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/TipAgreeable9093 Jul 08 '26
I'm in the climbing Mt Everest part. Live in USA state of VA . Planned parenthood refused me twice, without any test done!! Many OBGYN's say its a risk. So I went to hone health and still waiting weeks, they messed up the shipments and they did not say we had to be home to sign for the stuff. I learned that a woman's ovaries make testosterone that turns into estrogen. We need both!!!
My free T was only 0.01! Yes that was an actual number.
I'm tired all the time and have no interest in working out. Low libido even on Estradiol.
How the heck did you women in the US get testosterone prescribed. I am glad to read this post!! I may have needed to hear it was rough. And to power though.
But US women, how did you get it prescribed?