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  • ashinadash [she/her]
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    4 months ago

    Yes I was on spiro :3 I peed a lot and sort of desired the "depressive" effects of cypro since I have extremely poor emotional regulation, but 50mg is too much beyond a temp dose usually. Even on 12.5mg my T levels are almost nothing, which fucks. It's good at what it does, but whatever antiandrogen method works best is what's best for you. If your levels come out well and the side effects of spiro (mostly just pee Idk) are fine by you, dw abt it tbh.

    • rtstragedy [fae/faer, she/her]
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      4 months ago

      but 50mg is too much beyond a temp dose usually

      you mean on cypro, right? i'm on 300mg spiro...

      Even on 12.5mg my T levels are almost nothing, which fucks

      ok yeah i follow now

      If your levels come out well and the side effects of spiro (mostly just pee Idk) are fine by you, dw abt it tbh.

      yeah i'm planning to get bottom surgery (or at least I think I am? oh man that's a whole thing right now that I'm trying to process in small bursts) so I was just gonna go off anti-andros after that

      • ashinadash [she/her]
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        4 months ago

        Yeah I mean cypro, which comes in 50mg tabs but should AT LEAST be divvied into 25mg halves, and I've seen as low as like 6mg. Spiro, anything from 150mg to like, 400mg? is normal.

        The bottom surgery conundrum bocchi-head-shake going off antiandros is pretty based, good for your kidneys and/or liver.

        • rtstragedy [fae/faer, she/her]
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          4 months ago

          yeah, this is why i need to Perfectly Understand My Gender As Soon As Possible, so that I know I'm making the right decision.

          • ashinadash [she/her]
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            4 months ago

            kel-what But surely there's no pressure, and you can take your time deciding how you feel about it, right?

            • rtstragedy [fae/faer, she/her]
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              4 months ago

              yeah i decided on the 1-3 year option in a nearby city (that i used to live in lol, so at least i know it well) instead of flying across the country for the less than a year option, which came with a bunch of caveats like i have to get electrolysis done etc.

              ...this post is an opsec failure

              • ashinadash [she/her]
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                4 months ago

                I couldn't dox you fwiw ✨ also caveats suck, death to the medicalisation of trans people under this system.

                • rtstragedy [fae/faer, she/her]
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                  4 months ago

                  Oh but I guess at least I dont have to pay anything! That's an improvement over years ago when I started transition

                • rtstragedy [fae/faer, she/her]
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                  4 months ago

                  Thats a relief that at least (although I'm not concerned about anyone posting in bear site in this regard, come visit, but it IS a public forum), but it will be nice to be nearby and not have to fly for the appointments and surgery, even if it does take longer and I have to get hair removal.

    • MusicOwl [comrade/them, sie/hir]M
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      4 months ago

      Woof I had to stop spiro because the brain fog was so bad that it was hazardous for me to drive. So glad I’m just on monotherapy now.