[The First Aria]

Just had my 3 month follow-up. I'll be having the blood tests this coming week.

During this 3 months I was on .5mg estradiol twice a day and 50mg spiro twice a day (AKA 100mg spiro and 1mg estradiol daily). My breasts became sensitive about 5-6 weeks in and there is significant budding. Within the first week my brain for lack of a better word normalized. I stopped wearing the bra with enhancements and felt "normal" again. Over the last 40 years I have had cycles where I was "normal" and cycles when I was preoccupied with various thoughts that would consume much of my waking time.

The new prescription is 150mg (3x50mg) spiro and 2mg (.5mg x 4) estradiol daily. I think I might experiment a little 50mg spiro and .5mg estradiol 3 times daily might be the proper ballpark for the long term.

I would not fool with it myself. You have a doctor. If you play with the dosages too much, she/he could start ordering test and cut back on your legal scripts.... Then where would that leave you... There IS a reason why doctor's wish to monitor blood levels and such.