Anyone gone off T for a while?

[Guest Draik]

I'm really frustrated right now because I haven't been able to take my shot for almost 10 weeks. My doctor wouldn't give me a new prescription because I haven't had my blood work done in over 6 months. I've told my mom to make me an appointment (because she's the one who pays for it since I haven't found a job) and she kept putting it off and putting it off. She finally took me in for blood work after 2 months, and I have an appointment tomorrow, so I'll probably get my prescription next week.

Has anyone else gone off T for a while? I'm worried that I don't pass as well because a girl in my class told me my voice sounded higher than usual, and when i was on t i had to shave twice a week and now I haven't needed to for about 2 weeks.And the worst part is I know that time of the month is coming. I don't know if it will be bad because I haven't had one in a while or if it will be like it was when my doctor lowered my dosage too much and it was light but lasted like 3 weeks. I don't know what to do about it when I'm in school because we literally have 2 minutes between classes, so i can't go then, and half my teachers don't even let people go during class, unless they are a girl, but i'm registered as male and I don't really want to change that so i can't use that excuse.

I really need to get my own job because my mom says she understands my situation, but she obiously doesn't is she doesn't realize the miserable situtation she's put me in. Unfortuantely I live in the state with the highest unemployment

[Guest Liam]

Not the same situation, but I've been off T for about as long as you have, maybe a few weeks longer. I haven't noticed any changes in how frequently I'm read as male, but the fact that I was on T for a year and a half and was almost always read as male even before starting T may have something to do with that. I have also not noticed any changes in my voice whatsoever. The only physical changes I have noticed are slight differences in musculature and fat distribution, and I don't think anyone else has noticed or paid any attention to these things. My period started pretty shortly after I stopped, though I was on a really low dose for a couple months before stopping, which I think contributed to the rapid onset. The first period was super light and spotty, and only lasted three days, and the last one was really heavy and intense, like they used to be before I started T. I'm using a menstrual cup, which helps in the sense that it doesn't have to be changed nearly as often as a pad or tampon, but using one does require some degree of comfort with handling your genitals and dealing with blood, more so than tampons.

Of course, your own experience will vary based on a whole host of factors. Good luck in finding a job, and hopefully you can get back on T soon!

[Guest Father Ford]

The longest I've had to go without my prescription was one month. When I went to Columbus, OH for seminary, I was there six months, and like you, my doctor wouldn't continue my prescription without me doing bloodwork, which I couldn't do until I got back to Oregon. I ended up going a month without my shots. I had no menstruation, but I was awfully cranky, and felt all-around sluggish. I don't think I was off it long enough to cause any other effects.