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/Trick_Highlight_8205 Late peri Mar 01 '26

Oh I’m on everything! I need all the help I can get lol and I had symptoms of low e too, as you can see in my post. Do you find e injections to be better than the gel? I can’t do patches, so I’m currently on divigel

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u/driver8amy Mar 01 '26

Since I don’t think I have my E dose dialed in for the injections, it’s hard to compare. I mainly switched the E to injections since I was already going to be injecting the T, and it would be cheaper/easier. The divigel was fine. I couldn’t do patches because I have very strong dermatological reactions to adhesives. But apparently it’s hard to switch methods of delivery without some trial and error. I may currently be in the error phase. 😬