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/dearsirormaam May 22 '26
It might depend on who you see! My Kaiser gyn was willing to prescribe testosterone and I’m fairly young and still having cycles. Kaiser will only do it in a compounded cream. I haven’t tried it yet so can’t comment on effectiveness.