So Maybe a Little TMI...

[Dakota16]

Before starting HRT, I went over details with my doctor and watched a recommended video highlighting everything we talked about. One of the things was that Spiro is a diuretic so I should expect to go more often. Okay, no big deal. And as expected, I now make more frequent restroom trips than before. Everything was going along just fine until my 3-month check, when my T level was still well above 500 so we increased Spiro. Now I'm going about 3 times throughout the night, and to make it more interesting I can go from not feeling any urge to go one second to absolute desperation a couple of seconds later.

 

But over the last 7-8 weeks, my desperation has escalated to...umm...yeah...leaking. I've countered by using pads. Some days I'm changing them every 2-3 hours, others 4-6 (won't wear them longer than 6 hours at a time). Is there a better way to deal with it that wouldn't interrupt driving a charter bus? For that matter, is this an indication that something is wrong? Is it just a consequence of Spiro and somewhat common?

[Kylie]

Dakota,

You may want to talk to your physician if it is interfering with your activities of daily living. That is what I would say

 

Kylie

[RithiaAllen]

That never happened to me. I second the calling up your endocrinologist and having them look into that right away.

[Rachael]

Spiro makes it urgent for me sometimes and quite frequent but not quite to the degree you describe. At 3 months I got a high t level so we upped the spiro then I had blood pressure problems so I asked for another test it was way low so we reduced the spiro. I believe my 3 month test was off. 

Can you ask your doctor for another set of labs ? You may need to try other t blockers.  There seems to be a fine line as to what can be tolerated and what can’t . Good luck 

[TclosetGirl]

I'm physically castrated and one of the things I had was similar, minus the leakage. Definitely stop drinking water after 6 or 7pm.

It took a while to get used to that, and now I wake up whether I have to go or not. I'm going to retrain my mind to sleep through that after I start low dose E.