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<!-- DATE: 2024-09-07 05:44:47 -->
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<h2>How is it this bad?</h2>
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<h3>endocrinological</h3>
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I take estrogen (tablets, 2mg, 3/day), spironolactone (tablets, 50mg, 2/day), and progesterone (gel capsuls, 100mg, 1/day) because I am transgender.
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here are the associated costs for the above medications:
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<li>estrogen: $14.05/month, $168.6/year</li>
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<li>spironolactone: $6/month, $72/year</li>
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<li>progesterone: $15/month, $180/year</li>
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<li>total: $420.6/year</li>
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</ul>
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you will note that estrogen and an anti androgen are responsible for 57.2% of the yearly cost.
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this is ridiculous.<br>
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I did some calculations:<br>
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cost of diy estrogen injectable solution (estradiol enanthate, 40mg/ml, 10ml): $70-$100<br>
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necessary doseage for estrogen monotherapy: ~.13ml<br>
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injection timing: every 7 days<br>
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10ml/.13ml = 74.9 weeks of estrogen<br>
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52 weeks in a year.<br>
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100*1/(10/.13/52) = $67.6/year for estrogen (upper bound)<br>
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70*1/(10/.13/52) = $47.32/year for estrogen (lower bound)<br>
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why is diy cheaper than having healthcare?
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this does not account for cost of needles and alcohol wipes, but that is negligible.
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<hr>
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<h3>neurological</h3>
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the psychologist that did my autism evaluation thinks that I am depressed.
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this is based on 0 evidence other than my consistently high score on the PHQ-9.
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I contend that the PHQ-9 is not a useful tool of assessment for neurodivergent people.
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apparently, it is somehow more conceiveable that I am autistic and depressed than it is that I could be autistic and have adhd.
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I am very clearly not depressed, in fact, I would say that other than the negative impacts of the very obvious and DSM-V compliant signs of ADHD I exhibit, I am doing quite well.
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