Later after not doing my shot: why do I feel so tired and shitty?? It must be literally anything else!
As someone who hasn’t started yet, I literally can’t think about anything else. Do people genuinely avoid it?
I can’t speak for everyone, but for me, once the novelty wore off, my ADHD procrastinate forever response kicked in like it does for anything monotonous. It’s not that I avoid doing it or don’t wanna do it, it’s moreso just my executive function being fucked to the point where I keep saying “eh, I’ll do it in a bit”. Granted, I’ve been on HRT for almost 10 months now, so it’s really not smth I think abt all that much anymore. It’s just kinda a part of normal life at this point
Right, I also have the ADHD head weasels so I’ll watch out for it.
ADHD for me too (｡╯︵╰｡)
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Needles are horrible. The prep to get a shot going is stressful. There are serious medical risks every single time you break the skin barrier and inject stuff into yourself.
One time I did it and blood literally poured out when I pulled out the needle. Ruined a pair of pants and a shirt.
As great as transitioning is, yes, it sucks and I wish I wasn’t born this way and that there was a better way. I’ve tried patches, oral, sublingual, buccal. None of them are perfect.
Oh yeah, had that happen once. The nausea of seeing blood pour out was worse than the pain of the needle.
I take patches for e and pills to block t. It’s a bit less work to maintain maybe.
If you are taking shots you might have a larger drop off right before you take your next one which will kill your energy and stuff. Low hormone levels make you feel tired.
For me when it’s the last day I feel a bit tired and emotional, but when I change the patches I feel much better. Kind of amazing how a little e can make me feel so much better. I don’t even know how I survived before I found hrt. Testosterone makes me feel like shit too, so it’s double plus good.
Thanks, this reminded me to do mine :3
