Testosterone has changed me (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 5 months ago by cowboycrustation@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/ftm@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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I've been on 25mg of 1% gel for about a month. It's astonishing how different it's made me feel. 25mg is not much, and yet it's as if a cloud has lifted from my brain in recent days. A cloud that's been here since my brain was flooded with estrogen during first puberty. Can't wait to see how it'll feel with a higher dosage.

It really seems that there's some truth to the "some brains are wired for estrogen and some for testosterone" theory. What other explanation could there be for this.

Anybody else experienced the same thing?

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[-] Prestron@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago

Congratulations! That’s awesome it’s being so beneficial to you.

To be upfront, I’m a straight cis-man, but you reminded me of a clip of a college professor talking about a difference in the amygdala in men and women that’s consistent whether the person is trans or cis. I’d appreciate the thoughts of someone actually experiencing the lifting of this cloud.

[-] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

That was fascinating. This lecture exemplifies the kind of thing I miss about college.

[-] Blahaj_Blast@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 5 months ago

This is incredible! Thanks for sharing!

[-] xilliah@beehaw.org 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Someone from the other side of the aisle here! Yes I had exactly the same, with a small amount. It was like someone cracked the resolution up from 1080 to 8k 🤩

Article about it

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Congrats man! And yeah it’s one of those things that’s really easy to write off until you experience the difference

[-] cowboycrustation@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 months ago

Thanks. Cheers!

[-] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

Yeah, I definitely did too, and I actually use the gel too. I started on a higher dose than you did though.

[-] cowboycrustation@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 months ago

I definitely want to get up to a higher dose, as I am not non binary, but I'm worried about what a higher dose will do to my voice. I've heard some guys say that it ruined their ability to sing well and made their voices hoarse and tinny, but I'm curious if that's due to injections, not gel. Did you experience any on that on gel?

[-] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

I'm not a singer, but I've heard second puberty can be a challenge for singers, but if you're serious about maintaining your singing voice there's ways to do that. Testosterone is testosterone, but being better able to control the dose with the gel might help?

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