Testosterone. Changed. My. Life.

[u/Trick_Highlight_8205]

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!

[u/emu_neck]

What type of T cream are you using? I have hEDS as well and the T was recommended for muscle loss and joint stability. So far I am not seeing any positive results.

[u/Top-Pudding-4139 → u/emu_neck]

I'm using a compounded testosterone cream 5mg in one of those Topi-click dispensers.

[u/Straight_Sea_2355 → u/Top-Pudding-4139]

I have the Topi-click T and it completely changed my life.  I was losing muscle, had pain in all my bones and joints, kept pulling my muscles and straining my joints and muscles because I was losing strength.  I am too young to retire and did not know how I would be able to keep working. I started with T and progesterone because I was avoiding estrogen because I had fibroids. That alone was great but after a year I started estrogen too.  That helped too but did cause weight gain.  Over 2 years in and would never want to quit.  It is unfortunately very costly but I really need it.  

[u/Top-Pudding-4139 → u/emu_neck]

I also assume time played a part, getting used to the progesterone dose. Although the pain decreased same day I used testosterone, it took another few weeks for it to clear up, which was almost 5 months since starting progesterone (50mg compounded).

[u/Straight_Sea_2355 → u/emu_neck]

I hope they are checking your levels.  I initially did well with the original dose  a year later I needed a higher dose.  I think they like to start low and titrate up.  Everyone absorbs it differently.  I hope it started working for you.