Feel Like I've Lost My Spark
I'm wondering if HRT would help with this. The last month or 2, I've noticed that I just don't feel joyful about anything anymore. I really feel like I've lost my "spark." I'm a lot more emotional, feeling like I want to cry at random things even when it's not right before my period. Mainly the last couple years I've been more irritable so this is a really noticeable change. I'm 45 now and my doctor tried me on progesterone to help with the irritability in spring 2025 but it just made me tired. There was a lot going on then though, my mother in law died unexpectedly and I was helping to care for someone that had back surgery.
I've been on Zepbound since August 2025 and this lack of joy/happiness/spark just started maybe April of 2026 so I don't think it's the loss of pleasure side effect that people talk about. I'm microdosing 1.25 now. I haven't had as much energy as usual since beginning it so my doctor started giving me a 30mg (I believe it is, not 100% sure the dose) testosterone shot in December which I'm not really sure has helped. The higher dose gave me really bad anxiety and this is the lowest dose. I don't know if I'm depressed, I already take Wellbutrin for anxiety/depression and I have for decades. I don't know if I should make an appointment to talk to my doctor about trying progesterone again, I know I don't want an SSRI, just looking for feedback on if HRT would help for this. Thanks!