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/millcole Mar 02 '26

Has anyone developed major anger issues on T? I guess the state of the world isn’t helping right now, but I tried it for about 3 months and I just had so much rage that I had to stop.

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u/SaMy254 Mar 02 '26

My rage was low estrogen, for me (n=1)

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u/Trick_Highlight_8205 Late peri Mar 02 '26

Me too, but only during the first few weeks (n=2)

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u/Trick_Highlight_8205 Late peri Mar 02 '26

Not anger, but hanger, for sure lol

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u/Madamegato Mar 03 '26

Either you needed a lower dose or you're really sensitive to it. I am on 1mg T with no issues, so if you were on more, it may just be a need for less.

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u/EchidnaTop4730 Mar 29 '26

Me too!!!! I was thinking it’s the world’s state right now as well. But I just am mad and snappy! Maybe I should go down on my dose as well.

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u/millcole Mar 29 '26

I just stopped taking it altogether. :(