Charge! (TS Responses Only)

[LeaP]

My God have my energy levels gone up since increasing my estradiol dosage! (Doubled two weeks ago.). I'm just absolutely buzzing every day. 50 things in my head, too much to do, and I find myself looking forward to it and diving in. Quite a change from hiding, procrastination, and emotional exhaustion from just trying to maintain myself at work.

Plus, I get the feeling that this is just a hint of what is possible. Aside from the energy and engagement, I also feel FAR more positive. Anything is possible! So, this is the living in the present that people talk about. It's like living on another planet.

My assumption is that this is the result of having the HRT finally dialed in. So much for T being the source of energy. I had a net pickup in energy at the start of HRT. That was remarkable enough, but nothing like this.

Anyone else experienced this? Particularly such a strong surge after a dosage change?

[Tammy V]

I have experienced the same thing but don't be surprised if things level off after awhile and you lose that feeling of an energy surge...

[Kaitlyn Michele]

Lea I had a period of time where it felt very dreamy and like a buzz. This was right around the time when the ole nipples started having very strong feelings... 3 months in if I remember... and it lasted for a pretty long time...I was floating.
I was not nearly as productive!!! In fact, I was skipping work to dress (live)....at the time I didn't think about what it was.. it just felt very good.
I don't recall that it just stopped or drifted away, but it was actually fun while it lasted!

I believe what you are experiencing is "real", so enjoy it!!! it seems that you are !!!!!

Its fun to speculate on what it may be...is it just "mental?".. is it some subconscious thing? a physical thing? All of the above??
You would probably be the one to know if there have been studies on this stuff!!!

[Janelle_C]

I don't know if my energy went up after they increased my estradiol. But I diffidently had more after I first started but that could be do to the fact that the GD was why down, and I wasn't thinking about how to come out to my family. Once I came out and made all of those different choose my mind was so much clearer. I was so much more happy, and when your happy you have more energy.

[LeaP]

I had given up on this thread…

It's not something I've done a lot of reading about, but I am generally aware that estrogen regulates synaptic signaling and activity, particularly in the hypothalamus and hippocampus, and increases gene transcription and protein creation in the brain. The increased activity in the hypothalamus can be a two-edged sword, as it is one of the areas most affected by Alzheimer's also. I always have this in the back of my mind because my father was an early onset Alzheimer's victim, contracting it in his 50s and dying at 63. Alzheimer's is far more common among women, correlating to both age (women live longer) and gender. Estrogens are thought to protect from Alzheimer's, but this is not been proven in studies.

I have no idea why my physical energy would be so much higher, unless (and assuming) it's from elevated mood and increased neuronal activity.

[Starling]

When I was on HRT I stopped getting in my own way. My emotions were a lot smoother (though attended by more tears), and my anger level was considerably reduced. I don't know if I had more energy, or if I simply wasn't wasting what I had on spinning my emotional wheels, but I certainly felt much happier and more rested than before.

When I went off for medical reasons, I tried to preserve whatever of those good feelings I could; but the bad news is that chemistry rules. That's why I live for going back on estrogen and T-blockers.

:) Lallie

[DeeDee1974]

I felt like I had more energy and clarity. I attributed more to finally transitioning that reduced the depression and anxiety I had lived with for years.