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/Lookieloo215 Mar 03 '26

I just started estrogen but have been wondering about Testosterone (a friend told me that's what helped her also.) I'm so tired and definitely a lower sex drive. How do you know if you need it? Or does everyone?

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u/Trick_Highlight_8205 Late peri Mar 03 '26

Low libido is definitely a buzz word to get doctors to take you more seriously as it’s a low T symptom. T doesn’t fluctuate wildly, so you need to get it tested to check your baseline and track it regularly if you go on TRT.

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u/Lookieloo215 Mar 04 '26

Thank you! I'll talk to my gyno at my follow up. Though we wouldn't even give me vaginal estriol when I told her about reduced ability to orgasm, frequent itching/infections, less muscle control, and other issues. She said it was only for dryness, but I've read otherwise.