Idk why but when I get low on estrogen near the end of the week (I have weekly injections) I crave getting high more and become way more manic. I inject every Friday and I notice from usually around Tuesday onward I really really want to get high even more. I don’t know why it gets so hard to manage but I’m guessing it’s something to do with emotions or my mental state feeling naturally more numb when I have less estrogen.

My best hypothesis is that it’s my body naturally pushing me to soothe my impending dysphoria and hormonal fluctuations by getting high so I don’t notice it as much. It’s mostly subconscious, but the cravings and dreams I have about getting high get much more vivid as wel and also take a more manic tone.

Does anyone else also get this? Not just on HRT but with estrogen levels in general? I talk to my cis female friends and they say they either don’t experience it or it’s the opposite for them. Anyone care to shed some light on this? Is it really just me?