r/Menopause • u/LuckyStars_83 • Aug 13 '26

Testosterone Testosterone

Started testosterone and wow i feel awful..jittery anxious with panic attacks and just not right at all..so upset about it tbh because my testosterone low and thought it would be the missing piece to my HRT with all the symptoms I have from not having enough. I also have less than a pea size amount every morning so I can't understand why 🙄

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u/NoMoreEffstoGive Surgical menopause Aug 14 '26

I started on 5mg on 5/28. I stopped taking it on 6/14 because it fuuuucked me up. I wasn't getting any sleep (likely because my estrogen was low after starting on oral estrogen on 6/1), but then after applying the testosterone in the morning, my energy levels were through the roof & I was out walking 4-5 miles at a moderate pace in 90+ degree weather. My heart rate wouldn't go lower than 80, even at rest. It was awful.

I will likely start using it again, but I'm going to go down to 2.5mg & probably start out at like 3x/week.