Hunger

[fami (imported)]

I have been on the patch and Spironolactone 100mg x2 for a few months now and have just recently felt a noticeable increase in hunger. I eat then a few hours later I feel hungry again. I eat before I sleep then wake up and almost feel like I am starving... I have not weighted myself yet but before I started my regime I weighted about 180-185 LBS. Then as I started my route my weight slowly dropped, along with muscle mass, to around 170LBS ish. I have not weighted myself yet but the lowest weight I ever reached was almost 165 LBS and I am 5'11".

Anyways my question is.. has anyone else experienced heavy hunger as you were on your HRT?. I have been eating quite a bit more but have tried other solutions like a vitamin shake.. I hear that your body burns through Vitamin E when it begins to transform.. I have vitamin E pills but do not really take them very often, once a week?.

Also i was told to stay away from Orange Juice because of it's high potassium content since Spironolactone makes you keep more potassium in your body. What other things should I stay away from?.

On a side note, my doctor says I should now take the usual x2 100mg Spironolactone tablets + 2-3 1mg tablets of Finpecia (Finasteride) in divided dose, morning and evening. It is a generic propecia drug. Could anyone give me any good .. or bad .. feed backs on this new drug I am being placed on? I will really appreciate it.

Doctor says that without finasteride my results will only minimally improve. Something about a powerful form of testosterone (DHT) called dihydrotestosterone that maintains the masculine state-even in very small quantities.

I forgot to add that just recently I have herd of this hair treatment using minoxidil 5% with tretinoin 0.025 % - 0.05% (Retin-A). Supposively it really helps with growing your hair and gaining whatever hair you have lost from DHT. The same I herd for a skin cream having Tretinoin (Retin-A) 0.1 mg (with vitamin E) to speed up skin resurfacing and diminish blotchiness, sun spots, etc. Any recommendations?.

[fami (imported)]

I am planning on a light excercise regime in hopes of slimming a little. Also it will boost my energy levels up so that is another thing to look for. Thanks for the comments ^^ anymore are still welcomed since i asked other questions too. <3

[SplitDik (imported)]

Minoxidil did work for me to lightly regrow some hair loss around the temples. However, when I started using it I had no adverse reaction, but after about five months it started to irritate my scalp immediately. I eventually stopped using it.

Also the effect was somewhat minor -- definitely a lot of "baby hairs" filled in the thin areas, but it wasn't a full return of hair either.

[fami (imported)]

Is it true that VItamin E cream when used on the body will

speed up skin resurfacing and diminish blotchiness, sun spots, etc.