How to maintain the rose-colored glasses outlook estrogen gives me?
I enjoy the "rose-colored glasses" outlook I experience when estrogen doses are increased. But it lasts for two weeks before I return to being no-nonsense.
I don't mind the no-nonsense stage -- it means I'm productive and get shit done, *and* it also means my migraines are nearly nonexistent, which is fantastic.
But sometimes I want to be able to look at my husband with hearts spilling from my eyes without jumping through mental checklists of all the things I need to get done before I can relax. When I have the "rose-colored glasses" outlook, I'm much more relaxed, receptive to sex, and easygoing. I honestly miss it, and I'd even deal with the accompanying migraines.
Other complaints are low libido, but I think it's sloooowly starting to return after bumping TRT to 4mg/day. But even if my body is in the mood, my mind usually isn't.
Current HRT is:
-0.1mg estradiol patch (bumped up from 0.075 in early March)
-4mg/daily testosterone, compounded cream (bumped up from 2mg in early March)
-300mg progesterone (had horrific muscle tension on 100mg, wasn't much better on 200mg, so 300mg is the sweet spot, been on this dose for months)
-vaginal estradiol cream twice weekly
Posted May 1, 2026, 9:10 PM UTC