I'm not taking E yet but my testosterone level has dropped to the point that I dont have spontaineous or night time erections (yea!). I feel fine during the day but after my ADHD medication (Vyvance) wears off I am pretty tired in the evening. The biggest problem that I have had lately has been waking up covered in sweat (gross...).  I throw the covers of then 2 minutes later I'm freezing to death like I'm in a walk-in cooler.

Are night sweats common and are they related to hot flashes? Will taking E make this better? I love having the lower T which is good because I'd have to get a prescription to get it raised at this point. The desire to transition is even stronger now with lower T so I guess that's a good thing...  :-)

Welcome to the wild world of hormonal imbalances...

Right now your levels are probably a bit screwed up, I'd talk to your doctor and see if they can adjust your levels to the point where you're not getting these symptoms.

Edit: Not having any sex hormone in your system can definitely cause these symptoms... Your body is going WTF?

Yea, they are out of whack but I couldnt let the T have full controll of my body any longer. I am at much more peace but will have to get used to it or add estrogen because the T isnt coming back unless I get a script for it and I'm damned sure not going to pay money to put T in my body!   

Even 18 months after starting HRT, if I miss an estrogen pill (I take one when I wake up and spread the rest throughout the day) and combine them, if I do this enough times within a few days my T levels go up and I get migraines, hot flashes, etc...

I'd definitely look in to getting something in your system soon.

After I had my Orchie I had hot flashes,  The body was getting used to no testosterone at all.  It last for about a month.

I would be doing nothing and I would be drenched in sweat.  Eventually my body got use to just running on Estrogen and I was fine.

 My prescription was late arriving. I should have had my injection last Thursday. I finally got it today. UGH !! that was a hard week. I hate night sweats.

   Hugs Erocse

Quote from: Dee_pntx on November 18, 2010, 09:39:11 PM
The first year of HRT is HELL.

It's anemotional roller coaster from HELL.  Hot flashes will be the very least of your concerns.
And how can you tell you're having a hot flash in SE Texas anyway?  I've been having a non stop hot flash for the last 50 years.
I think I can sure it by moving about 2,000 miles north.

I don't know if that will cure it. It got pretty cold here last night , too cold to pull the covers down and  I still managed to have a hot flash.  It's funny because my wife woke up and she though she was the one having a hot flash. I had to tell her it was me.

  Hugs, Erocse

OMG, Erocse, that is funny!  The cold weather makes it a little worse because I bundle up under blankets then wake up sweating then throw them off and then have chills and freezing to death about 1 minute later!!!