| To: VOCALIST <vocalist> From: Peter Louis van Dijk Subject: Re: Effects of CREATINE /Hormones Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>
> >I am a high dramatic coloratura , and I want to keep my high notes. Does >taken hormones effect the voice either positively or negatively, and if so >how? Thanks, CJ
I had to sing an audition shortly after starting the pill (1973) and found that I had very little control over my voice. At the time I did not know what it was. I then did another audition just after I had come OFF the pill. Same thing! Some time later I was casually chatting to a fellow soprano, who told me that she had lost 3 semitones while on the pill and that her doctor had told her that the vocal cords swell, because the body is put into mock pregnancy. So there you have it. While I was really pregnant, I never sang better, I even sang Carmina Burana (top D) which I have not done since. I'm sure the dosage in today's pills is more carefully monitored. That was just my personal experience many years ago.I'm sure we all react differently to different medication. Good Luck Regards Susi RSA Cape Town
Peter Louis van Dijk Cape Town, South Africa
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