T update: three weeks
May. 28th, 2013 12:33 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
aidenonymousFor reference, weeks one and two.
Dosage hasn't changed: I'm still using AndroGel 1% once daily, applying approximately half of one 2.5g packet to my shoulders and back, alternating sides daily and folding up the foil on the day I open a new packet and using the other half the next day. Again this week, there was one time that I gave myself a particularly inconsistent dose. This time, I noticed that my throat didn't feel swollen on the day when I got the lower dose even though my throat had been swollen the four days prior.
Emotions:
My ADHD is getting a lot worse, especially with respect to impulsiveness with speech (as opposed to actions), and my resistance to taking my medications when I'm not going to work has only increased. Still, I'm going to therapy once a week now. Also, strictly speaking, this probably counts as impulsiveness, but the sort of anxiety that has kept me from just getting up and doing things and instead sitting around and thinking about doing things has improved to the point that I am impressed by my ability to get shit done every day.
Sex drive:
Oh, so this is what everyone's been talking about! I don't feel more amorous toward my partner, nor do I desire masturbation. I just feel the urge to hump things, like literally just rub my junk on whatever's around. It's like I'm a little bit aroused all the time with no obvious stimuli. Awkward!
Downstairs:
It feels oversensitive, making it difficult to orgasm without hurting myself. Combined with the increased sex drive, I would not consider this a good change, but I can definitely live with it. I am relieved that my junk doesn't look any different yet.
Voice:
It's still steadily dropping. I thought I hit a plateau last week, but my throat was swollen Wednesday through Saturday, and my voice felt lower if a little strained. Plus the recordings demonstrated a small increase in pitch before more lowering. I'm a little confused about why it's not so consistent, as the little hiccup did not coincide with my obviously inconsistent application of gel.
Metabolism:
I have been sleeping, a lot, perhaps 12 hours a day on weekends and greater than 8 on weekdays. But I'm plenty awake when I need to be and have a lot of energy. I feel like a puppy. /-: The increased appetite has continued to develop; I no longer struggle to eat everything on my plate. My weight hasn't changed since starting T (still ~105 lbs), and if anything my pants have gotten looser, so I'm not at all concerned about overeating.
Acne:
It seems to have settled down from last week, probably because I finally stopped bleeding, so I wouldn't expect it to have been getting worse this week in the absence of T. To be fair, I also started using a higher dose of topical tretinoin cream within my first week on T, so I might just be getting over the "symptoms may worsen before improving" phase. *shrugs*
Facial hair:
I almost wish I'd documented what my sideburns looked like before. It's been enough to shave for a few years, but I pretty much never do it out of laziness/fear that I will look more feminine/fear that someone I'm not out to will notice. In any case, I think the hair's getting darker/thicker, but I'm not really sure. It's not a high priority in terms of what I want or don't want from T, so I wouldn't call it urgent.
Hair:
I actually bought conditioner to combat the straw-ness. It's funny, because people used to touch my hair and tell me how soft it was, and I had no idea what they were talking about until now. Oh, this is the alternative! I keep looking at my temples, waiting for my hairline to change but have no idea if it's happening. I've got an idea of what I'm looking for to know when it's changed enough to consider stopping T, so I'll keep checking back.
Cycles:
Right, so that happened. Took twice as long as usual (well, usual for the past couple years, so still half what it at one point was), too. Aside from that first day it wasn't painful but, man, that first day was severe.
Everything else:
I'm going to try to comment on body hair, muscle growth, body fat migration, aromatic changes, and chesticle density, but nothing's changed yet. I'm getting read as male (and possibly closer to my age) a little more; I was sir'd after speaking for the first time in memorable history the other day.
Dosage hasn't changed: I'm still using AndroGel 1% once daily, applying approximately half of one 2.5g packet to my shoulders and back, alternating sides daily and folding up the foil on the day I open a new packet and using the other half the next day. Again this week, there was one time that I gave myself a particularly inconsistent dose. This time, I noticed that my throat didn't feel swollen on the day when I got the lower dose even though my throat had been swollen the four days prior.
Emotions:
My ADHD is getting a lot worse, especially with respect to impulsiveness with speech (as opposed to actions), and my resistance to taking my medications when I'm not going to work has only increased. Still, I'm going to therapy once a week now. Also, strictly speaking, this probably counts as impulsiveness, but the sort of anxiety that has kept me from just getting up and doing things and instead sitting around and thinking about doing things has improved to the point that I am impressed by my ability to get shit done every day.
Sex drive:
Oh, so this is what everyone's been talking about! I don't feel more amorous toward my partner, nor do I desire masturbation. I just feel the urge to hump things, like literally just rub my junk on whatever's around. It's like I'm a little bit aroused all the time with no obvious stimuli. Awkward!
Downstairs:
It feels oversensitive, making it difficult to orgasm without hurting myself. Combined with the increased sex drive, I would not consider this a good change, but I can definitely live with it. I am relieved that my junk doesn't look any different yet.
Voice:
It's still steadily dropping. I thought I hit a plateau last week, but my throat was swollen Wednesday through Saturday, and my voice felt lower if a little strained. Plus the recordings demonstrated a small increase in pitch before more lowering. I'm a little confused about why it's not so consistent, as the little hiccup did not coincide with my obviously inconsistent application of gel.
Metabolism:
I have been sleeping, a lot, perhaps 12 hours a day on weekends and greater than 8 on weekdays. But I'm plenty awake when I need to be and have a lot of energy. I feel like a puppy. /-: The increased appetite has continued to develop; I no longer struggle to eat everything on my plate. My weight hasn't changed since starting T (still ~105 lbs), and if anything my pants have gotten looser, so I'm not at all concerned about overeating.
Acne:
It seems to have settled down from last week, probably because I finally stopped bleeding, so I wouldn't expect it to have been getting worse this week in the absence of T. To be fair, I also started using a higher dose of topical tretinoin cream within my first week on T, so I might just be getting over the "symptoms may worsen before improving" phase. *shrugs*
Facial hair:
I almost wish I'd documented what my sideburns looked like before. It's been enough to shave for a few years, but I pretty much never do it out of laziness/fear that I will look more feminine/fear that someone I'm not out to will notice. In any case, I think the hair's getting darker/thicker, but I'm not really sure. It's not a high priority in terms of what I want or don't want from T, so I wouldn't call it urgent.
Hair:
I actually bought conditioner to combat the straw-ness. It's funny, because people used to touch my hair and tell me how soft it was, and I had no idea what they were talking about until now. Oh, this is the alternative! I keep looking at my temples, waiting for my hairline to change but have no idea if it's happening. I've got an idea of what I'm looking for to know when it's changed enough to consider stopping T, so I'll keep checking back.
Cycles:
Right, so that happened. Took twice as long as usual (well, usual for the past couple years, so still half what it at one point was), too. Aside from that first day it wasn't painful but, man, that first day was severe.
Everything else:
I'm going to try to comment on body hair, muscle growth, body fat migration, aromatic changes, and chesticle density, but nothing's changed yet. I'm getting read as male (and possibly closer to my age) a little more; I was sir'd after speaking for the first time in memorable history the other day.
