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[kdee69]

 I’m 58 and post meno. Been on oestrogel various pump doses over that time for about five years. (plus progesterone).I have used one pump Oestrogel for about a year having reduced as I came through menopause. This suited me perfectly apart from absolutely zero libido and a feeling of flatlining through each day. An increase to another pump gave me real anxiety. I’m now under Newson and have had the <coughs> £250 (!) online appointment where I was prescribed Testogel 1/8 mg. I’ve been using it since 24th April ( so just over two months) and my paranoia/anxiety gone though the roof. I’m convinced friends literally hate me. ( and the usual catastrophic thinking that goes with these symptoms). I’m also really quick with anger. On the plus side, libido is better. That’s the plus, the paranoia is horrific and I’m also waking at night and have a damp hot neck area. As with most things, we don’t join the dots and I just put it down to the fact that I’m obviously doing things to in my life to warrant these feelings and then I had a lightbulb moment that said, “hey, what if it’s your hormones?”.
So my questions are, could it be that I need to increase my oestrogel to accommodate for the testosterone or is it unlikely they are related?
Am I maybe not tolerating the testosterone and need to reduce?
I really need some help as I’m literally just drowning in paranoia at the moment.
I’ve ordered the kit from Newson to have my testosterone levels checked but that’s only going to tell me the levels rather than stop this feeling of anxiety/paranoia 

[CLKD]

Paranoia can certainly be caused by hormonal upheaval.  I suggest that you ask the question at the National Association for Pre-menstrual Syndrome [NAPS] as Dr Dalton did many investigations as to which part of a woman's cycle is likely to cause rages and paranoia etc.. 

Dr Dalton represented girls in Court where there had been incidences of attacks by these women during certain phases of the cycle. 

Is this something that has been under control previously?

[kdee69]

Thanks for your reply. I suppose Im more looking to see if anyone else has experience of dosage rather than cycles. I’ve not had any periods now for over 7 years. I’ve never ever had paranoia even when I had periods, was peri or going through menopause.
If anyone out there has had similar and is on oestrogel and testosterone, it’d be good to hear what you did.
I did read on an earlier thread, which annoyingly I can’t find, that someone said they only applied the testogel three times a week as they couldn’t tolerate more , but they didn’t say why.

[Kathleen]

Hello kdee69

I am also with Newson Health and I was prescribed testosterone ( Androfeme) a few years ago. I used it every day in increasing doses and for about a year in total.

Testosterone didn't make me paranoid but it did make me angry and aggressive. There was an improvement in libido but not by much though perhaps being very post meno was a factor. I didn't notice an increase in energy or focus either. Some ladies here do well on it but after about eighteen months I stopped using it and now just use oestrogen gel and a progesterone pessary.

Unfortunately I am still dealing with some Meno symptoms but I don't intend to try testosterone again.

Hopefully more ladies will be along with their experiences.

Take care.

K.