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We haven't been around much lately, but we've missed you all <3
As much as we enjoy talking about electromagnetism and the like, we're really feeling trans joy as the theme for this mega post. And we'd love to hear some of the things that have brought you all some joy lately (without doxxing yourselves of course).
Something that is bringing us a lot of joy right now is seeing the local trans community finding each other and making joy for ourselves. They're planning events, going out, finding love and friendship, and refusing to allow our circumstances prevent us from enjoying life and having fun as much as possible. And we're part of it! We've been doing the same! And it doesn't just make this life tolerable in the face of all the bad stuff happening, it's making this life beautiful and filled with love and happiness.
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I'm an adult educator; used to do a lot of queer education, but lately my work has mostly been core literacy and math skills. Finally have a chance to develop a gender studies curriculum, as well as a world issues curriculum, which are my actual areas of expertise. Very excited for the possibilities. By a complete coincidence, the learners in the pilot run of these courses are all fem as well, which presents a really interesting classroom environment for these subjects
wish i could take your classes, congrats and good luck on your curriculum development! 
I got to cuddle my friend's pupper today and it was very nice
Was is a dog shaped pupper or a human shaped pupper??
Been having a bad day and I can feel myself slipping into a spiral of dysphoria that's been accumulating from various things
horny
just minding my own business when my mind decides to wander and randomly land on "what if a gal ate my bellybutton out" and now I'm like kind of obsessed with the idea?? bellybuttons are for sex ig who knew
::: spoiler sex YESSS!!! IT FEELS SO GOOD like it's such a unique feeling :::
I ate so much food I feel sleepy π΄
what foods did you have? βΊοΈ
Graduated from voice lessons! Woooooo π₯³
I do absolutely sound better and pass better vocally when Im mad, when Im happy, when Im tired, when I have to yell at someone who doesn't have their hearing aids in, when I cough or sneeze... I made heaps of progress with a voice coach over 6 months. It did end up costing quite a bit over alllll the lessons. It was worth it to me and I had the money to spend, but I know that can be a real barrier for people.
I think its possible to do this without a coach - you'd just have to be serious about practicing daily. And find good resources. The Big Dog, Little Dog thing does work but you have to do it. Raising your larynx works but same deal. Shortening vocal tract, that all works. All the exercises you can find online and watch videos to see examples. And the biggest hump is definitely "getting over it"/dealing with feeling cringe and dysphoric and practicing anyway. This is not to be underestimated, for sure, not downplaying that part.
It was also nice to have a coach to listen and give feedback but if I didn't have that, I had a lot of my friends all of whom are trans femme too which is also a big bonus and makes the whole thing much easier.
Ooh congrats!!
Reminds me I got to look into that as its covered by my insurance.
I've tried to do it myself a little bit but could never keep it up for more than two days.
That's so good, congrats!
I'm trying to take on this journey too and I think I've been having some progress, but doing it alone is pretty hard, I get pretty lost some of the time, like absolutely unsure if I'm doing it right or getting any closer.
My voice was never that masculine, at least not the way I use it, so I guess it should be a little easier.
Feeling the slightest bit like a cutie pie in my zoom meetings today (β ββ α΄β ββ βΏβ )
Just watched the 2nd 28 years later (the bone temple)
Spike is a tgirl egg, i know it in my heart
talking about pooping.
Constipation is wild.
Ive been trying to suppliment my diet with "shakes" comprised of soy protein isolate and psyllium husk recently... and I havent been taking enough water apparently. I had my first bowel movement in days yesterday and since then Ive been pooping more or less normally AND Ive gotten out of the funk ive been for most of the week. Sadness must be stored in the poop.
I think I need to follow through with my intention to food prep normal high protein, high fiber foods and get my daily values the way the gods intended.
doodoo feces
Yeah the majority of my desire to eat better/healthier recently has been experiencing days of constipation before 24 hours of periodic bloody messes. The amount of blood is a little concerning but it's always bright red so I tell myself not to worry 
if you have any access to a miralax or restoralax equivalent it could really help with that. it's really gentle and just makes your movements regular and softer so tearing / fissures can heal and potentially stop happening (still try and check with your doctor if possible tho)
i take one cap full in my tea every morning and make sure to still have high fiber and water intake throughout the day. even with high fiber and water i would still get constipated and pass with blood as well. but yeah this stuff makes my movements completely normal which is such a relief tbh
Uh if you have that happening you should go to a hosptial
Also colon cancer rates are shooting way up for millennials and thats one of the signs but even if thats not it (its probably not), you should still have someone check on that
What are everyone's thoughts about spironolactone vs cyproterone?
I've been on spiro for years, and while I never noticed brain fog I have to pee constantly and now I don't really sleep through the night. I sleep as long as I can before I wake up to pee (6 hours MAX), then I'm up for 4ish hours, and then I have a 90 minute siesta. It kinda works for me since I'm 2nd shift, so this way I actually get to be up in the morning while also getting enough sleep.
Maybe you don't remember because it's been years, but did the increase in peeing start relatively soon when you went on spiro? I have only been on it two months and I haven't noticed it, but I don't know if it's because it hasn't hit me yet or if because I have lucked out and am not getting that problem
Oh it was right away for me. I guess you lucked out!
hated spiro so much! i had a severe reaction to the brain fog cropping up suddenly and it almost got me in a car crash. switched to monotherapy the next week and thankfully that served me well.
I think if I ever noticed brain fog from a medication I would want to change it for sure, brain fog is like a top-tier covid fear of mine, I really rely on that sucker as an educator; I can't have it fogging up!
I've been on spiro for over half a decade now and I both understand and don't understand the hate towards it. Its definitely had its diuretic effects but I did not experience the side effect of brain fog. Taking Cypro (and Bicalutamide) makes one inelligible for blood donation (at least where I am) and since I genuinely enjoy doing that I'm not all that eager to switch.
I started with Spiro. I didnt mind it. I got used to the change in BP pretty quick and voiding more often. It didnt work as good for suppressing T after about 6 to 8 months or so? No idea why. I got switched to cypro which was convenient because it was once evey other day and eventually once every few days. Then I got bottom surgery so I dont have to worry about T suppression anymore lol.
Cyproterone is known to be able to cause prolactinoma as a side effect. If youre taking it, make sure youre getting your prolactin checked. You do not want things with -oma at the end of their name - but usually its benign. While on cypro, I developed hyperprolactinemia (prolactin level went up) but I was pretty sure it was from stress and my shitty romantic life before breaking up with my ex π€·ββοΈ
I was on spiro and it sucked. Had to pee like all the time. Then I switched to cypro and I could immediately tell that it was working better and didn't have as obvious side effects for me.
Interesting, I haven't had any side-effects on spiro (but it's only been a couple months). Just nervous about changing when I'm on something that works for me, but hearing anecdotes about cypro working well may help ease the nervousness, thank you
Spiro is kinda the worst AA (maybe fin but I don't even know if that should count), heard much better things about cypro. I'd start with cypro if you need an AA.
Firstly, thanks so much for responding!
I have been on spiro for about two months, and it has more or less suppressed my testosterone (from 14+ down to 1.4 in two months), but there is a shortage of spiro so my doctor is asking if I would switch to cypro. Spiro has been associated with HDL production, whereas CPA has been associated with prolactin production but also higher health risks (like increased risk of meningioma, which is scary to me), so I am feeling very iffy about how to proceed.
What about spiro makes it the worst? (I literally do not know, I researched HRT like...not at all. I fully transitioned nearly a decade ago, did the name change/gender marker change, have been living as a woman just fine. But never had a doctor and could never get a clinic to prescribe HRT, so I thought it wouldn't ever happen. Then I got on HRT about two months ago, only to be told the meds I'm on and are working for me may not be available anymore. Sheesh)
You've gotten a lot of responses really fast so hopefully they can be a bit more helpful with side effect stuff. The big reason I've seen is people complaining about side effects, peeing more, mental fog, few others probably. A lot of people start on Spiro and switch to cypro later tbh. Spiro also doesn't work as well, I mean you're getting good results but that can be a factor. Spiro is mostly prescribed in the US, internationally bica/cypro are much more common.
If you need help with diy feel free to message me anytime, that's what I'm on and it's pretty great.
I see somewhere else you asked what a good E dose is, it depends a lot on method, what your levels look like, and how you feel. For pills probably like 4-6mg. Depends on E levels and shgb (if you can get that tested).
Thank you so much, I really appreciate your responses! I've been taking patches because injections are not my thing (and there is a shortage here), and pills can be hard on your liver and harder to get consistent levels (from what my doctor was saying).