Testosterone on HRT: PLEASE share your experiences (should I start?)

[oxymomon]

Hey,
So I'm on HRT oestrogen patches + utrogestan, and it has helped with my anxiety and night sweats. But I still have low energy.
Should I seek testosterone to help with my energy? I really feel like an old woman with such a lack of energy, and I'm not getting as much done as I'd like to. Should I start testosterone, and will it help my energy?
I should note that I am seeing a private UK menopause dr, so I can get testosterone if I want it. The dr is going to do a testosterone blood test first.

@WobblyLondoner I have Testim but one box of the tubes lasts 300 days, so getting on for a year, how much did you get prescribed if it only lasted a month?

I’ve been on testosterone 18 months and it’s changed my life. I have never had this much energy and stamina.

I found out I could have testosterone by finding my CCG's medication formulary online. The formulary said I need a referral from a hospital consultant so I insisted on a referral from GP and then was given a prescription. It took time unfortunately.

Thanks I've just had a look, under hrt prescribing in my area. It looks like a Gp "who takes a lead" in the practice can prescribe . I asked my own Gp ages ago if she had and she said she had but seemed to not be keen.

Does anyone know of any long term affects of testosterone medication for women? Online it says testosterone supplementing increases the risk of clots in men but is that because it will be a much higher dose? Is there no clot risk with testosterone for women?

Just wonder whether in 20yrs time they'll have more data that will find while it helped with libido in women it also increased the likelihood of some serious health issues. All seems a bit under researched at the moment.

I'm on it - do a little pea sized amount every day. I am not sure whether it has helped or not. I think, if anything, it has helped clear the brain fog. My libido is the same as ever (fine).

Wow, lucky you. I got enough for one month :(

How much progesterone are you on? The BMS has recently recommended that those on higher doses of oestrogen be on a higher dose of P to ensure the womb is properly protected.

Ive read of clot risk if using herbal T replacements (i think ferngeek has a role to play?), men with certain conditions/clotting issues and trans men (could that be due to the higher levels taken?) but wasnt aware of there being a general clot risk for men taking testosterone replacement theeapy.
I am surprised to read of women being given testosterone without levels being checked or monitored though, my GP hadno issue prescibing (in Ireland) but only with tests

How much progesterone are you on? The BMS has recently recommended that those on higher doses of oestrogen be on a higher dose of P to ensure the womb is properly protected.

Yes I was actually told this a little while ago by a friend who is a Gp who'd recently done menopause training. As I previously took utro vaginally and my Gp was pro this (she said it was better for bleeding and I found it made me too spaced orally when I started a year ago cyclically) I've been taking one vaginally and one orally till I can speak to my Gp - appt in a few weeks. I may be able to tolerate both orally but keeping it consistently like this till I see her.

I wasn't aware it was BMS recommended yet but have seen on a balance page that Newson recommends it. www.balance-menopause.com/menopause-library/ten-tips-for-prescribing-hrt-remotely-2/