I always hesitate to call what I experience a period, because i dont know if thats what it is or if it operates the same, plus some deep-set fear that as soon as I use that word in reference to myself 10 terfs will jump out of the woodwork and berate me for an hour.
I was wondering if anyone else experiences intense period-esq symptoms? Every ~3 weeks i have intense mood swings and am borderline psychotic for 2-5 days. I get very super dysphoric and everything is just really terrible. I also lose memory and dont remember what I did during those times very well (although my memory is terrible regardless so it could just be normal-for-me memory loss).
Its not directly related to my shot schedule, but its at its worst when it lines up with my shot. I cant tell if progesterone makes it better or worse, but I went off it to try and narrow everything down, because it wasnt always this intense. I might try cycling it to see if that helps? But it might just make it worse.
Im unsure why i made this post, i guess i just want to know im not alone?
Its a period. I get mood swings every three-four weeks, including bloating and intestinal issues like other women in my family get. Just no bleeding, obviously.
I'm pretty sure uptake of the estrogen, even if its off schedule from your shots, is done in a periodic way. Progesterone IMO makes it worse, if its affecting you badly, stop progesterone. It'll still continue with estrogen but it won't be as pitched.
A lot of TERFs act like this isn't a thing, and there isn't a whole lot of data on it. But I've talked to enough trans people that I can say its a common enough experience.