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Work ... don't care anymore ... is this normal?

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Fizwhizz:
I lose all motivation and interest in every time my HRT levels drop and I become a lethargic couch potato. I have regular blood tests due to another condition which seems to be responding to treatment so I know it’s my sex hormones. For me it’s definitely getting both the testosterone and oestrogen levels high enough to work sustainably. I seem to absorb oestrogen initially and feel energised but then I can feel my mood dropping off and my enthusiasm disappears as my levels decline. Testosterone has definitely helped but the issue for me is getting sufficient of both hormones into my system to have a sustained effect. I would definitely look into how you can tweak your current HRT regime and try adding in Testosterone first.

rosebrid:
I totally hear you. I have been 9 years in my current customer service office job (some of the customers are challenging to put it politely) and the enthusiasm and motivation is now near non existent. The two years before I got onto an hrt regime this year was absolutely dreadful, peri, coupled with a staffing level crisis resulted in me just sort of collapsing before Christmas and going home with a very bad bug, which is unusual for me, the accumulation of stress and long hours.
 
Turned 50 this year and finally got the NHS interested in getting me onto HRT from the combined pill and compared to the last few years feel so much better. Not perfect, the bloody Utrogestan has me a bit haywire for ten days of the cycle, but miles better compared to before. I can cope better now but I am not fooling myself I like work, the problem is there are not many full time positions where I am. I am in it for the money pure and simple. I am salting away as much as possible in SIPPs so at 57 I will hopefully have options. Maybe just look at it as a means to an end like I do (sorry all I can offer) and don't let it define you, try and have a fulfilling life and hobbies away from it.

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