Side Effects

Yep, they're going to happen at some point. Let's face it, you are messing around with the chemical make up of the human body. Any time you start messing with that, you are almost asking for a problem. I will grant that in most cases, it is beneficial to the health and life of the individual taking the meds.

The thing is, the human body is a fragile microcosm in constant flux. Adding any type of checicals can have catastrophic results.

Now, the thing you need to do is to make sure that you have a good relationship with your pharmacist and doctor so you can discuss what side effects to expect from the hormone replacement therapy and how to handle them. We just had to make a change in meds as the one was causing side effects that were beginning to interfere with day to day life. Fortunately, between my medical background and a fairly recent copy of the Physician's Desk Reference at home, we were able to get a pretty good idea of which one it was that was causing the problems.

The point here, is that while some side effects are things you can deal with, some are not, and you have to know when to draw the line and where to draw it as well. If you don't know and don't have the support structure to help you figure this out, I would STRONGLY suggest you start working in that direction, be it with your doctor or pharmacist. Of course, having someone at home who has a medical background of some sort is good too.

Remember, this is a transition to become the person you were meant to be. There will likely be a few bumps along the way, but with a little bit of pre-planning and setting up a good support structure, you can ease the transition a little bit more in your direction.

Have a great day and remember, love is.