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I'm taking my mom's medicine but I don't want to quit, what
15/m
I've been depressed for the past year and don't know what do do about it. My mom takes hormone replacement and says it makes her feel a lot better, so I started taking them. It was about 4 months ago, and I've felt really good since I've taken them. But they are doing some really weird stuff to me and my body is starting to look girly. I love how I feel when I take them and don't want to quit, but I don't know what they are going to do to my body.
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First off, never take some one else's medication. You can do yourself severe harm.
Go to your doctor about this problem. Maybe they can prescribe you a medication to make you feel better without overdosing yourself on estrogen.
The male body is not meant to take on large amounts of estrogen. Estrogen is a female hormone. You are probably looking girly because the estrogen is overtaking any testosterone in your body. Testosterone is a male hormone.
Like I said, go to the doctor. The sooner the better.
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I suppose it depends on how you want to look. The better idea would be for you to get your own meds for depression. Here is a list of what happens to men taking female hormones. :)
Men who take female hormones may notice:
* increased breast size
* feminization of body shape
* darkening of nipples
* less acne
* more feminine complexion
* slower growth of facial hair
* slower progression of baldness
* reduced chance of heart attack
* lowered risk of prostate cancer
They probably will:
* increase their risk of breast cancer
* increase the chance of blood clots which can be fatal
* increase the chance of liver or gall bladder disease or tumors
* decrease the size of their testicles
* lower their interest in sex
* alter their mood or personality in unpredictable ways
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