so i started HRT like 8 wks ago and my endocrinologist keeps saying labs look fine, just wait. estradiol’s in range, TSH is stable, everything’s “normal.” i don’t do waiting well so i started tracking actual stuff - night sweats per week, whether my 3pm energy crash happens, mood/irritability levels. here’s the thing. labs look identical to week 1.
nothing changed. but the night sweats dropped from 5 nights to 2. my 3pm crash just… stopped happening.
and the irritability that was making me lose it at work? gone. so like, either HRT works in your actual body for 5-7 wks but takes way longer to show in blood, or the labs are too blunt to catch what’s happening. i showed my endocrinologist the spreadsheet and she seemed annoyed but also like…
wouldn’t you want to know if something’s actually working? has anyone else found their HRT response shows up in daily tracking but labs stay flat? am i tracking the wrong things or do the numbers just lag behind reality?