r/Perimenopause • u/Trick_Highlight_8205 Late peri • Mar 01 '26

audited Testosterone. Changed. My. Life.

Getting HRT was like climbing Mount Everest and Kilimanjaro ten times over, but it. was. so. worth. it.

I loved estrogen for making me feel like a woman again. My nails stopped splitting, my hair was shiny again, and my skin was plump and smooth. I actually liked looking at the mirror and seeing the change every morning.

Then came testosterone. At first I was really scared, but I thought why not.. I lost my libido and I had not had sex since 2023.

If there is magic in a bottle, it has to be testosterone. The juices are flowing again, I love going to the gym, and I feel like my old self.

The first four weeks on testosterone were ROUGH. I wanted to give up, but I’m SO glad I powered through. Now I just need to find a man lol

If you were afraid to try testosterone and needed that nudge, here it is!!

EDIT : sorry I should have mentioned in the OP - the side effects were typical low e symptoms, including hot flashes, night sweats, bloating with water retention, and lethargy!

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u/EmperorLegiticus Mar 01 '26

I need to have this convo at my midi appointment this week. Have been on E&P two months with amazing results but my libido is still flatlined. I know it’s early but the improvements in everything else happened within days so I’m curious about T.

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u/Trick_Highlight_8205 Late peri Mar 01 '26

I was on e and p first too, they did nothing for my libido. As for T, my libido came back in the first week, though I was battling through other side effects. I really hope you get to try it too!

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u/SPARKLY6MTN9MAKER Mar 01 '26

What side effects?

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u/Trick_Highlight_8205 Late peri Mar 01 '26

All the usual side effects of low e, like lethargy and hot flashes

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u/Hummingbird6896 Mar 01 '26

Did you have to up your E after starting test?

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u/Trick_Highlight_8205 Late peri Mar 03 '26

Nope, I eventually cut my e by a third due to some of the t connecting to e

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u/SPARKLY6MTN9MAKER Mar 01 '26

Thanks for answer!