dream, i cant remember the details it involved a woman it wasnt erotic but to my horror i was aroused. Now i know its still possible to have erections if i choose (i dont really like to as they tend to really depress and upset me) but its the first time this has happened in my sleep since spiro blocked them.

I know this is only a one off and like i say i appreciate you can still be aroused but my concern was the spiro effect is wearing off. My last set of blood work showed natal levels of T and a good level of E. So has anyone else had this and if so should i expect this to happen more often and be ready for it?

Thanks for listening.

Vanna
Title: Re: A spiro effect Question?
Post by: pennyjane on November 01, 2008, 08:39:09 PM
i would think it's very possible for such an anomole to occurr.  if your levels are good i wouldn't give it a second thought...just one of those things.  if a pattern develops then you might want to adjust your levels...under a doctor's care of course.  God bless.
Title: Re: A spiro effect Question?
Post by: umop ap!sdn on November 01, 2008, 11:38:50 PM
I've been on spiro for 2 1/2 years and that still happens to me (minus the dream), I'm even taking such a high dose that my doc said we don't want to increase it any further. Best thing to do is take comfort in knowing that keeping the skin stretched out = more material for the surgeon to work with later.
Title: Re: A spiro effect Question?
Post by: vanna on November 02, 2008, 07:48:39 AM
Hi Penny, Nerdy

thanks for the advice and yes i will discuss this with my doctor, to be honest after best part of a year it came as a shock.

The donor material comment is useful maybe i should change the way i approach it and if it does occur i will just remember that comment :P

Thank you ladies.
Title: Re: A spiro effect Question?
Post by: natalie on November 07, 2008, 07:49:53 PM
gals that been on spiro for years say it still happens, but rarely. thank goodness...