HRT Symptoms

[dianeT68]

Good morning Ladies,

 

im currently on hormone therapy, over the last few days I’ve experienced itchy nipples and what feels like prickly heat in my legs. Does anyone experience this?? 

 

My breasts are very very tender , to the point where they hurt when I turn over in bed. Is this normal?? 

[Carolyn Marie]

Don't recall the prickly heat feeling, so I'm not sure about that.  But the itchy, tender nipples and breasts, yep.  I started feeling those feelings around about month four.  It will get better (or worse, depending on your PoV) in the coming weeks and months.  In this case, pain is definitely gain.  ?

 

Carolyn Marie

[dianeT68]

16 minutes ago, Carolyn Marie said:

Don't recall the prickly heat feeling, so I'm not sure about that.  But the itchy, tender nipples and breasts, yep.  I started feeling those feelings around about month four.  It will get better (or worse, depending on your PoV) in the coming weeks and months.  In this case, pain is definitely gain.  ?

 

Carolyn Marie

Thanks Caroline,

 

i guess its just just my body adjusting to the eostrogen levels.

how long does the tenderness in my breasts take to subside, or do we just have to live with it. 

My breasts are developing very quickly, and I’m wearing a C cup bra I guess I’ll be in a D cup soon. Should my GP advise on breast growth. Also I’m getting a milky discharge from my nipples, this has happened twice??

 

Diane 

[Susan R]

HI Diane,  I started feeling nipple soreness after about 6 weeks and the itching came later...maybe10 weeks .  The nipple tenderness has increased a little bit after month 4 especially when applying downward pressure on them. (e.g.;  turning over in bed).  I can't say I've ever felt any prickly heat in my legs and never any discharge either.  This is definitely a question for your endo or PCP.

 

Susan R?

[dianeT68]

Just now, Susan R said:

HI Diane,  I started feeling nipple soreness after about 6 weeks and the itching came later...maybe10 weeks .  The nipple tenderness has increased a little bit after month 4 especially when applying downward pressure on them. (e.g.;  turning over in bed).  I can't say I've ever felt any prickly heat in my legs and never any discharge either.  This is definitely a question for your endo or PCP.

 

Susan R?

Thanks Susan x

[Susan R]

I forgot to add...if you are also taking progesterone, the discharge might be a more common thing.

[dianeT68]

Just now, dianeT68 said:

Thanks Susan x

Hi Susan,

 

im four months into my hormone therapy, as I explained earlier my breasts are growing pretty quickly.

my Mum is a GG cup and elder sister a G cup and younger sister is a H cup.

general expectation is that we will develop breasts that are usually two cup sizes smaller ....this would put me in a E or F cup which is quite large. I know I have to take the hormones to be where I want to be but at what point should my breasts stop developing?? 

Just now, Susan R said:

I forgot to add...if you are also taking progesterone, the discharge might be a more common thing.

 

Just now, Susan R said:

I forgot to add...if you are also taking progesterone, the discharge might be a more common thing.

Yes I am Susan, thanks for your reply x

[VickySGV]

I went through three distinct problem cycles with my breasts, which have topped out at "B" about 5 years ago.

 

The pain and touchiness phase was about 18 or 20 months, and door jambs, people's pets, young children, table edges etc were not my friends.  Changing position in bed was an adventure in pain and sleeping on my stomach was totally out for that time.  At about 2 years  (24 months) it became actually enjoyable to roll over on them -- but if this phase takes 3 years you will still be in the range of normal.

 

In my case, at about 35 months, I went through a ticklish phase with my nipples and having a night gown slide over them was excruciating in the tickle sensation.  I had to be sooooo careful to put a bra with nipple protection on. 

 

6 months after that when I was GCS post op, my nipples became sensitive in a very erotic way and drove me crazy.

 

As well as your breasts though, your skin is going to be changing in a number of ways, and you will have just a bit more natural skin oil, which could be the leg thing,  Also hair follicles are going to be changing and that includes leg hair, so that could effect you.  Your progesterone will trigger some colostrum production from your breasts but do keep the doctor informed about that.  By all means call the doctor is your skin does develop rashes or if you have swelling anywhere other than the breasts.  Have fun. .

[Susan R]

The sources I've read and my endo told me that I will likely end up with one size cup smaller than my mother or sister.  I'm adopted so that was no help to me.  Even at two sizes smaller you can expect substantial growth as long as you're on a HRT regimen.

 

Every endocrinologist is different but mine will not prescribe Progesterone until one year on HRT.  I know others that have started it at six months and yet others like yourself that got that prescription even sooner.  My endo's reasoning for one year is that it is a pregnancy hormone and that shouldn't be introduced until a stable balance has been reached in the endocrine system.  I really want the benefits of Progesterone but I still have 7 months to go before I'll get a prescription for that from her.

 

Susan R?

[Raven1981]

I can say that I have been on hormones for 1 year myself and have started to develop around the 4 month mark.  I am pretty sure that I am already topped out at a B cup cause my mom and sister were both B cups and I am already at a B cup.  I still do get the itches around my breast but never got any discharged.

 

I can say for myself that I have made my friends jealous cause I may be small but I have cleavage and my friends do not.  So it is fun having cleavage at least.

 

But hope that this will help out

[Raven1981]

Just now, Susan R said:

The sources I've read and my endo told me that I will likely end up with one size cup smaller than my mother or sister.  I'm adopted so that was no help to me.  Even at two sizes smaller you can expect substantial growth as long as you're on a HRT regimen.

 

Every endocrinologist is different but mine will not prescribe Progesterone until one year on HRT.  I know others that have started it at six months and yet others like yourself that got that prescription even sooner.  My endo's reasoning for one year is that it is a pregnancy hormone and that shouldn't be introduced until a stable balance has been reached in the endocrine system.  I really want the benefits of Progesterone but I still have 7 months to go before I'll get a prescription for that from her.

 

Susan R?

 

Hello Susan R.

 

I am on progesterone and my Endo does like to wait 1 year on HRT before that prescription.  Same thing with Festeride.  I can say with the progesterone, make sure to read up on the side effects cause I can say that the only side effect I had on progesterone is the acusical bloating.  But there is a bunch of different side effects.

 

Hope that this helps out 

[Rachael]

I am 18 months on hrt and I still hurt if a cat walks on me or I roll over on them, otherwise a nice padded bra feels wonderful.  

Best of luck.