Gender put on the back-burner?

[Lo]

So I haven't been posting as much lately (though I do still check the forum every day). I started taking an anti-depressant about a week ago, and since then I just haven't been thinking about gender stuff too much at all since. I haven't been thinking about much in the way of identity politics at all, actually. I'm thinking that I'm in a transitory stage where my body is getting used to the medication and I'm playing catch up. Just so many months of having such low energy and motivation, that now that it's starting to come back all I can think about is working and making art at every chance I get again.

I don't feel that my gender has changed at all, but I just haven't had an ounce of dysphoria or dissatisfaction with my body and presentation since I started. Right now I feel that there's just nothing to talk about, in a way. I'm doing what I need to do, I'm better able to roll with the punches.

So I'm waiting to see if this feeling will continue, or if, once I settle into a new (more productive) routine and the thrill of having energy to do stuff goes away, I can reintroduce "being" alongside my "doing".

Anyone else experience similar?

[MadeleineG]

Actually, I'm in a similar place. I've had two weeks of super-low dysphoria. I don't feel that this changes anything in the big picture as I've been there many times before, but, at least for now, I have bigger fish to fry and bigger concerns to think about.

In my case, it isn't medication that's changed my focus, but an exhausting, burning-the-candle-at-both-ends schedule.

[Night Haven]

I've had fairly low disphoria the past couple days, at least. Every now and then it does rise back up into that raging monster, but it's been calm of late.
Suppose this could be because I've done a few things to reassert what changes I'm willing to make and have made; getting something done and seeing progress helps me a bit.

I'm not on any medication, but I have been eating a bit better (or trying to) and exercising more, so that could do it. Self-esteem seems to be slightly better than usual, at least for the time being. I'm fairly certain my dysphoria and other issues are positively correlated.

[musicofthenight]

Certainly not the same thing, but I'm just now coming back from a period of dealing with more fundamental psycholocrap than gender identity.  (Yes, there is such a thing, at least for me.)

Time spent on Zoloft may have had something to do with it.  I'm now switching to SJW, side effects such as not caring too much about anything at are significantly reduced.  Also started therapy for anxiety, though I suspect my clinician is now digging more into personality disorders and childhood trauma at this point.  (I actually prefer not knowing my diagnosis, for now at least.  Maybe in a couple months.) 

So it goes.  I don't think it's fair to expect oneself to work on all areas for growth all the time.  Interests will and should wax and wane.

[MadeleineG]

As expected, my dysphoria rebounded with a vengeance.