babiestgiraffe

I'd like to add in, I think the sex hormones can definitely have an effect on anxiety. I'm a male who lost both testicles at 19. I take a testosterone replacement daily, but if I ever miss it (run out and can't get a refill or just forget because I'm in a rush or something) my anxiety goes through the roof - full blown panic attacks, hot flashes, over sensitivity to stimuli. But even when I take it regularly my anxiety is worse than it was prior. As someone else mentioned in this thread, I think it may be due to the fact that your body can't regulate your hormones based on changing needs, but you just get your set amount for the day (or week or whatever your treatment cycle is) and it can't be raised or lowered to meet the situation or time at hand. Since your body may want a higher/lower amount of this/that but can't achieve it, it can make you feel anxious, or sick, or just not "normal."

Yes I do, I was born and have always identified as male. Do you take a "female" amount of estrogen/testosterone or a different combination of the two?

Also do you take yours on a daily basis through a topical/oral treatment or on a longer basis through injections or subdermal means?

I use a similar gel for my testosterone as well. What I was referring to earlier is that when you use gel, your body's t-level peaks within a couple hours (morning/early afternoon for me) and then it slowly decreases throughout the rest of the day until it's almost at zero. And though all people have daily cycles and peaks of their hormones, mine is mandated by the amount of gel I take and at what time I use it. It doesn't allow my body to form its own "natural" cycle that works best for it. Which I think can cause anxiety and some other issues. Taking estrogen as a pill may have a slightly different peak/wearing off due to digestion and absorption rates, but it probably does peak and diminish at some set rate throughout the day as well.

Though obviously I'm happy to have my treatment. I would have have panic attacks and feel sick constantly without it. And I don't think I'd feel like "me" either. Do you feel a similar way? Have you thought about adjusting your levels to fit you better?