Intro and trial.

[Blue_Penguin (imported)]

Before starting into my post I would like to thank everyone for the sheer amount of information on EA it has been a invaluable resource to me from a scientific and emotional perspective.

I am a long-term lurker and finally decided to post. For a brief back story I am currently 24 years old and identify as having GID yet I am not 100% where I stand on it tbh.

Approximately 6 months ago I decided to self administer alcohol injections after reading the entirety of the post on these forums. The actual injections were extremely painful yet I was able to continue for roughly 3 months on a weekly basis seeing no real results. During this time I began to feel a large emotional relief from finally moving towards my unknown goal despite marginal physical effects. The self-induced trauma really helped me realize that I was ready to really commit to a plan and after more research I decided to try Spironolactone.

The initial results of taking Spiro were almost immediate and surprising to say the least. For those that are curious my chosen dosage is 100 mg twice daily, morning and night. Over night I had a significant decrease in my sex drive and within a week I noticed much much drier skin. Seven weeks into my regimen some of my sex drive returned and has recently stabilized at much lower levels than previously along with some sporadic testicle pain and mood swings.

My question and the major reason I am making this post really, what should I expect a little down the road and will any how soon will it be before I notice any major changes? Despite the very sudden changes I suppose I expected more of a difference. Any general advice is very much welcomed.

[janekane (imported)]

I do not give general advice as such.

Perhaps I can offer what may be a form of specific advice, however.

I have, in my personal life experiences, found it useful to expect what I cannot expect to happen much of the time.

That takes me along a pathway such that I learn about my practical ability to respond to life events through responding to them as events happen and I respond.

Or...

In situations sufficiently new to me, I can never know in advance how I will respond, because I have no prior experience through which I acquired knowing how I will respond.

For me, that is often as good as it gets.

Seems to me that expecting the unexpected is a rather decent way to avoid living in despair and discouragement.

Seems to work for me, anyway.

And, welcome to the bunch of us who post messages here...