Hello
I’m after some advice, I had my 1st blood test taken for Testosterone SHBG etc requested by the menopause clinic I am with.
They are my 1st blood test results.
However, I stopped taking HRT 27th January 2023 after being on it since June 2022.
I take Progesterone 14 days on 14 days off, and dreaded it, unlike others I had the worse nights sleep on it and wasn’t calming at all.
I got up to 2 pumps of oestrogen increasing slowly and even trying 3 pumps.
I was up and down emotionally and stopped when I couldn’t cope with sore huge boobs, weight gain and what I could only describe as panic attacks (something I haven’t had before).
I got into a dark place and no matter what positive thoughts I tried to balance out the negatives, it didn’t help.
To be honest it frightened me and I stopped, even hubby said stop as he could see how it was effecting me.
At first my moods were good on it.
After stopping my boobs deflated and I felt balanced, not brilliant, but more on an even keel.
This has continued apart from when I have a period (peri menopausal) I’m an absolute witch it’s like the devil has entered my body and I’m so angry.
When on HRT I was constantly tearful and flat.
Please see results for advice. I’m on testosterone as took this for memory loss with my HRT and sex drive.
I continued to take this, and only take 0.5ml 3 times a week. Memory is better, sex drive zero.
Results:
Albumin 42g\L (range 35-50)
SHBG 148 nmol/L (range 32.4 -128)
Oestradiol 276 pmol/L
Testosterone 1.02 (range 0.29-1.67)
Free testosterone 0.006 (range 0.0.03)
I do have underactive thyroid and on medication for this too.
Best wishes
