Is It The Hormones?

[Guest Angelgrlsue]

Hi everyone. I know none of you can give me medical advice but just wanted to know if anyone has experienced the symptoms I have been having. After a week or two of starting HRT, will be three months next week, I started to having problems swallowing, not just food but in general. I thought maybe it was from the hair loss medication I was taking so I stopped it for awhile. The problem still persisted. Tried to ignore it and hope it would go away, it has not. I then noticed an hour or more after taking my hormones that I started to lose my voice. This would last throughout the day and most of the evening. The next morning when I wake up my voice is back to normal. Another occurance I have noticed since taking hormones is a constant runny nose. Especially when I am eating. Never had this before. I will be seeing my endocrinologist next thursday and will inform him of these symptoms. This has become extremely frustrating to me since I have been trying to feminize my voice.

[Guest yvonne]

Hi Suzie,

Well, I'm just a few months into HRT and have had no problems swallowing or with voice. As I read this, I wonder if it's possible that you're getting dehydrated. Spiro is a diruetic and rids you of water. I drink a ton of liquids during a day, maybe several quarts or more and my system is flushed, believe me.

My skin is drier than it's ever been (that's dry), I have to use lotions daily and my nose is really dry. It's so dry that I'm bleeding slightly. Not bloody nose bleeding, but when my nose gets a little plugged, there's a little blood in with it. I guess it's drying up and the skin splits. It's not high blood pressure, as mine is low.

I do get runny noses a lot, where I hardly ever did before. This is especially pronounced if I go outside when it's cold (below 40 deg. F). If it's single digits or less, look out, I'll leave a puddle....

I'm not taking E orally, I'm on patches.

Hugs,

Yvonne

[Guest i is Sam :-)]

Maybe you've got a mild allergy to something? i have you changed anything in the last few months? shampoo, laudry detergent, any changes in what you've been eating etc.? You can just develop an allergy one day to something you've been fine with your whole life.

I suggest you try taking an anti-hystamine and seeing if it helps at all, if so you'll have to get tested.

[Guest nymphblossom]

SuzieCh wrote:

After a week or two of starting HRT, will be three months next week, I started to having problems swallowing, not just food but in general...This has become extremely frustrating to me since I have been trying to feminize my voice.

Hum, I'm wondering if it might have more to do with your developing voice than the HRT. I have noticed some very weird things going on with the muscles in my neck since I have been working on mine. I must use both my male and female voices and sometimes it's like the muscles in my throat get confused and don't know where they are supposed to be. It also might be that you over doing it and straining them?

Blossom

[Guest Donna Jean]

Suzie.......

I'd put my money on the fact that you are working on your voice for the throat problems...

Most of the voice training uses muscles that haven't really been used before to contract the vocal cords....

But, I'm glad that you mentioned that you are seeing the doc next week and tell him/her...that was going to be my advice anyway....

And the runny nose.....Hummmmm..

Me, too...

I just blamed it on this miserable Ohio weather (0 degrees this morning) but, maybe there is more to it...

I'll look into that and post anything that I find!

Tell that doc!

HUGGS!

Donna Jean

[Guest Donna Jean]

BINGO!

Right off the bat.....

Yes, dry weeping eyes are a common side effect of HRT or Premarin. There are more such side effects like thinning skin and runny nose which are not mentioned in the common leaflet that mentions the side effect of this drug. You can use eye coolant or drops to relax your eyes if you are facing this side effect.

Oh, and it wasn't just Premarin...it was estrogen in general...I just happened to grab this one!

I put "Runny Nose HRT" into Google and got a bunch of hits!

How 'bout that?

Donna Jean

[Sally]

Hey Little Sis!

It is possible that you have an allergy to a component of one of the hormones that you are taking so tell the doctor - there are more than one type of hormones and the doctor will know or can find out which contain different bases - that is where the problem so often lies.

Drink lots of water until then - it will help if it is dehydration - that dries your throat and make your tongue swell so that could explain the tightness in your throat and then again lots of water helps flush the system.

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest AshleyRF]

BINGO!

Right off the bat.....

Oh, and it wasn't just Premarin...it was estrogen in general...I just happened to grab this one!

I put "Runny Nose HRT" into Google and got a bunch of hits!

How 'bout that?

Donna Jean

Wonder if this is why I get a slight runny nose when I'm putting on makeup in the mornings.

[Guest Angelgrlsue]

BINGO!

Right off the bat.....

Oh, and it wasn't just Premarin...it was estrogen in general...I just happened to grab this one!

I put "Runny Nose HRT" into Google and got a bunch of hits!

How 'bout that?

Donna Jean

Lol, now that was quick! Thank you DJ. :-) That may explain the runny nose. I am going to buy some claritin tommorrow and see how that goes with the runny nose. The swallowing problem I have not idea about what is causing that. My training of the voice is pretty much easygoing, not overtraining or anything. Will let everyone know what the doc says after I see him this coming thursday.

[Guest Angelgrlsue]

Hey Little Sis!

It is possible that you have an allergy to a component of one of the hormones that you are taking so tell the doctor - there are more than one type of hormones and the doctor will know or can find out which contain different bases - that is where the problem so often lies.

Drink lots of water until then - it will help if it is dehydration - that dries your throat and make your tongue swell so that could explain the tightness in your throat and then again lots of water helps flush the system.

Love ya,

Sally

Thank you sis. Oh believe me I drink a ton of water a day, lol. Well...when I am home anyhow. Do not drink eneough when I am out and I will be buying a sports water bottle tommorrow along with the claritin so I will have water with me all the time.

[Guest Angelgrlsue]

Hi everyone. :-) I saw the endocrinologist this last Thursday and talked to him about the side effects I was having. He said that the chills and feeling cold are common side effects of the hormones. The other problems I have been having are not side effects of HRT. He believes it might be an upper respitory infection. Will be scheduling an appointment with my primary doctor about this. My voice still goes by mid afternoon and into the night.

Suzie