HRT makes the doom disappear

Los Angeles

50

Honestly for me HRT has been life changing in a matter of 2 hours.

It might seems crazy I know.

Bare in mind that I have CPTSD and ADHD so I am pretty well versed in mind altering drugs. I almost had them all depending of the time frame of my therapy.

I've taken HRT for 20 days now and I can say the effect on my drowning anxiety is amazing. I still have anxiety but it's like it is within a manageable size.

Before HRT ans after 15 years of therapy (I know all the tricks now) I couldn't manage a day without a stress attack and very high anxiety. I had a strong feeling of doom every day.

HRT just makes that doom disappear.

I was done with therapy 5 years ago, I believe the additional 5 years are due to perimenopause now.

Estrogen in particular has a very uplifting effect on me, I get more social, joke and smile, feel more emotions (compared to constant fear and flatlined affect)

Progesterone in combination with Estrogen makes me a tad more flatlined emotionally but I sleep very well on it and I am proud to say that I had my first successful night without quietapine.

I can't predict how it will be for you but I can assure you that for me, there is such a thing as hormonal depression.

Note : I used to be VERY sensitive to hormones in the past (up until my forties) and birth control was always out of the question for me. Even the Nuvaring was a nightmare. Needless to say that I hesitated A LOT about taking HRT.