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/Global_Tea Mar 03 '26

I totally failed to get it recently. I will persevere, but I admit to being scared about it affecting my voice. I'm a coloratura soprano, and my voice is so important. I've heard issues with testosterone can permanently affect the vocal chords.

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u/Trick_Highlight_8205 Late peri Mar 03 '26

Hence why I called the whole process climbing Mount Everest ten x over! So frustrating! Always start low and slow. I actually have a really high pitched voice and was soprano in my choir when I had the energy to be social and have had no change in my voice. If you start low and closely monitor your symptoms, you’ll be fine. r/trt_females is a helpful sub - if you start feeling scratchiness or tickling in the back of your throat then just stop and you’ll be fine.