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“What you gonna do when you randomly have 12 months supply of HRT sitting around in your drawer, Sarah?”

“Build Oestrohenge!”

in reply to Sarah Brown

Historians and archaeologists have debated for decades how on Earth trans people from 4-5,000 years ago could possibly have obtained oestrogen and moved it to a point on Salisbury Plain. Modern attempts to reconstruct such a journey have had mixed results, mostly failing at the point of obtaining a so-called script. One expedition nearly succeeded but was unable to get into the car park having spent all their money at Internet Pharmacy.


This, right here, is what I look like right after the Elvanse wears off.

Sad, isn’t it?



Ah, mal de debarquement syndrome (land sickness), my old friend! Been a while. Haven’t missed you.

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The idea that trans women experienced “male socialization” is a transphobic talking point and I have zero tolerance for it. This is an insta-block. No we can’t have a “nuanced conversation”. Blocked. Not a debate. Fuck off

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in reply to Lou Cyx

@loucyx
There is a funny term for this that I found on reddi:

Trans Inclusive Misogyny

in reply to Danielle Foré

What does “male socialization” mean in the context of this toot?

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🧵1/2 "A Brussels court has ruled in favor of a 51-year-old transgender woman in her dispute with the UCI, Le Soir reports. The transgender woman was previously banned from women's races but is now allowed to compete again. The judge ruled that the exclusion was unjustified.

The UCI had refused to renew her license in the "Women's Elite" category because she did not meet specific requirements for transgender participants. According to the court, these rules are discriminatory, as cisgender women are not required to meet these requirements

While protecting women's competitions is a legitimate goal in itself, the judge finds the UCI's measures disproportionate. According to the ruling, there is a lack of convincing scientific evidence that the current rules are necessary."

...

wielerflits.nl/nieuws/belgisch…

#Transrights #TransRightsAreHumanRights

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in reply to Natasha Jay

Wow, what a weird take! You mean courts can look at...actual science? And make decisions based on that, rather than fearmongering and bullshit?

Huh. Will wonders never cease?

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@oldladyplays
Belgium is extremely trans friendly from memory. Eventually the cracks or lack of due diligence (or both) will emerge in the pseudo science used to ban trans folk from sport, it's just time.


At some point in the last 4 months since starting ADHD meds the state I regard as normal has swapped over.

I’m currently in the post medicated state and I feel like some confused scared shadow of a person terrified of her own emotions which she doesn’t understand and bemused by the world.

This used to be who I was all the time.

That’s a lot to come to terms with.

in reply to Sarah Brown

Oh I get it now, thanks. Post-medicated as in, the part of each day when the meds wear off—not the part of your life after you started taking the meds.

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If you’re a UK resident and/or a UK citizen, please make sure you sign this petition. It’s at almost 80k signatures and it’s got 3 weeks left to get to 100k.

‘Legally enshrine the right of adults to physically transition using NHS services’

petition.parliament.uk/petitio…

#trans #TransRightAreHumanRights



So what’s it like being on amphetamine?

Well it’s a lot like being on HRT except you’d have to detransition every day before bed.



Long form ADHD brain dump
#adhd

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in reply to Sarah Brown

Long form ADHD brain dump

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I have just seen UK political media described in another place as "kneepad-clad fellatial media coverage" and I can only applaud both the language and accuracy ...

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in reply to Natasha Jay

The same could easily be said of the US political media. Sadly, everyone is too busy shopping for discount kneepads to say it.


Trans on Trains, "just taken dexamphetamine" edition.


Amphetamine plus afternoon coffee always carries a risk of extreme eepiness. I feel a nap coming on.
in reply to Sarah Brown

Ignore me, I didn’t mean to confuse or upset you. Just wishing you the best. 🤞


I feel like iPhone MagSafe has so much unrealised potential for carrying … stuff. Like I want a little pouch in which I can keep smell essentials. A sort of keyring plus.

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Imagine being so worried about people finding out you're in the Epstein files that you invaded Los Angeles.

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It is a not so new #Information, cause there are #Tons of Buddy-#Selfies with #Trump, #Family and #Epstein. It is not cleared, if Trump was a Part of the #SupplyChain. Because of this, #ElonMusk withdraw his evil #Accusations, meant to destroy Trump's "#good" #Reputation, which is, as we all know, definitely #destroyed all over !
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It blows my mind how people think that can "improve" the situation, by adding more tyrany to their crooked list of accomplishments.


I’m having a custom corset made because I’m worth it. Went for the fit test of the mockup today (the final thing is a sumptuous red with black lace detail).

Anyway, she’s gonna take it in another 2-3cm at the waist and give me more push up in the bust.

Exciting!

in reply to Sarah Brown

I saw the medication news and I'm really happy it's working for you!
Me? I don't know how up you are on things ooop North.... I could talk about my wonderful partner @psotle , our travels and adventures, finding a job that feels *right*, we had a second cat for a few months...
I'll settle for life is good, I'm in a good place and really exciting adventure to come later this year ☺️





Selfies. One medicated, one unmedicated.

I feel like I’m leading a weird dual existence. Not two people but one person who has a consistent personality but two very different ways of being.

It’s so odd.


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If you're a non-trans woman in UK, who doesn't think banning trans ppl from toilets helps with *any* of the issues currently facing women (e.g. attempts to prosecute women who have had miscarriages for suspected illegal abortions) you might want to read and sign this petition:

chng.it/2S8LWjCjr8

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I honestly did not expect starting ADHD meds to result in me seriously considering almost completely giving up alcohol.

Almost seems a shame. Whatever. Gotta move on.

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@Alexa Devreux-Swift I was mostly using it to relax.

But it’s kinda crap at that compared to amphetamine.



So, bit of a problem and it’s a nice problem to have, but still a problem.

The ADHD meds are working better than I’d dared hope.

I’m almost functionally neurotypical on them.

I have no neurotypical socialisation though. I’m a neurodiverse person cosplaying but not masking. Ok. Bit odd. Whatever.

Pretty much all of my friends are neurodiverse.

This appears to be fine amongst the ones who are ADHD and medicated.

The ones who aren’t though; I really need to stop making eye contact because I think I’m freaking them out.

Sorry everyone x



ADHD meds are dangerous! They cause hypertension! You must not take them! - some wankers.

The “hypertension”

in reply to Sarah Brown

lolz, just tested, 148/102 😆 yeah... you do not have hypertension... but I do.


Breakfast of champions (if your champion happens to be a chaos goblin). Clockwise from left: blood pressure monitor, cereal, water, protein yoghurt, lisdexamfetamine 50mg.

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This blows my mind. My sleep data from Apple Health over the last 6 months.

The green line marks the point I started amphetamines. It doesn’t make a lot of difference.

The red line: I read Sisters of Dorley

in reply to Heather 👻

@Heather 👻 Oh, doctors are no good for HRT. You want a transbian mad scientist coven for that.
in reply to Sarah Brown

... Yeah I'm now considering this. Not the first to suggest it. Just not sure if I can easily access testing (or afford it). It's all bullshit.




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@zoe @marlies

Always interesting seeing variation in what meds do and don't allow and how to balance desirable and less-desirable things and learning to live with a changed neurology.



ADHD med titration continues apace. I’m sticking with 50mg Elvanse (lisdexamfetamine) and adding in 10mg Amfexa (dexamphetamine) as a booster to get me through the evening.
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@Becky Yeah. They’ve basically fixed my IBS and reflux issues too.


I honestly never dreamed my life would go in the direction of having to manage the duality of being a functional adult who can do adult things in the daytime and is sensible and all that stuff, and a chaos goblin by the evening.

The transition I saw coming from a long time before, if I’m being honest. But while neurodivergence was always obvious to anyone who met me, finally getting the actual answer and following it through to Planet Amphetamine and all that implies has blindsided me a bit.

These drugs are very very weird to be on.

But they may have saved my life.

in reply to Sarah Brown

I'm glad the drugs are so helpful, I know there's huge variation in how helpful they can be, but so positive at such an early stage. Hope your titration/jibbling continue to go well and you get an optimal configuration for you.


The single weirdest thing for me about being on Elvanse for ADHD is getting to spend each day as a functioning human being with regulated emotions and executive function, but knowing that the clock is ticking and that when the timer runs down I am going to return to being a self-hating hyperactive messy vial of emotional nitroglycerin.


Oh god. I am feeling utterly SEEN by this. #ADHD m.youtube.com/watch?v=k-k2_Lio…
#adhd


Extreme sports, Iberian edition: about to take the lift.

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Having my first day off Elvanse.

Plan is all about self care. Avoid stressful stuff. If there is ANY hint of pushback against anything that needs doing, then I will make it a problem for future Sarah.



I feel like there’s a lot of reverse ableism with people telling me that the REAL problem with ADHD is that I am “traumatised” by a world that isn’t adapted to my needs and that were it not for this “trauma”, I would be able to function just fine.

If it’s trauma, why does a single pill that raises my dopamine levels switch it off like a light switch and turn me into an emotionally stable adult with executive function?

in reply to Sarah Brown

I had a shower and thought more (as you do) and maybe it's just the usual problem of people projecting their own problems. Also medication only works for about 70% of people with ADHD and not everyone has the glorious epiphany you have (congrats tho!)

Also I wonder, like in my case, my DMN is rather strong and annoying... Combined with high empathy (confirmed medically kinda now due to the stupid ASD screening) it's a rather hard-mode life for me.



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@zoe
12 May I hear the response to my official complaint. We'll see if they can offer outside assessment or just fuck me over some more and claim i'm just "unhappy" with the suggestion of ASD/anxiety/whatever they wanna make up.


Am I just deluded in thinking that when I was a younger adult, journalists at least PRETENDED to hold politicians to account?
in reply to Sarah Brown

no, everybody has just had media training now and so never actually answers a question- it's infuriating!
in reply to Grant Stephens

@Grant Stephens It's not just this. They don't need to not answer them if the journalists won't even ASK them.
in reply to Sarah Brown

Yup, this is true too. I supposes its just a function of not having impartial media :\




One thing I did NOT expect from ADHD meds: much easier to put my contact lenses in.

I guess my eyes are no longer darting about all over the place.

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Elvanse LOWERING my BP

It’s supposedly at risk of doing the opposite.

How bloody stressed was I before?

in reply to Sarah Brown

For about a year now every day after lunch when the second Medikinet dose kicks in, I get so sleepy that I have to sleep for 30min on our couch. Coping is stress and you get so used to it... 😩
in reply to Sarah Brown

This is why my kid drinks coffee to help them sleep