Later after not doing my shot: why do I feel so tired and shitty?? It must be literally anything else!
As someone who hasn’t started yet, I literally can’t think about anything else. Do people genuinely avoid it?
I can’t speak for everyone, but for me, once the novelty wore off, my ADHD procrastinate forever response kicked in like it does for anything monotonous. It’s not that I avoid doing it or don’t wanna do it, it’s moreso just my executive function being fucked to the point where I keep saying “eh, I’ll do it in a bit”. Granted, I’ve been on HRT for almost 10 months now, so it’s really not smth I think abt all that much anymore. It’s just kinda a part of normal life at this point
Right, I also have the ADHD head weasels so I’ll watch out for it.
ADHD for me too (｡╯︵╰｡)
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Needles are horrible. The prep to get a shot going is stressful. There are serious medical risks every single time you break the skin barrier and inject stuff into yourself.
One time I did it and blood literally poured out when I pulled out the needle. Ruined a pair of pants and a shirt.
As great as transitioning is, yes, it sucks and I wish I wasn’t born this way and that there was a better way. I’ve tried patches, oral, sublingual, buccal. None of them are perfect.
Oh yeah, had that happen once. The nausea of seeing blood pour out was worse than the pain of the needle.
how about transdermal (gel/spray)?
I haven’t used gel or spray.
I have used patches though. Patches are difficult when you need to bathe because they generally stay on for a week and as soon as you get them wet, they’re toast. Also they’re little pieces of adhesive stretchy plastic that leave residue on skin and can suck to take off if your skin is sensitive.
I use spray on my arm, it’s pretty handy. Dries in 2-4 min enough to put the sweater on, and 1 hour after applying you can shower.
Depending on your advice, you’d have to apply it 1-2x a day, with a total of 2-3 doses per day. Cis women tend to have the highest E levels in the morning, but I use them in evening because ironically they also help me fall asleep.
Gel is similar to spray, but it dries slower (10 minutes), though still pretty decent.
here’s a guide (the comments below are also handy to read through, Will has some good info there)
I take patches for e and pills to block t. It’s a bit less work to maintain maybe.
If you are taking shots you might have a larger drop off right before you take your next one which will kill your energy and stuff. Low hormone levels make you feel tired.
For me when it’s the last day I feel a bit tired and emotional, but when I change the patches I feel much better. Kind of amazing how a little e can make me feel so much better. I don’t even know how I survived before I found hrt. Testosterone makes me feel like shit too, so it’s double plus good.
Thanks, this reminded me to do mine :3
