Well time to order more E.... My doc REALLY does drive me nuts
I have enough for one more 10mg shot of EC and I keep saying I want to go with EV shots instead...
It seems regardless of the dosage the EC shot only lasts about 5 days for me then crashes...
So I was getting nowhere with the nurse talking to my doc... She did however agree with me that there should be no good reason why I couldn't lower dosage and increase frequency of shots in an attempt to level things out a bit... Why suffer from all the highs and lows???
I mean the script is 40mg a month... 6 shots in 30 days every 5 days at 7mg is 42mg.... Or could even go 5mg every 4 days, 42mg in 32 days ect... My doc agreed with that...
OK then SO tell me again WHY it is I have to go with EC when EV is cheaper AND in my opinion more bio identical than EC
Oh because your going by the "GUIDELINES" from the endo society that say EC for weekly injections and EV for biweekly injections.... They do say 40mg a month for either EV or EC, I want EV dammit....
I feel like I could definitely do my own injections now and I will start with every 5 days EV soon one way or the other
EV even from Inhouse is MUCH cheaper than the EC Ive been taking... So I had to order some Progynon Depot to try, it should be here right in time for my next shot whether my doc keeps me on shots or not... I WILL be going to EV every 5 days... Probably 10mg to start...
SO all my bitching has resulted in moving my appointment up 3 weeks early to see the doc
This time he said he does want to have a blood test... Well its good Im seeing him on Thursday a week after my last shot.... While I do indeed "crash" after 5 days I gotta wonder if thats from a very high level to a more "normal" level...
So NO extra E and yep, right on time I can feel it crash, gonna be rough today and tomorrow... Wont see the doc until the afternoon, draw blood.... Then I will do the last EC shot myself and start doing them all myself from now on...
Ive also cut the spiro back to 200mg and Ive been feeling a bit better... 300mg is TOO much, I get real bad salt/sugar cravings that have eased considerably at 200mg... When I start shots every 5 days I think I will cut it back even further... Maybe 150mg and taper down to 100mg...
Ive been taking the P again at 200mg in the evenings...
AND last but not least Ive QUIT smoking cold turkey for a week now
That SHOULD help my E start to work better and its just one of MANY good reasons I have for quitting...
Its been rough but easier than I thought it would be... I started Zyban (wellbutrin/bupropion) yesterday, its supposed to help with the cravings but it takes at least a week to get going...
Supposed to be an antidepressant that reduces the cravings and takes away a lot of the pleasure from nicotine... Its also supposed to lower tolerance for alcohol... SO whats not to like here??? Quit smoking, save $$$ on booze even, and be all happy too LOL... We'll see about that
I have enough for one more 10mg shot of EC and I keep saying I want to go with EV shots instead...
It seems regardless of the dosage the EC shot only lasts about 5 days for me then crashes...
So I was getting nowhere with the nurse talking to my doc... She did however agree with me that there should be no good reason why I couldn't lower dosage and increase frequency of shots in an attempt to level things out a bit... Why suffer from all the highs and lows???
I mean the script is 40mg a month... 6 shots in 30 days every 5 days at 7mg is 42mg.... Or could even go 5mg every 4 days, 42mg in 32 days ect... My doc agreed with that...
OK then SO tell me again WHY it is I have to go with EC when EV is cheaper AND in my opinion more bio identical than EC
Oh because your going by the "GUIDELINES" from the endo society that say EC for weekly injections and EV for biweekly injections.... They do say 40mg a month for either EV or EC, I want EV dammit....
I feel like I could definitely do my own injections now and I will start with every 5 days EV soon one way or the other
EV even from Inhouse is MUCH cheaper than the EC Ive been taking... So I had to order some Progynon Depot to try, it should be here right in time for my next shot whether my doc keeps me on shots or not... I WILL be going to EV every 5 days... Probably 10mg to start...SO all my bitching has resulted in moving my appointment up 3 weeks early to see the doc
This time he said he does want to have a blood test... Well its good Im seeing him on Thursday a week after my last shot.... While I do indeed "crash" after 5 days I gotta wonder if thats from a very high level to a more "normal" level...
So NO extra E and yep, right on time I can feel it crash, gonna be rough today and tomorrow... Wont see the doc until the afternoon, draw blood.... Then I will do the last EC shot myself and start doing them all myself from now on...
Ive also cut the spiro back to 200mg and Ive been feeling a bit better... 300mg is TOO much, I get real bad salt/sugar cravings that have eased considerably at 200mg... When I start shots every 5 days I think I will cut it back even further... Maybe 150mg and taper down to 100mg...
Ive been taking the P again at 200mg in the evenings...
AND last but not least Ive QUIT smoking cold turkey for a week now
That SHOULD help my E start to work better and its just one of MANY good reasons I have for quitting...
Its been rough but easier than I thought it would be... I started Zyban (wellbutrin/bupropion) yesterday, its supposed to help with the cravings but it takes at least a week to get going...
Supposed to be an antidepressant that reduces the cravings and takes away a lot of the pleasure from nicotine... Its also supposed to lower tolerance for alcohol... SO whats not to like here??? Quit smoking, save $$$ on booze even, and be all happy too LOL... We'll see about that