I have been on HRT for a little over two months. I am taking sprio and sublingual estradiol.

These treatments have pretty much cured my depression, but otherwise I feel pretty much the same. I kind of expected estrogen to feel actively different most of the time, but so far that doesn’t seem to be the case.

However, today I felt my nerves for the first time on HRT, and it felt very different. I get stage fright on occasion. This time wasn’t worse or anything, but it felt so very different. Like the nerves were in my body instead of my head.

Has anyone else had similar experiences with performance anxiety before and after HRT? I’d also love to know if are other experiences that feel distinctly different that I can look forward to.

Thx in advance. Love you all <3

  • Selyle@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    17·
    1 day ago

    No experiences with stage fright after starting HRT (mainly because I haven’t been on stage for anything 🤭), but there are a variety of other feelings and experiences that are different!

    There’s a lot of physical changes, but these are the more mental/unexpected ones for me:

    • Just happier and more positive; life feels brighter

    • Less physical anxiety symptoms overall (think there’s a lot of reasons for this)

    • My cannabis tolerance reset in the first month (super did not expect that)

    • Libido/desire is absolutely gone (I’m hoping it’s more that I haven’t been in a situation that ignites that within me… because I miss those feelings)

    • There’s a general edge that is no longer there (it’s like there used to be this weight that was always present that I wasn’t aware of - hard to describe!)

    • I’ve always connected to people more emotionally, but now it’s waaay more important - drifted apart from some friends who are more closed off in that regard

    There’s more, but it’s late, and my brain is melty 🫠

    • Hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
      6·
      23 hours ago

      Thanks for sharing! If you ever do find yourself on a stage, do let me know.

      I have experienced all of the emotional changes you describe. It turns out I was depressed the whole time and thought it was normal. I too was unaware of the general edge everything had.

      My libido is also gone, but it was mostly an annoyance for me so no notes.

      I’m definitely going to try cannabis again. It felt like a placebo honestly. Maybe it will be different now.