Hello ladies,
I’m sure this topic has been talked about before. Apologies for any repetition!
I’ve been on NextStellis for 6 months. My doctor prescribed it because of the progestin for my PMDD. I can’t tolerate bio-progesterone. I was also taking 3-5mg of testosterone daily before probably for about 4 months. My testosterone results were low and I was experiencing muscle fatigue.
My hair then became oily. I experienced acne and hair shedding from the testosterone gel. She put me on 50mg of Spironolactone. Everything calmed down and then I increased it to 100mg two months ago to help my hair even more. Hair has been great!
However, the Estrogen in the NextStellis caused my breasts to increase quite a bit and my body changed, ie fat redistribution, feels softer overall, gained 5-7 lbs that won’t come off. I also still have PMDD symptoms, but not as bad.
She now says to begin Slynd, keep spiro at 75mg, still take 5mg of testosterone daily. She said it’s not a major switch. Eventually, I can go back down to 50mg because Slynd is a mild drospirenone, like NextStellis. She said my breasts should go down and gain more muscle again.
My concern is hair loss! I keep reading the change in estrogen can cause TE. I’d really hate for this to happen.
What has been your experience switching from NextStellis to Slynd? Positive? Negative?
Thank you! 🙏🏻