so i’m 8 wks into HRT and the rage is still a thing. it’s sharper now, not constant like before. trying to track what sets it off, might be sleep or meal timing.
my endocrinologist says labs look fine, but i know that’s not the whole picture. i’ve been using reminders to stay on top of my doses and check-ins, which helps me spot patterns. like, if i miss a dose or eat a big meal, i can see how it affects my mood later.
still figuring it out, but it’s nice to have some data to point to when i talk to my doc. anyone else experience this on HRT?
Freshly tracking my own patterns with lupus, I see what you mean by “rage is still a thing” and it being “sharper now, not constant like before”. The part that resonates with me is trying to identify what sets it off, and for me, it’s often the subtle changes in my daily routine, like sleep or meal timing, that can trigger a flare. I’ve found that logging every flare and what might have caused it, even if it’s just a hunch, helps me spot patterns over time, and I’m doing that through a daily check-in flow that takes maybe a minute or two, which is pretty manageable.
that “labs look fine” thing is the worst, especially when you know it’s not the whole picture. for my autoimmune stuff, my C3/C4 labs look “normal” at the appointment but i tracked them monthly and found they drop two weeks before everything falls apart. you’re smart to track your own meal timing and sleep alongside the HRT, because that kind of specific pattern is what actually moves the needle with docs, not just saying “i feel worse.” logging doses and symptoms quickly, even from something like a watch, makes it way easier to catch those patterns for me.