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> but things look good There is an ocean of difference between medical transition and stimulants/SSRIs. The main one being that the latter category do not caus
by thegrimmest 4y ago
> but things look good
There is an ocean of difference between medical transition and stimulants/SSRIs. The main one being that the latter category do not cause irreversible change to the body. You can just stop taking them and be more or less as you were before. This isn't true for a medical transition that begins in adolescence. Infertility, mastectomy, and significant increases in lifetime cancer risk all represent irreversible harm.
- faeriechangling 4y agoBoth SSRIs and stimulants can absolutely result in permanent changes to the body, as do hormones. None of these drugs are free of risk, but refusal to undertake effective treatment can also cause negative permanent changes to the body indirectly, so simply doing nothing isn't free of risk either. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2538518 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-SSRI_sexual_dysfunction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-SSRI_sexual_dysfunction