▲ 188 ▼ Egg🖥irl [Transfem] (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world to c/egg_irl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 32 comments fedilink hide all child comments Where are you rn fellow girls?
[–] HeyLow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 2 years ago (1 child) #5 Depression Haven't started E yet Worried that it will become hard to get like ADHD Meds, also worried about my ADHD getting worse after E 🙍🏻♀️ permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world [S] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) My ADHD got better after e, but I also needed to lower the dosage. If the dosage was too high, taking meds had an opposite effect. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] flicker@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) There's a fascinating reason! Estrogen has a profound impact on your brain! In addition to being one of the main hormones that is responsible for regulating the female reproductive system, estrogen also plays a role in cognitive function. It modulates the neurotransmitters serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. These neurotransmitters help with focus, concentration, mood, and memory. That's why when a ciswoman with ADHD has a massive dip in estrogen (my body will essentially suddenly stop production of estrogen to trigger a period) their symptoms drastically worsen. And why a person taking e might find their ADHD symptoms lessen! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 years ago Estrogen does so many things to almost every part of your body! It even improves liver functioning in a wide variety of animals, from livestock like chickens to humans of all sexes and genders. It makes you significantly healthier until menopause, where evolution effectively removes the advantages it provides. The same is probably true for testosterone lowering in males with age, as nature wants to take us out of the gene pool once we've served our purpose. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world [S] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) My ADHD got better after e, but I also needed to lower the dosage. If the dosage was too high, taking meds had an opposite effect. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] flicker@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) There's a fascinating reason! Estrogen has a profound impact on your brain! In addition to being one of the main hormones that is responsible for regulating the female reproductive system, estrogen also plays a role in cognitive function. It modulates the neurotransmitters serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. These neurotransmitters help with focus, concentration, mood, and memory. That's why when a ciswoman with ADHD has a massive dip in estrogen (my body will essentially suddenly stop production of estrogen to trigger a period) their symptoms drastically worsen. And why a person taking e might find their ADHD symptoms lessen! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 years ago Estrogen does so many things to almost every part of your body! It even improves liver functioning in a wide variety of animals, from livestock like chickens to humans of all sexes and genders. It makes you significantly healthier until menopause, where evolution effectively removes the advantages it provides. The same is probably true for testosterone lowering in males with age, as nature wants to take us out of the gene pool once we've served our purpose. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] flicker@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) There's a fascinating reason! Estrogen has a profound impact on your brain! In addition to being one of the main hormones that is responsible for regulating the female reproductive system, estrogen also plays a role in cognitive function. It modulates the neurotransmitters serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. These neurotransmitters help with focus, concentration, mood, and memory. That's why when a ciswoman with ADHD has a massive dip in estrogen (my body will essentially suddenly stop production of estrogen to trigger a period) their symptoms drastically worsen. And why a person taking e might find their ADHD symptoms lessen! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 years ago Estrogen does so many things to almost every part of your body! It even improves liver functioning in a wide variety of animals, from livestock like chickens to humans of all sexes and genders. It makes you significantly healthier until menopause, where evolution effectively removes the advantages it provides. The same is probably true for testosterone lowering in males with age, as nature wants to take us out of the gene pool once we've served our purpose. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 years ago Estrogen does so many things to almost every part of your body! It even improves liver functioning in a wide variety of animals, from livestock like chickens to humans of all sexes and genders. It makes you significantly healthier until menopause, where evolution effectively removes the advantages it provides. The same is probably true for testosterone lowering in males with age, as nature wants to take us out of the gene pool once we've served our purpose. permalink fedilink source parent
