Posted by iforgotmypassword on November 2, 2005, at 21:07:50
(also goes by trade name ANDROCUR sometimes)
hi, i was just wondering if anyone knows much about cyproterone acetate, and if any specific mental health related problems or fatigue, malaise, or neurological health problems that may be associated it with its use.
i have severe gender identity issues and have lot of trouble with masculine aspects of my body and stuff, and i use the cyproterone to help with it, and really i couldn't do without it or something like it (not too much in existence) to deal with things. but now i really worry if it could be doing harm. for one thing, it's an extremely old progestin and is now famous for devouring B12 somehow. which is really kind of funny because, my B12 is almost always very low unless extremely supplemented (it has been this way for years, i was getting weekly B12 shots less than 2 months ago while an inpatient... i should prolly learn how to inject them myself and continue things.) this is probably an extra risk becuase i am mostly vegan (except when i get very dragged down and start making exceptions for chocolate, like now)... but also it seems like provera (medroxyprogesterone) a lot of people seem to have trouble tolerating it. this may be less due to any progestogenic (or whatever the word would be) effects as while it is in fact a progestin, it is much weaker than provera, but im not certain if this is relevant.
anyways, it's hard to find relevant info as i gather it's not a very popular med anymore (not even dispensed in the US). its mostly used as a (presumably less popular) treatment for prostate cancer, for sex offenders, in the Diane 35 and Dianette 50 birth control pills, and of course for transgender-related HRT.
i'm thinking i may just be much safer getting an orchidectomy (the surgical castration procedure) to deal with excess testosterone, then not only would i not have to take a antiandrogen at all but i would also get to take less estrogen for appropriate levels (another thing i gathered was that CES (basically canadian generic chemically identical non-equine PREMARIN) is probably not all that good for you either. i bought some estrace (pure estradiol oral preparation). now i am very having a lot of trouble keeping up with doses and everything just as with personal hygeine. :( god i am such a mess...
i am still very suspicious that the changes in my HRT have become noticably less effective in reducing visible masculinization, which is something i inside panic over, and if i werent so numb and apathetic and actually caring about anything in the world id actually be going crazy. the fat on my face seems to have changed, my voice sounds much more male, my body shape as well... ugh.
anyways, if anyone knows anything about hormonal drugs and mental health and has any advice to offer that would be really really awesome. i understand though, if this is just too out of left field for any one to be able to help with though.
thanx! xo
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