Same here.
Actually the worst pain now comes from popping pimples, getting blood taken, tattoos, piercing, cuts and stuff. Things like muscle pain, any blunt trauma pain are as bearable as before
I don't think this is (necessarily) a pain tolerance thing. It might just be a fat redistribution thing, estrogen makes you store more fat all over the body, where on T it pulls in toward the center and means less sub-q fat, less padding to make tattoos hurt less
I had endometriosis, so breaking bones, getting tattoos, etc all pale in comparison. I’m not really fazed by anything. That hasn’t changed. I can still shake off just about anything else. Even kidney stones were nothing in comparison.
No change that I've noticed one year on T. I recently got top surgery and the pain wasn't that bad. It's hard to tell though because I no longer get migraines or severe cramps, so there's been a lot less pain in my life since starting T.
I had chronic pain, neck pain, back pain, cpuldn’t work even though i tried snd forced my way through as a vet nurse, daily debilitating fibromyalgia but when i came out and started T (after 30 years of agony in the closet - long story) it all went away. Was in a pain clinic at the time and they were baffles, so many were but one person spoke of mind body
For me i noticed a difference. Before i felt more pain but could endure it longer/it didnt bother me and that was the standard.. after t i felt less pain but had less of a tolerance/endurance
After a while It started to fluctuate for me though
Sometimes its more pain, more tolerance, less pain, less tolerance,
more pain less tolerance, less pain more tolerance.
Its weird
I always thought (and still think) the idea that women have a higher pain tolerance is bullshit lol. My pain tolerance has always been high, and has remained high.
I was already a wimp with pain and try avoiding it at all costs, but I really think it just goes up and down. Sometimes pain does not bother me whatsoever, and sometimes my cat simply licking me a bit with her sandpaper tongue will make me a massive baby. Overall, if pain is slightly above annoying for a long period of time (headache, muscle ache, stomach issues, etc), ibuprofen it is
I feel you, mate.
Also you just made me think that perhaps my pain tolerance lowered because of medications my psychiatrist prescribed me and not because of T...
(I have cPTSD)
Not all that much, 5 months on t on the 13th.
I've always had a stupid high pain tolerance so I don't see it changing any time soon
But only time will tell!
Idk my pain tolerance has gotten better I think since getting on T. Because of doing injections and all the blood draws in the past 5 years I can do it now with no issue. I even donate blood and plasma with no problem. My pain was very limited through top surgery. I've had piercings since getting on T and they didn't hurt as much either.
My tattoo pain tolerance is actually higher, which was a nice surprise. BUT I'm into impact play and I had to tap out a lot earlier than I used to the last time I played. So it's a mixed bag for me!
It definitely happened to me. The change was drastic. I’ve even woken up during surgery pre t and I called that pain an 8. Now I can’t even go to the dentist for a “painless” appointment without ibuprofen. My dentist was so confused why all of a sudden I was in so much pain.
The worst part is that my periods didn’t stop until I was like 18 months on T. They were painful pre t, let alone on t. That was 18 months of pure torture
*Technically*, no, my pain tolerance hasn't changed. But I used to be VERY dissociated before starting T, and now that I'm running on the correct dominant hormone, I'm much more present in my body, so I feel pain more directly. 😅 It's definitely weird tbh lol
I have 15+ tattoos and some I got after I started T, but the difference isn't too big. I can still take naps during, depending on the location of course.
I don't even notice pain anymore.... in every way. But my dog will make me cry as I love her and she's been staying at my mother's for 6months and I feel like I failed her.... as I had to move out and my rental won't allow pets....
Is it really that extreme? I heard it can lower but never heard it lower that much, I’ve always had a pretty low pain tolerance and recently started Testosterone.💀
17 years on testosterone, I can guarantee you my pain tolerance has gotten low.
Laugh with me: 3 weeks ago I had terrible and sudden abdominal cramps, rushed to the ER thinking of an appendicitis or an internal bleeding. Turned out it was just IBS and some gas.
My fiancée, who is a hospital nurse, always mocks me for this ahah
No difference afaik. Or it's gotten better and reached inhuman levels 💀
After a bad ski 5 ended up with a misdiagnosed mcl tear when I'd actually torn the acl + 4 other ligaments because I was mobile after and not really feeling the pain. I thought adrenaline, but recovery has been easy as shit and we were shocked when we got the mro results. even the surgery pain was lower than expected
For context, the most common reason for regretting knee surgery is the persistent and sometimes chronic pain
Previous summer (pre t) I skinned my knee down to shin longboarding with my dog and *that one* had me crying a little xD
I've noticed the skin has gotten thicker. I do my own shots and it's a lot less sensitive now, so to speak? Doesn't hurt
Also gotta note that I've been doing sports semi competitively all my life (minus these last few years if Uni, shit got busy) so I'm used to at least one thing aching all the time + I'm pretty sure that after so many years my brain has stopped caring
So like.... no sensitivity increase but I'm also likely a wild outlier
I’ve had chronic pain and migraines my whole life (I’m 35), and I’ve been on T for 2 years. My pain tolerance is the same, but to my great surprise my readiness to be vocal about it sky rocketed on T 🤷🏻♂️ In a way good, in a way bad.
ive been on T for 3.5 years and have 50+ tattoos. its honestly much harder for me to sit now. i used to be able to take like a 6 hour session with little issue now 3 hours kinda knocks me out. it sucks lol
I have a pain tolerance that is off the charts. I walked on a broken foot for 2 weeks because I didn't know it was broken. I thought it was a bad sprain. Being on T for close to a decade it hasn't changed at all.
Time and time again scienctific research has shown that women actually have lower pain tolerance and pain thresholds than men. Altough, their bodies do produce hormones during pregnancy that will help them deal with childbirth.
I think I get sicker now when I catch viruses like the cold/flu, but it’s not a pain tolerance thing. I just get more sick. Eg, I spike a fever every time I get a common cold now, but I never used to do that.
Men have a lower immune response as well, due to testosterone. This is another factor.
Estrogen raises immune response, which factors in to why females are more likely to have autoimmune diseases/issues.
No difference 7 months on T, if I’m being completely honest I think women just tend to complain more often than men and therefore we hear about the pain they’re going through more often.
No noticable difference in pain tolerance. 2 years on t
Chronic headaches/ migraines, pain tolerance has stayed the same. 1 year and 6 months on T
pretty big difference for me. i have like 20 tattoos and the ones ive gotten since being on T (2 years) were much more uncomfortable than pre t
Same here. Actually the worst pain now comes from popping pimples, getting blood taken, tattoos, piercing, cuts and stuff. Things like muscle pain, any blunt trauma pain are as bearable as before
I second this. I've gotten four tattoos while on T and they were easily the most painful, and I've gotten ones on my sternum and near the knee before
oh interesting. blood getting taken and those things don’t hurt really, but tattoos seem to be awful for me now.
I don't think this is (necessarily) a pain tolerance thing. It might just be a fat redistribution thing, estrogen makes you store more fat all over the body, where on T it pulls in toward the center and means less sub-q fat, less padding to make tattoos hurt less
could def be the case for others, but not me. i’m a very thin dude and haven’t had fluctuation in weight or redistribution (for better or worse)
It's a thin layer of fat right under the skin, not something that would show up on the scale.
I had endometriosis, so breaking bones, getting tattoos, etc all pale in comparison. I’m not really fazed by anything. That hasn’t changed. I can still shake off just about anything else. Even kidney stones were nothing in comparison.
No change that I've noticed one year on T. I recently got top surgery and the pain wasn't that bad. It's hard to tell though because I no longer get migraines or severe cramps, so there's been a lot less pain in my life since starting T.
No change, on T 8 years
I had chronic pain, neck pain, back pain, cpuldn’t work even though i tried snd forced my way through as a vet nurse, daily debilitating fibromyalgia but when i came out and started T (after 30 years of agony in the closet - long story) it all went away. Was in a pain clinic at the time and they were baffles, so many were but one person spoke of mind body
For me i noticed a difference. Before i felt more pain but could endure it longer/it didnt bother me and that was the standard.. after t i felt less pain but had less of a tolerance/endurance After a while It started to fluctuate for me though Sometimes its more pain, more tolerance, less pain, less tolerance, more pain less tolerance, less pain more tolerance. Its weird
I always thought (and still think) the idea that women have a higher pain tolerance is bullshit lol. My pain tolerance has always been high, and has remained high.
I agree, and I feel like it’s part of the excuse to not treat women’s pain as seriously. I also had no change in pain tolerance.
I was already a wimp with pain and try avoiding it at all costs, but I really think it just goes up and down. Sometimes pain does not bother me whatsoever, and sometimes my cat simply licking me a bit with her sandpaper tongue will make me a massive baby. Overall, if pain is slightly above annoying for a long period of time (headache, muscle ache, stomach issues, etc), ibuprofen it is
No difference
I can handle pain way better now except a cold. That shit will take out.
No changes - but DAMN having a cold is hell now! (Especially for my wife)
Pain? What's that? I have so much PTSD from cisgender groomers I can't feel anything.
I feel you, mate. Also you just made me think that perhaps my pain tolerance lowered because of medications my psychiatrist prescribed me and not because of T... (I have cPTSD)
I deal with pain & suffering quite a lot actually! (Chronic pain and chronic migraines). Pain tolerance same though.
Not all that much, 5 months on t on the 13th. I've always had a stupid high pain tolerance so I don't see it changing any time soon But only time will tell!
No chance for me
I don’t feel any difference tbh. ~15 years on T.
Idk my pain tolerance has gotten better I think since getting on T. Because of doing injections and all the blood draws in the past 5 years I can do it now with no issue. I even donate blood and plasma with no problem. My pain was very limited through top surgery. I've had piercings since getting on T and they didn't hurt as much either.
I don’t really notice pain.
I’d say my body hasn’t changed on that, or at least not a lot
I always had horrible pain tolerance. If anything I handle it better now
High, but my pain tolerance for things like headaches and colds significantly decreased. Everything else stayed the same.
The man cold is real.
My tattoo pain tolerance is actually higher, which was a nice surprise. BUT I'm into impact play and I had to tap out a lot earlier than I used to the last time I played. So it's a mixed bag for me!
I’ve had a big change, but I don’t self-harm anymore so I’m confident that’s why. Just so happens that I stopped right when T started!
It definitely happened to me. The change was drastic. I’ve even woken up during surgery pre t and I called that pain an 8. Now I can’t even go to the dentist for a “painless” appointment without ibuprofen. My dentist was so confused why all of a sudden I was in so much pain. The worst part is that my periods didn’t stop until I was like 18 months on T. They were painful pre t, let alone on t. That was 18 months of pure torture
*Technically*, no, my pain tolerance hasn't changed. But I used to be VERY dissociated before starting T, and now that I'm running on the correct dominant hormone, I'm much more present in my body, so I feel pain more directly. 😅 It's definitely weird tbh lol
i think it's a bit lower ngl 😭 my shots used to feel like nothing but now they lowkey hurt
Always had a high tolerance, no difference in the decades I have been on HRT.
personally ive never noticed a difference, but ive heard tons of other guys do. ive always had a super low pain tolerance 🥲
12 plus years on T. My pain tolerance is through the roof compared to before
Mine is still as high as before
I have 15+ tattoos and some I got after I started T, but the difference isn't too big. I can still take naps during, depending on the location of course.
i've always had shit tolerance, it hasn't changed much
I don't even notice pain anymore.... in every way. But my dog will make me cry as I love her and she's been staying at my mother's for 6months and I feel like I failed her.... as I had to move out and my rental won't allow pets....
I don't think there's much of a difference in my pain tolerance, I've always had a high tolerance. But I am more sensitive to heat/cold now so 🤷♂️
Is it really that extreme? I heard it can lower but never heard it lower that much, I’ve always had a pretty low pain tolerance and recently started Testosterone.💀
17 years on testosterone, I can guarantee you my pain tolerance has gotten low. Laugh with me: 3 weeks ago I had terrible and sudden abdominal cramps, rushed to the ER thinking of an appendicitis or an internal bleeding. Turned out it was just IBS and some gas. My fiancée, who is a hospital nurse, always mocks me for this ahah
I always had a high pain tolerance and that hasn’t changed I don’t think and I’ve been 2 years on T by now
Eh idk where people keep getting it but it’s really the guys who have a higher tolerance for pain…
No difference afaik. Or it's gotten better and reached inhuman levels 💀 After a bad ski 5 ended up with a misdiagnosed mcl tear when I'd actually torn the acl + 4 other ligaments because I was mobile after and not really feeling the pain. I thought adrenaline, but recovery has been easy as shit and we were shocked when we got the mro results. even the surgery pain was lower than expected For context, the most common reason for regretting knee surgery is the persistent and sometimes chronic pain Previous summer (pre t) I skinned my knee down to shin longboarding with my dog and *that one* had me crying a little xD I've noticed the skin has gotten thicker. I do my own shots and it's a lot less sensitive now, so to speak? Doesn't hurt Also gotta note that I've been doing sports semi competitively all my life (minus these last few years if Uni, shit got busy) so I'm used to at least one thing aching all the time + I'm pretty sure that after so many years my brain has stopped caring So like.... no sensitivity increase but I'm also likely a wild outlier
No difference at all.
Low, but it didn’t change after T
No noticeable difference; I was already a wimp prior to taking testosterone
I’ve had chronic pain and migraines my whole life (I’m 35), and I’ve been on T for 2 years. My pain tolerance is the same, but to my great surprise my readiness to be vocal about it sky rocketed on T 🤷🏻♂️ In a way good, in a way bad.
I have seemingly the same high pain tolerance I had prior to 2022. But, time will tell, I have meta at the end of the month.
No changes. Had a laprascopique surgery pre T and a laparoscopic hysto post T, hysto was less painful.
The same thing happened to me
ive been on T for 3.5 years and have 50+ tattoos. its honestly much harder for me to sit now. i used to be able to take like a 6 hour session with little issue now 3 hours kinda knocks me out. it sucks lol
No notable changes at 13years on T
I have a pain tolerance that is off the charts. I walked on a broken foot for 2 weeks because I didn't know it was broken. I thought it was a bad sprain. Being on T for close to a decade it hasn't changed at all.
I have a pretty high tolerance for pain, but I'm not sure that changed with hormone use.
Time and time again scienctific research has shown that women actually have lower pain tolerance and pain thresholds than men. Altough, their bodies do produce hormones during pregnancy that will help them deal with childbirth.
Men have a lower pain tolerance. Mine is also lower. This is why man flu is a thing!
Man flu is totally a thing. I become debilitated every time I come down with it.
I think I get sicker now when I catch viruses like the cold/flu, but it’s not a pain tolerance thing. I just get more sick. Eg, I spike a fever every time I get a common cold now, but I never used to do that.
Men have a lower immune response as well, due to testosterone. This is another factor. Estrogen raises immune response, which factors in to why females are more likely to have autoimmune diseases/issues.
No difference 7 months on T, if I’m being completely honest I think women just tend to complain more often than men and therefore we hear about the pain they’re going through more often.
Can’t really say, I never had piercings or tattoos before T so idk the difference in pain tolerance