Just wondering how many of you suffered from hot flushes after starting T and how many didn't?
I would have assumed that it was an almost dead cert that most of us would!!??
If you did suffer them, how long after starting T did they begin?
I'm 10 days in now and am surprised to not have had any yet (I used to get them occasionally as was going in and out of early menopause anyway). I haven't had much of anything T related happen yet anyway, so wondering if it's too early for things like to have kicked in, or maybe I'll be lucky and not get them.
Any thoughts????? Ta :)
I suffered from them almost right away - I recall it was only days in. They didn't last very long, though - I'm pretty sure I wasn't having them after about a month. Not everyone gets them, Matt. I've seen you elsewhere talking about not getting any changes yet - well, just over a week is no time at all. Be aware that you're unlikely to see any changes until several months in. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it's common.
I had zero noticeable physical manifestations of T until about 3 months (voice change) and then it wasn't until after 5 months that I had noticed only minute facial hair changes (some light blond fuzz turning darker) - that was it. You will be wasting your time and frustrating yourself waiting around looking in the mirror every day for something to change miraculously. Go on about your life and stop fretting. Also, stay away from YouTube - I think that watching YouTube videos of transitioning guys is the absolute worst thing that a pre-T or newly-started on T guy can do. They are often over-exaggerating their "changes" or wishfully saying that things are happening when they're actually not.
Sorry for the rant, I just don't like to see people having unrealistic expectations of things. I hope that you do see changes early on, but don't obsess about it or worry too much.
Oddly, I suffered them so badly before starting T that I thought I was going through the menopause. Turns out I was getting them because my stress levels had caused my prolactin levels to drop, and that cause symptoms similar to the menopause.
Since starting T I do get a bit warm occasionally, but I wouldn't go so far as to call them hot flushes. Instead, I'm just generally warmer at all times because my metabolism has changed... but of course, that sort of thing depends very much on the individual.
Took about two months before I started having any hot flashes, and they went away within six months. I do still get them occasionally, but I also live in a much hotter place now versus when I started.
I also should note that my basal temperature before and after hormone therapy changed a bit. I'm a little warmer now overall than before. So maybe the hot flashes after I moved was due to going from 70 degree weather at the highest to 90+ on an average day.
Either I never had them or then I've just managed to ignore them.
Weird.
I am only 5 days on T and already had them twice- on the second day and then again yesterday (the 4th day), but I also had changes coming in very fast in general (right from the second day on T...maybe T just loves me?! LOL)
I had them on the first and second night of starting T. Made it rather hard to sleep. After that I didn't have them again.
Not sure if it has got anything to do with T loving you. My changes were rather slow (or maybe at a more normal pace, at least not fast) to come in.
Never had them, or at least never noticed.
Also agree with Kreuzfidel. Don't look for changes, just let them happen, because they will. I call BS on any YouTube vid after a week noting substantial changes. It's more wishful thinking and psychological at that stage. I have purposefully not documented my process, just let it happen. The journey and worrying about when things would happen was all pre-T for me, just in the process of getting T! Then when I got it I just entered chill mode because there's literally nothing I can do to speed it up, it'll do what it does in its own time. I don't even notice my changes until I see photos from pre T or vids/audio pre-T and note the changes and it's cooler that way because then drastic changes sneak up on you ;).
I get something like prickly heat rash (only there's no rash). Weird, only if in the sun or something. Don't stay away from youtube. Watch the smart guys. :)
--Jay
I had them frequently from 1-5 months, and then they suddenly stopped. They returned for 2 weeks right before my 1-year, but I think that was due to majour (random) hormonal imbalance because I had other issues as well.
Not gonna lie, I find them to be the only thing I hated about accommodating to T.
It's a pushmipullu!! Oh sorry, back to your regularly scheduled thread.
Thanks everyone for the replies. Still no sign of them here, but I'm only 2 weeks in so I guess anything can happen yet. I'm keeping everything crossed. I've had them before and it's nasty!!!!
Thanks for the concern over changes happening, but I'm fine!!! I had posted a couple of days after my shot as my mood dropped and I suddenly got worried. I guess part of it is coming down from the high of getting my first shot. All fine now, happy, patiently waiting and so far enjoying (nearly) every minute of this fantastic journey :D