Has anyone heard of/experienced Hormone Dumping?

[MHOUSE 10]

I'm wondering if anyone else has dealt with surges of emotions since surgery? My VSG was in late March and I feel like my emotions have been really up and down for the last 2 weeks. I have a really short temper sometimes and that's not like me at all.

I spoke to my doctor here at home and she put my back on my antidepressants (I'd been off for a year).

Am I alone in this phenomenon?

Thanks.

[ShelterDog64 2,364]

It's not at all uncommon...we store estrogen in our body fat, and as we start to mobilize and use that fat for fuel, the estrogen is released. It was bad enough for me that I resumed having periods after menopause. As my weight loss slowed, I'm amenorrheic again.

Two menopauses for the price of one

[MHOUSE 10]

That makes sense. It makes me feel better that others are experiencing the same thing. I feel bad for my hubby!

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

I had a period every 2 weeks for about a year, so yeah I could write a book about it.

It is pretty horrible. I ended up slowing my weight loss down some because I just couldn't take it anymore. I was becoming so emotionally unbalanced it was becoming too stressful.

[Berry78 4,261]

4 days post op and I was getting my fluids but no Protein or fat. Pure adrenaline rush! I ran around nude in front of my kids. Psycho!!! Once I started getting nutrition back on board, everything normalized and has been good. Weightloss is slow, but at least they can stand me!

[James Marusek 5,244]

As you lose weight, the chemicals and hormones that were stored in your fat cells are being released into your body. These will pass through your kidneys and are expelled in your urine. But they can generate a flush of hormones during the weight loss phase. They should simmer down once you transition into maintenance. It is important to meet your daily Fluid requirements, because it take fluids to flush these hormones from your system.

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On 2017-04-21 at 2:48 PM, MHOUSE said:

I'm wondering if anyone else has dealt with surges of emotions since surgery? My VSG was in late March and I feel like my emotions have been really up and down for the last 2 weeks. I have a really short temper sometimes and that's not like me at all.

I spoke to my doctor here at home and she put my back on my antidepressants (I'd been off for a year).

Am I alone in this phenomenon?

Thanks.

We store a lot of hormones in our Fat, so loosing weight quickly can give you a sudden change in moods for sure!