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I am a transgender man and before I started getting injections I was really easy going with my emotions. I wasn’t dependent on anyone. I didn’t have any S or SH thoughts let alone at SA for about 5 years. I had been working for almost 3 years and I was doing good there. Then ever since I started my injections March 17th 2020 I’ve turned into this person I don’t really recognize. I am S multiple times a week. I risk take with my meds almost nightly. I was super needy with my therapist all of 2020. She almost called 911 on me a bunch of times because I was being so risky. I developed this transference with her and I ultimately had to end things with her because my mental health was so bad. I freak out about next Christmas because last Christmas I was forced into an IOP program and I felt like I had no support for 4 weeks. So even though it’s only July I’m desperately trying to make sure this coming Christmas is ok by asking my therapists if they work during Christmas time so I don’t feel the way I did last year. Also I’ve been drinking this tea that reminds me of my old therapist
I swear I never had abandonment issues or anything like this before I started my injections and my hormones got messed up. So my question is can mental health disorders that you’ve never had before develop as a result of a medication? __________________ Ridin' with Biden |
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i think that can happen but of course i am no medical professional so i think the best way to be sure is to ask one. Perhaps the meds you're taking aren't the best ones for you? i am not sure if there's anly alternative to the ones you're taking but if there is perhaps you may consider it. So Sorry you're going through this but Hopefully things will improve really soon for everyone. Sending many Safe, warm hugs to BOTH you, @Mountaindewed, your Family, your Friends and ALL of your Loved Ones! Keep fighting and keep rocking NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, OK?!
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Well, sometimes they figure out that if you were given a certain medicine, for instance Prozac, and you react to it in a weird way, that it meant you were NOT "A" and more like have "B". And thats the "only" way they can tell. Where a an b are bipolar or low on dopamine or low on serotonin or honestly i dont know what all.
Can a drug cause a disease? Would that be considered a (bad) side effect? Cuz otherwise why would you take the drug to begin with? But it sounds like you are saying the drug is causing you to have reactions you didnt have before. But isnt that how it is supposed to work? Who decides if those reactions are good or bad, or have positive or negative effects on your life? For instance, helping you gain or lose weight is dependent on what the person needs. Or being more or less aggressive. Those things arent necessarily good or bad, or illness or disease. |
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I just meant I feel like I’m starting to develop BPD or DPD when I was told many times I didn’t have those. It was mainly just anxiety, ASD and BP. But now I’m showing a lot of the signs of a personality disorder when I wasn’t before. Sorry I should have been more specific.
I feel like I’m in the chocolate tunnel scene in Willy Wonka And The Chocolate factory right now. You know where Gene Wilder is talking all freaky and the boat is moving really fast. Things are a bit creepy for me right now and I don’t feel that great. __________________ Ridin' with Biden |
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I did not start having my emotional lability issue until after giving birth. I have suspected the hormones did trigger it for me, and I have asked doctors. They have checked my hormone levels, thyroid, all possibilities for things being ‘off’, but those numbers are always fine.
I did try many meds over all these years, they did not help the emotional issues, in some cases I feel they exacerbated it. I do not feel like any med caused a new issue that I didn’t have, though. __________________ "And don't say it hasn't been a little slice of heaven, 'cause it hasn't!" . About Me--T |
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Sorry I rewrote my post while you were reading it. Could it be hormones?
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It could be hormones. Most likely it is. It could also be something else that only surgery would fix according to my primary.
I have a lot going on now and I worry about my mental health a lot and I’ve always had a fear of developing a personality disorder. __________________ Ridin' with Biden |
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I suspect it’s hormonal. Talk to your doctor some more about it.
My husband has low testosterone, he was prescribed some (before I’ve met him) he says it made him insane, it changed his personality. He is easy going laid back guy but all of a sudden he said he wasn’t even nice and was often feeling angry and out of control (I can’t even imagine). Some people don’t do well with hormones. My daughter can’t do birth control that has any hormones as she is a total mess on them. |
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#9
Hi Mountaindewed. In answer to your question, I did have different mental health challenges crop up a few to four years after my bipolar diagnosis. One in particular was agoraphobia. That was, however, not to be a permanent diagnosis like bipolar disorder is. Therapy did eventually help, but it was a struggle. I know how difficult it can be finding "the right" therapist, and found that such a person can change over time. One that really helped me 8 years ago, would not necessarily be "the right one" now. Sometimes we have to give current ones a fair shake. Other times the search must go on.
I can't know how much your hormonal chaos is playing a role in your current challenges. I'd assume a lot. Just being a woman I have seen how hormones affect my mood. Being close to (or in) perimenopause seems to exacerbate it. Your unique situation must be both a major physical and psychological adjustment, even as you make the transition that I assume gives you piece of mind, in a major way. It is indeed a major change. One I assume will become easier with time. You know that many here, including myself, are very concerned for you. Again, my advice is to be 100% honest with your doctors about your physical and psychological reactions. Also, it's crucial you follow treatment to the T. Though the urge to experiment on your own is hard to control, you must stop such behavior. I truly truly know this from experience and realize it can be easier said than done. Doctor recommendations aren't always perfect, but they are the experts. If you think more or less of some med might be helpful, do discuss this with them. They can veto ideas, but if they do it's crucial to know why. This is especially important with psych meds. Finding the perfect balance of things is a task, but can only be found with prescribed consistency. |
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