• TotallynotJessica@lemmy.worldMEnglish
      10·
      2 years ago

      Spiro should honestly not be recommended for 99% of people. I only use it because most other anti androgens have progestergenic effects, and I had liver concerns with high blood pressure. I would’ve changed by now, but I won’t even need t suppression soon.

      Edit: should also mention that I’m injecting e as well. I started spiro first, as I was initially denied HRT for backwards ass reasons. When I finally started, injections were an easy choice.

      • dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        8·
        2 years ago

        seriously, it’s insane that spiro is used so much - it’s a weak anti-androgen to start with, and the side effects are so common and potentially dangerous (I feel like everyone I talk to that takes spiro has a horrible time on it - the only person I can think of who had a good experience is Mia Violet).

        Meanwhile, injecting bioidentical estrogen with monotherapy doses is relatively harmless (the biggest harm I guess would be from needle injury, infections, etc. - easily mitigated by following standard / best practices, something diabetics have to do as well).

    • 0laura@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      personally I’m a big fan of injections. very stable levels and you only need to inject once a week.