I now know how Michael Jackson felt!! I had my 3 dosage of estradiol and testosterone, the last one in early August 09, approx 9-10 days later, I was not able to sleep. I mean not even a wink, I was very anxious and only felt well when I was standing or pacing. This went on for 4 days - no sleep -, none and I went to my internist and we did every test possible (the adrenal system) to try and find out. They gave me Sequenol to sleep and I finally slept 10 hours. It is a psychotic drung used in alzheimers patients and bi-polar. They thought I had a tumor on my adreanal glands. Not so!! I had my estradiol and testos levels tested during this time period and estradiol was 361 (way over what they call the theraputic recommendations, a good 200 points, over). My testosterone was almost 400. A good 200 points over the theraputic levels. I am very healthy for my age (60's) and take only Syntheroid for thyroid issues. I was told that the pellets disolve gradually but I no longer believe that scenario. I got a major hit. I asked and you can not have them surgically removed as they are most likely fully disolved. So there is really nothing I can do but wait. It is August 31st and am still not able to sleep, same scenario. I must take Secqonel to sleep at all. Tylenol PM, Valium and nothing even touches it. I just lay awake. I am very disturbed by all of this.!! Everyone's body responds differently but I would have a hit at first and do not really think that it made me sleep better. I did not have hot flashes while on the treatment but had peaks in libido. To me it is not worth it. Once the pellets are inserted there is no way to control absorbtion, and rate of disinegration. No matter what they say. I have had low dosage according to my doctor - 25 estradiol and 75 testosterone. All my other docs (endocringologist, internist think that this is my problem since all other tests do not show any medical problems.) I would not recommend this procedure to anyone. Like the old saying goes, If it looks too good to be true, it probably is. Believe me, it is not worth the risk and what I have had to go through!!
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I now know how Michael Jackson felt!! I had my 3 dosage of estradiol and testosterone, the last one in early August 09, approx 9-10 days later, I was not able to sleep. I mean not even a wink, I was very anxious and only felt well when I was standing or pacing. This went on for 4 days - no sleep -, none and I went to my internist and we did every test possible (the adrenal system) to try and find out. They gave me Sequenol to sleep and I finally slept 10 hours. It is a psychotic drung used in alzheimers patients and bi-polar. They thought I had a tumor on my adreanal glands. Not so!! I had my estradiol and testos levels tested during this time period and estradiol was 361 (way over what they call the theraputic recommendations, a good 200 points, over). My testosterone was almost 400. A good 200 points over the theraputic levels. I am very healthy for my age (60's) and take only Syntheroid for thyroid issues. I was told that the pellets disolve gradually but I no longer believe that scenario. I got a major hit. I asked and you can not have them surgically removed as they are most likely fully disolved. So there is really nothing I can do but wait. It is August 31st and am still not able to sleep, same scenario. I must take Secqonel to sleep at all. Tylenol PM, Valium and nothing even touches it. I just lay awake. I am very disturbed by all of this.!! Everyone's body responds differently but I would have a hit at first and do not really think that it made me sleep better. I did not have hot flashes while on the treatment but had peaks in libido. To me it is not worth it. Once the pellets are inserted there is no way to control absorbtion, and rate of disinegration. No matter what they say. I have had low dosage according to my doctor - 25 estradiol and 75 testosterone. All my other docs (endocringologist, internist think that this is my problem since all other tests do not show any medical problems.) I would not recommend this procedure to anyone. Like the old saying goes, If it looks too good to be true, it probably is. Believe me, it is not worth the risk and what I have had to go through!!
August 31, 2009 - 6:38amThis Comment
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