Testosterone Journal: Month 1
Start date: June 9, 2026 • 20.25mg/1.25 g per pump
I asked the doctor at Planned Parenthood for a low dose but not the *lowest* dose, so the effects so far have been very gradual. Here's what I've noticed:
• Morning hunger: This was the first thing I noticed, within a couple days of my first dose. I've been a skipping breakfast kinda person for a very long time, so this has been a quite welcome development. I also find myself more hungry for specifically protein than before.
• Reduced fibromyalgia pain: My muscles just generally feel better, as if they get more oxygen. It used to take very little physical activity for my legs to burn and feel like I was dragging myself around. Now I feel a bit more like a normal person when doing things like going on walks, or basic errands. I don't know if I would say the T has given me any extra energy, but just experiencing less muscular pain from normal activities is kind of like having more energy! A step in the right direction at least.
• I can now choose not to cry when upset. It's not that I can't cry, but I can make the choice now to physically stop myself from starting to cry, whereas that was very much an involuntary and unstoppable thing before.
• More mental interest in sex/kink: I haven't experienced the physical horniness that I've heard so much about T causing (super excited to, though!). But I've found myself being willing to look at porn for long periods of time to find something I'm looking for instead of getting bored almost instantly or never even trying in the first place. Now if I can just use this development to actually publish some fanfics, we'd be in business.
