12-09-2013, 08:47 PM
Hey all,
I'm kind of freaking out here because I've just had some major physical issues and the easy thing to do it to blame it on estrogen but I'm not sure that's rational. It's not uncommon for me to get a migraine once every 2-3 years. They are minor by comparison to what others get but still, they are migraines. Fuzzy spot in my vision that gets bigger and bigger, disappears and then comes a really bad headache. Last week I had three of them in three days. All of them started right before lunch time. And on 3 of the next 4 days, I had the telltale vision indicator but thankfully no headache afterwards. ...Hold that thought
All last week, I also had a "kink" in my back. These normally work themselves out and life goes on but on Saturday, I was cleaning out our chest freezer and really aggravated the kink. I promptly went into the house and laid down on the floor to do some stretches hoping I could get my spine adjusted. Instead, over the next couple hours it got progressively worse and ultimately I couldn't get up off the floor. I spent the last half of Saturday in the Emergency Room and left with a prescription strength muscle relaxant and narcotics for pain. Even with the meds, it has been nearly impossible to move and I've been off work all week trying to recover. 4 prescription drugs, medical doctors, chiropractors and soon, physical therapy. Never, ever have I had such severe back pain in all my life! All I know for sure is the problem is or is close to my sacrum (where the spine meets the pelvis).
So, one might reasonable conclude that whatever triggers my migraines (heat, humidity, sinus problems and all the other unknowns) are in full force and thus, I get 3 migraines in-a-row for the first time in my life. ...Or, it might have something to do with screwing up my endocrine system??? Estrogen dominance???
As for my back, a reasonable assumption would be that that I was doing a lot of shoveling and raking at work last week which irritated my spine followed by some twisting and lifting on the weekend and BAM! my sacrum says enough is enough and down I go. I suppose the, "never this bad" could be attributed to the fact that I'm not as young and resilient as I once was. ...Or, the estrogen is weakening my muscles and perhaps tipping my pelvis (see http://breastnexus.com/showthread.php?tid=16428 ) causing changes in my physical abilities that my brain hasn't recognized yet?
Again, it's probably not reasonable to think the estrogen is the root of all my problems but I can't help jumping to that conclusion. I quit taking it Saturday when I started taking handful's of prescription drugs but I'm really concerned about starting up again. In light of what I just experienced, taking PM is simply not worth it to me JUST for breast growth. What is almost worth it to me is the mental effects PM has on me (less irritable, no interest in porn or masturbation). But even those benefits are not enough to offset headaches and debilitating back pain. When this blows over, I suppose I'll start up again but I know for sure I'm going to reduce my dose to no more than 1500mg per day.
What do you guys think? Is it reasonable to assume the PM has contributed to my migraines and back dysfunction or is it just coincidence?
I'm kind of freaking out here because I've just had some major physical issues and the easy thing to do it to blame it on estrogen but I'm not sure that's rational. It's not uncommon for me to get a migraine once every 2-3 years. They are minor by comparison to what others get but still, they are migraines. Fuzzy spot in my vision that gets bigger and bigger, disappears and then comes a really bad headache. Last week I had three of them in three days. All of them started right before lunch time. And on 3 of the next 4 days, I had the telltale vision indicator but thankfully no headache afterwards. ...Hold that thought
All last week, I also had a "kink" in my back. These normally work themselves out and life goes on but on Saturday, I was cleaning out our chest freezer and really aggravated the kink. I promptly went into the house and laid down on the floor to do some stretches hoping I could get my spine adjusted. Instead, over the next couple hours it got progressively worse and ultimately I couldn't get up off the floor. I spent the last half of Saturday in the Emergency Room and left with a prescription strength muscle relaxant and narcotics for pain. Even with the meds, it has been nearly impossible to move and I've been off work all week trying to recover. 4 prescription drugs, medical doctors, chiropractors and soon, physical therapy. Never, ever have I had such severe back pain in all my life! All I know for sure is the problem is or is close to my sacrum (where the spine meets the pelvis).
So, one might reasonable conclude that whatever triggers my migraines (heat, humidity, sinus problems and all the other unknowns) are in full force and thus, I get 3 migraines in-a-row for the first time in my life. ...Or, it might have something to do with screwing up my endocrine system??? Estrogen dominance???
As for my back, a reasonable assumption would be that that I was doing a lot of shoveling and raking at work last week which irritated my spine followed by some twisting and lifting on the weekend and BAM! my sacrum says enough is enough and down I go. I suppose the, "never this bad" could be attributed to the fact that I'm not as young and resilient as I once was. ...Or, the estrogen is weakening my muscles and perhaps tipping my pelvis (see http://breastnexus.com/showthread.php?tid=16428 ) causing changes in my physical abilities that my brain hasn't recognized yet?
Again, it's probably not reasonable to think the estrogen is the root of all my problems but I can't help jumping to that conclusion. I quit taking it Saturday when I started taking handful's of prescription drugs but I'm really concerned about starting up again. In light of what I just experienced, taking PM is simply not worth it to me JUST for breast growth. What is almost worth it to me is the mental effects PM has on me (less irritable, no interest in porn or masturbation). But even those benefits are not enough to offset headaches and debilitating back pain. When this blows over, I suppose I'll start up again but I know for sure I'm going to reduce my dose to no more than 1500mg per day.
What do you guys think? Is it reasonable to assume the PM has contributed to my migraines and back dysfunction or is it just coincidence?