Hello! so I've been on HRT since July 17th, and I have yet to drink since I started, the last time was July 8th. with the spiro dehydration and constant urination, are there any concerns I should have about drinking alcohol with it? I usually get up a couple times a night to pee when I drink, it sucks. I don't drink much anymore but I want to do so soon, I stopped drinking regularly back in January and now I save it for special occasions, and this weekend I'm seeing my favorite band (Green Day) and I have a ticket for a VIP section with its own bar, and then Labor Day weekend I was thinking about drinking to celebrate a new job, so I was just wondering if anyone here had any input, thanks!

All I can say is you can probably cut your drink budget in half because HRT made me a lightweight.

Looks like drinking and Spiro isn't a great idea. If you want to do it, I would suggest you discuss it with your doctor and find out how much you can safely consume.

It really depends on how much you drink and if you lose control when you do drink. The test for people who do drink is rather simple. Can you stop once you start, or do you go to your tolerance level? To have 1-3 drinks is not a problem. But, if you tend to crave alcohol after you start drinking and blow past a moderated level .. it's a problem.

As far as HRT, alcohol use in cis males tends to redistribute fat to female areas -- breasts, butt, and unforgettably the belly and face and neck. So, IMO, occasional low risk use of alcohol should not effect HRT. But, regular binge drinking and worst case, daily drinking, may add fat to female areas, but grow that belly and increase face fat and remove muscle. Alcohol is not helpful when transitioning.

Go for it, but be prepared for the morning after...


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thanks for the replies! I've decided that I'm most likely not going to drink at the concert, but I will probably drink on Labor Day weekend. I'm going to have a cookout and it will be a lot safer if I'm drinking at my own home around friends. I'll probably have 4 or 5 beers, idk