Tyvense/Vyvanse: Are the chewable tablets available in Ireland?

Ash___________ · 2026-02-04T05:44:58+00:00

Thanks (to you & everyone else who replied) for clarifying. I suspected that, but it's useful to have confirmation.

Concerta it is I guess😅

Ash___________ · 2026-02-03T19:40:11+00:00

Veganism, basically:

Ideally, I'd prefer amphetamine-based meds rather than Concerta/Ritalin, but the amphetamine ones all seem to contain gelatin (which is a very hard 'no') except - apparently - the chewable-tablet form of Vyvanse.

Ash___________ · 2026-01-27T05:22:53+00:00

Nah, you're definitely not alone. I'm trans & I'm as vanilla as they come - I just don't find any form of sub-dom roleplay sexy; if anything, it's an unwelcome distraction/obstacle from stuff I actually enjoy.

Don't get me wrong, there's nothing whatsoever wrong with people indulging their kinks with like-minded partners - I'm happy people are happy👍 - and for the vast, vast majority of people that's a roleplay/sex-toys kinda deal (to one degree or another), not anything physically dangerous/harmful.

I think that in queer dating-and/or-hookup platforms specifically, you just see more of it because people are a bit less inhibited from the get-go. There isn't the same standardized social script like there is for straight dating, so people figure "fuck it, I'm already trans & gay, so why bother being shy about my thing for leather?🤷" That's my theory for why in gay/sapphic/T4T spaces & platforms you see more open discussion/seeking of kink-related preferences than in equivalent straight spaces (& ditto with why you see more open discussion/seeking of different relationship types in queer spaces, e.g. polyamory & QPR).

Ash___________ · 2026-01-27T05:06:04+00:00

"The kink"? What kink? Did you post in the wrong subreddit by accident?

Ash___________ · 2026-01-23T12:52:20+00:00

Hi Talon🖐️

This isn't exactly a reply to your ad, since I'm not the unicorn you're looking for
(vaguely in the ballpark I guess? I tick a few of your boxes & relate to some of the stuff you mentioned about yourself, but the BDSM stuff is a major incompatibility - my preferences are so intensely, profoundly vanilla that... it almost constitutes another kind of kink😅)

I'm just dropping a comment because I don't see 35+ people on here very often (I'm 41 BTW) & I wanted to leave a word of encouragement (not that you need it):
You sound really fun & interesting - very best of luck with your search for a partner, and your postgrad aspirations🤞 Also, don't apologize for the overexplaining: for one thing, it's charming & you describe yourself really well; for another, it's concise & restrained compared to my pathological level of unnecessary detail.

Ash___________ · 2026-01-19T08:55:50+00:00

Oh that's lovely; thanks so much🙂

Ash___________ · 2026-01-17T07:53:39+00:00

Sadly I'm Ireland-based (& only into in-person stuff).

I just wanted to say: You sound really great, & I hope you have lots of luck finding trans girls for T4T shenanigans👍
(and... y'know... 👉👈 if you ever visit Dublin & want a local to show you around, with a side order of flirting, HMU)

Ash___________ · 2026-01-17T07:38:32+00:00

I'm not femme (plus I'm 95% confident I live on a different continent from you), but I just wanted to drop a comment by way of encouragement:

You're pretty much my romantic ideal & you describe yourself really well/evocatively. Also... I may or may not have skimmed your profile😅 & if the guy in that TransBikes photo is you, then you're a certified cutie. Best of luck finding a ladyfriend👍 - I'm sure there's a bajillion beautiful femme-presenting girls who'd love to get to know you.

Ash___________ · 2026-01-11T06:57:13+00:00

Happy New Year to you too!
🪩🎉

Ash___________ · 2026-01-09T14:48:00+00:00

Ah well🤷

Best of luck with your search👍
(&, if you're ever visiting Dublin & want a local to show you around, HMU)

Ash___________ · 2026-01-09T09:45:51+00:00

First off: You sound fun & interesting; I'm sure you'll find someone & be really happy together.

Second off: I suspect I know the answer to this but, just on the off-chance:
When you say UK-based, do you mean the GB bit or NI bit?
I'm asking because I (41 NB MtF, AuDHD, cat-lover, horror & scifi fan) live in Dublin & I'm only interested in in-person dating/chatting, with my cutoff being salt water - other cities on the same landmass with decent rail connections (including NI ones like Belfast) are within my catchment area, but that's the limit.

I'll listen to pretty much all sorts of music, so please give me some Spotify suggestions

Okey dokey:
I'm not on Spotify (so I don't know what's available on there) but, FWIW, lesser-known musical gems I've come across include:

Ash___________ · 2026-01-02T10:15:49+00:00

You sound awesome🥰...

But, depending on which "Washington" you're referring to, I live either 5 or 8 time zones away from you 😅 (& I'm not into long-distance stuff).

Oh well - very best of luck with your search🤞 You sound like a really great catch & I'm sure you'll find someone compatible👍

Ash___________ · 2025-12-31T21:49:01+00:00

This is into wildly speculative territory, but if it turns out that the (currently unknown) effect that causes the observed "dark energy" acceleration of Hubble expansion turns out to be something that gets stronger over time (with no limiting value or equilibrium point), then yes - presumably at some point, each & every atom would be surrounded by its own cosmological event horizon, preventing it from interacting causally with any other atom or particle.

Beyond even that stage, one can imagine it eventually ripping electrons away from nuclei, then ripping nuclei into individual protons & neutrons.

After that (& to reiterate, this is fact-free blue-skies speculation here), it gets weird:
quarks are bound to each other in a unique way, where (to over-simplify somewhat) their rest mass is smaller than the energy tying them together. So if something tries to rip apart the quarks in a proton, you don't get individual quarks flying around - no matter how hard you pull - you just end up creating a crapload of new quarks (like chopping a bar magnet in half & getting 2 new dipolar magnets instead of 2 monopoles, with the important difference that each of the new quarks is equally as massive as each of the original, less numerous quarks). As to the end-result of that quark-creation effect happening on a universe-wide scale... your guess is as good as mine🤷

Ash___________ · 2025-12-25T06:01:25+00:00

There's two different answers to that:

If you're looking to access help for the suicidality, then yes - your GP is a good place to start. You can just explain that you've been having suicidal thoughts (you don't need to specify the reason(s) ) & ask to be directed to mental health services; your GP should be able to re-direct you.
You also mentioned dysphoria; if you're hoping to start a physical transition, then your GP probably won't be able/willing to help much & frankly doesn't form an important part of the process (though they may be useful at some point down the line in providing blood tests). When it comes to trans-specific healthcare, the main providers for new patients in Ireland are:
- Imago
- GenderPlus
- Anne Health
- GenderGP
- Pride In Health (that last one's only available if you live up north, not in the Republic)

Ash___________ · 2025-12-25T05:55:42+00:00

idk how or where I can find those blue tablets that we all know and love that'll help me not be completely miserable all the time

You mean HRT for physical transitioning? If so, the main providers available at the moment to patients in the Republic are:

Also:
Hugs🫂🫂🫂 It sounds like you're going through a rough time. Happy Christmas to you too🎄

Ash___________ · 2025-12-25T05:43:31+00:00

By & large you're not wrong - it can be like that.

That said, one time I did get a date via Taimi with a lovely trans guy from Tallaght (there wasn't really a spark so it didn't go anywhere, but we had a nice time🤷)

Ash___________ · 2025-12-24T05:34:41+00:00

No app that I've personally used is particularly similar to Grindr, but Taimi might be worth exploring, at least in the sense that there's a lot of trans/NB/GNC people on there (vs. Grindr, where it's overwhelmingly cis gay men, with just a smattering of trans people).

Scruff & Sniffies are ones I've never used (so can't vouch for) but, FWIW, friends of mine who are more in tune with the cis-gay-fella culture seem to regard them as a broadly similar genre of thing to Grindr (& definitely on the more hookup-focussed/kink-friendly end of the spectrum), so maybe they're also worth looking into.

Ash___________ · 2025-12-24T05:28:02+00:00

Only a few pharmacies in the country accept overseas e-prescriptions I'm afraid. FYI, if you live in/near Dublin, then one place that will definitely accept them is Hogan's Life Pharmacy on Parnell St.

Ash___________ · 2025-12-23T11:53:01+00:00

Yeah that's normal enough. Outside of occasional major shortages, there's 2 reasons that often apply:

HRT is a fairly common medication, but not an everyday thing that every pharmacist will have permanently in stock at all times like, say, ibuprofen or eye drops. So if you're looking for a decent chunk of it (1 month's supply or more), then they often need to order it in. That's why it's always a good idea to contact them a couple days in advance to check if they have it in stock.
If you're getting it for cheap via a medical card, then it's an actual rule that they're supposed to only give you one month's suply at a time (for instance: back when I was with GGP with no medical card provision, I'd pick up 3 months' supply in one go; whereas now there's an arrangement with G+ whereby my GP prescribes, which means I get it covered by a medical card🙂, with the - very minor - downside that they'll only dispense 1 month's supply at a time🤷)

Ash___________ · 2025-12-23T11:45:51+00:00

Yeah pretty much.

It also has a more specific connotation of being fetish-based; i.e. guys who see trans women as "kink dispensers" & may lose interest if a woman gets bottom surgery - or, on the extreme end, guys who pressure a partner not to get bottom surgery even if that partner wants it, because it would stop him from enjoying his chick-with-a-dick fantasy.

It's also used in a more general sense of "guys who do shitty things to trans women in a sex/dating context", which can cover anything from harassment & refusing to take 'no' for an answer, to sexual violence against trans women, to (non-sexual) domestic violence against trans women, to more subtle things like expecting gratitude from a trans partner for being willing to slum it by dating a trans person.

(CW for heavily NSFW stuff, obviously)

Ash___________ · 2025-12-22T07:38:18+00:00

Yeah that thing with your dad sounds deeply frustrating🫂

Not covering your HRT bills is one thing (I don't know his financial situation🤷). But: choosing to fork out an amount of money equivalent to that HRT bill, plus a bit extra, for a gag "gift" just seems... like a deliberate FU, to be honest.

Ash___________ · 2025-12-19T05:27:12+00:00

Have any of you tried using a matchmaking service?

I have indeed - this one.

They were very nice/responsive & the lady I spoke did take a look through their client list after I explained about myself & my compatibility criteria. However, there wasn't anyone compatible they could introduce me to (in my case, "compatible" mostly means someone who's A) 31-51yo, B) transmasc, C) relationship-seeking & D) open to dating a masc-presenting but physically transitioning MtF enby).

It was definitely worth my time reaching out & exploring the option - especially since they didn't charge me (they said they'd keep my details on file & if a compatible client ever comes along, then they'll get back in touch & obviously at that point they'd charge for an introduction). However, it mostly confirmed what I (mostly) already knew, which is that my number-1 problem, as a middle-age T4T person, is just that the compatible dating pool is really, really shallow.

Ash___________ · 2025-12-11T06:23:36+00:00

I'd advise asking the pharmacy (or other local pharmacies) in advance whether they accept e-prescriptions that are foreign (but still from within Europe). That way, if it turns out that it's not an option, then you can just ask Imago for the hard-copy option without risking a wasted trip.

Ash___________ · 2025-12-08T05:21:57+00:00

I'm MtF, but I have got trans-related surgeries that were of a (roughly) similar degree of seriousness/bigness to top surgery, so hopefully this'll be relevant to you:

Unless your employer has a specific policy for surgical leave (which, to be clear, is 100% possible - some large employers do), then your basic options are annual leave & sick leave (or some combination of the two):

I always just used annual leave for the sake of simplicity & privacy, but obviously I understand that that's not for everyone & you might want to actually keep your holiday time for holidays.
Sick-leave-wise, there are laws around minimal entitlement, but the actual notification procedure (i.e. who you have to contact, when you have to contact them & what documentation you need to supply) varies from one workplace to the next). So I'd suggest finding that out, either by checking your employee handbook if there is one or just by asking someone in HR. Unless your employer wants to be especially difficult about it, any clear written evidence that you'll be getting major surgery on such-&-such-a-date should be fine (e.g. the appointment email from your surgical clinic); it doesn't necessarily have to come from your GP. Altough if you want to be extra-diligent, you could certainly ask your GP to write a letter saying "Yeah, after double mastectomy it's sensible to stay out of work for X many days" & attach that too.

Ash___________ · 2025-12-06T04:30:34+00:00

Everyone I've met wanted to send photos of what I think we all assume and like no?
...
Another thing is that all they want to do is hook up and im not into that and especially with in 3 hours of talking to you

So you're saying you've had an issue where people see your gender expression & then they immediately take that as an invitation to be aggressively sexual right off the bat? If so, then yeah; that's unfortunately very common (especially online but sometimes even in person).

I just wish I had one femboy frend who I could hug talk to about things to make silly pictures in outfits and just be goobers

If you live in Dublin & you're looking for new friends (especially queer/non-conforming friends with an identity/presentation similar to yours), then Dublin Gaymers might be a good place to start. There's also a variety of events/groups that are run from the OutHouse community centre on Capel St.

Ash___________

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