You guessed it we are going to talk about my experience with HRT. No I will not talk dosages, I do not suggest self medication. I do not want some one to get the dosage off my blog and harm them self. Instead I will talk what I take and the affects that I have had. May also post a pre and current pic.
When I started I was on Spirolacrone and estradiol, that combination has proven for many trans women to be effective and it was for me. Spiro binds with testosterone making it unusable by the body. The down side you still make testosterone. When I took my first dose, and I don't know if it was a placebo effect or it was the meds but I had an instant relief I felt a weight had been lifted. And it just forgot better. Through time and appointments my estradiol dose got raised to the level it is now. And I am very happy with it.
The big change from the beginning besides the raise in estradiol dose, is I switched from Spiro to Eligard. It is a LH inhibitor, that means I don't produce any LH. LH is the hormone that tells the body to produce the sex hormones. It is used for cancer patients with a cancer that grows in the presence of these hormones. It is more expensive and km glad I have the VA to help with my transition. It has proven to be even more effective.
Now when I say effective I mean mainly in the emotional stand point. There have been some effects else where, my skin is softer, the body hair is thinner not as dark or course. And a lot of redistribution of fat. I was never really fat but the little I had moved to the appropriate areas.
Well I guess that's it for now I will add more as it comes to me TTYL
Sheala
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