I’m on medication right now, and I may be on it for the rest of my life. However, there have been shortages, supply line disruptions, insurance issues, discriminating pharmacies, and doctors who are hesitant to prescribe it. Due to all these, there has been times that I have been forced to go without (longest was around 5 months or so, which nearly ruined my life/health).
Can trans folks go without the meds/hormones? For how long? Will there be issues if you suddenly stop taking it? Can you be denied your meds? Is there a risk of non-cooperative doctors / insurance companies / pharmacies denying you meds?
Can we go without? Yes. We’ll have mood swings like most people when they have hormone fluctuations and depending on the person depression, anxiety, generally feeling yucky. Ect.
For how long? I mean technically forever? Our bodies still produce hormones naturally (with some surgical exceptions) we won’t die but might be miserable enough to want to.
Can you be denied? State/insurance dependant tbh. Where I live hell no, in a red state yeah definitely.
And same with non-cooperative docs, some just won’t help. (for anyone looking for help look into planned parenthood. They’re great and do hormones for trans people.)
Anyway I’ve never had a shortage bc hormones are pretty common for cis people too, they just don’t know or don’t understand when they’re taking hormones.
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Dang… that sounds tricky.
I’m on medication right now, and I may be on it for the rest of my life. However, there have been shortages, supply line disruptions, insurance issues, discriminating pharmacies, and doctors who are hesitant to prescribe it. Due to all these, there has been times that I have been forced to go without (longest was around 5 months or so, which nearly ruined my life/health).
Can trans folks go without the meds/hormones? For how long? Will there be issues if you suddenly stop taking it? Can you be denied your meds? Is there a risk of non-cooperative doctors / insurance companies / pharmacies denying you meds?
If anyone knows, I’m curious. Thanks!
Can we go without? Yes. We’ll have mood swings like most people when they have hormone fluctuations and depending on the person depression, anxiety, generally feeling yucky. Ect.
For how long? I mean technically forever? Our bodies still produce hormones naturally (with some surgical exceptions) we won’t die but might be miserable enough to want to.
Can you be denied? State/insurance dependant tbh. Where I live hell no, in a red state yeah definitely.
And same with non-cooperative docs, some just won’t help. (for anyone looking for help look into planned parenthood. They’re great and do hormones for trans people.)
Anyway I’ve never had a shortage bc hormones are pretty common for cis people too, they just don’t know or don’t understand when they’re taking hormones.
Unfortunately, yes, this is a huge problem for the trans community the world over.