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T and side effects (?)

Started by Jared, October 20, 2012, 02:08:43 PM

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Jared

Hi everyone, I just got my first shot of T yesterday. That's awesome but today I'm feeling very nervous. Did anyone of you experienced this? Or is it just my mental sh*t cause I'm afraid of any side effects? Or will it pass away with time? thanks for any answers
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Arch

I was nervous before my first shot because I was deathly afraid that I wouldn't actually get it. I wasn't nervous afterward about much of anything but the future of my relationship.

You could be experiencing simple anticipation...unless you ARE worried about side effects. What are you worried about?
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Jared

Well I guess I'm worrying about the side effects  :-X I was always stressed, for a long time I couldn't sleep without xanax....and I'm scared that T will make it much worse. Maybe I just should relax and stop thinking about this. Anyway, thanks Arch.
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Arch

Most of the guys I know IRL and on these boards say that T helped their anger and anxiety, so there's hope for mankind (so to speak). With that said, you can work yourself into a very pretty state of anxiety just by worrying that your anxiety might increase on T. I've heard that meditation can help...
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Jared

Yeah the irony.... it's comforting what you said. I'm trying to calm down, thanks.
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Arch

Odds are good that you're just going through the "what have I done" stage or the "what if nothing happens" stage or even the "why don't I have a deeper voice yet" stage. Realizing that you've finally done it--or just waiting for the changes--can be very anxiety-inducing.

Me, I was so terrified that I wouldn't get my shot and so relieved after I finally got it that my body sort of went into shock. Two minutes after the injection, I was standing at reception with my credit card in hand. I felt the indescribable sensation of twenty years' worth of fear and anxiety and desire and rank terror just lifting away from my body. I became light-headed and keeled right over. Good job one of the nurses was standing right there. She caught me in mid-air, I guess.

I was right as rain, and completely euphoric, right after that because I was on my way. But in the days ahead, I still worried that the T wouldn't do anything for me or that it would do bad things to me. I had all sorts of crazy thoughts. What if I never get facial hair? What if my red blood cells go nuts or my cholesterol hits the roof--and what if my endo makes me stop T because of something like that? What if I am still severely depressed? What if my face never changes? What if I sound like Mickey Mouse for life?

I had to learn to just enjoy the ride and take things as they came.
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Jared

I'm especially worrying about health problems that T can cause but You're right I'm gonna freak out if I'm stressing about every little things. My biggest problem is focusing all the negative things and don't see the positives even if they exist.
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Adam (birkin)

My endocrinologist and my doctor work with a lot of trans men, and they say that a lot of the health concerns that can potentially arise from T are overblown, because a lot of the studies were based on cis men who were abusing T as a steroid. They say that they normally only see health problems in those who are not using their T as directed (some of their patients stockpiled and then injected too much thinking changes would happen faster, for example), or if they had existing health issues such as being overweight, inactive, etc.
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Darrin Scott

Quote from: .caleb on October 20, 2012, 04:28:32 PM
My endocrinologist and my doctor work with a lot of trans men, and they say that a lot of the health concerns that can potentially arise from T are overblown, because a lot of the studies were based on cis men who were abusing T as a steroid. They say that they normally only see health problems in those who are not using their T as directed (some of their patients stockpiled and then injected too much thinking changes would happen faster, for example), or if they had existing health issues such as being overweight, inactive, etc.

This. My endo said the same thing. He did suggest me getting a hysto after several years on T though.





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Natkat

I think its pretty normal being nervous/exited about T for the first time.
I was also like that first, and had all questions in my mind on how it would infect me.

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ChaoticTribe

Testosterone has actually been shown to lessen anxiety and depression when given in normal male amounts. That is exactly what you're getting during hormone replacement therapy. Not only do men with low testosterone experience depression and the like, even women have been found to benefit mentally from the hormone. There was even a news release once about the trace amounts of testosterone in semen causing women to have 'better moods' among couples who relied on birth control other than a condom. Not saying it's safe or a good idea, but the evidence is present.

I have been on T for many months, only side effect is some oily skin but I always had that.
Was falsely diagnosed as a female-to-male transsexual.
I'm just a cisgender female picking up the pieces.
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Jared

Thanks guys, I guess it was a simple excitement for the first time. I just panicked for a couple of hours but now I'm ok.
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Snowman77

Quote from: Jared on October 20, 2012, 02:08:43 PM
Hi everyone, I just got my first shot of T yesterday. That's awesome but today I'm feeling very nervous. Did anyone of you experienced this? Or is it just my mental sh*t cause I'm afraid of any side effects? Or will it pass away with time? thanks for any answers


I know this isn't helpful but congratulations on your first T shot! :D
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