so im kind of a mess. just turned 15 yesterday, mentally ill, just got checked out at the doctor for bulimia and trying to eat without gagging myself, and lgbt. i am nonbinary fem and pansexual :,) do you have any advice for me? life can be hard, especially for someone like me imo.

  • TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works
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    12 hours ago

    If you’re trans, get on HRT as soon as you can. Most of the effects are not irreversible within just a few weeks, and if you have biochemical dysphoria that it alleviates that would be really great to know - also the younger you start HRT the better effects it can have and needs less surgery/money/dysphoria later. If you’re cisfem though, you can disregard this.

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      8 hours ago

      I’m gonna disagree. At 15, I’m absolutely fine with you wanting to be a different gender, but your body and brain have a long way to go before they are fully developed and adding chemicals isn’t something I can get behind. In the same way that avoiding peanuts is linked to causing peanut allergies, at 15 your body generally knows what to do. There are certainly edge cases that a qualified doctor can advise on, but I’d caution against adding to the crazy mix of hormones that are already racing through any 15 year old’s body.

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        9 hours ago

        Don’t take medical advice that doesn’t come from a doctor.

        (Did you take spironolactone for Hyperaldosteronism, or just for the breasts. Because those side effects look horrible)

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          8 hours ago

          Hey person, my licensed doctors told me I was supposed to put my entire weekly dosage of estradiol on every Monday. So there, doctors are not infallible.

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        9 hours ago

        Oh, is this a common occurrence with spiro? I heard it once from a stranger in a bar, but I’ve never heard it elsewhere until now.