is this normal
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Yeah, in my little experience basically all of the effects of hormones are "in general" at best, both in timeline and actual effects.
Personally my libido went up a little but unlike OOP it was very much present before too.
Meanwhile the skin softening stuff took a week or so to be noticeable, when it definitely "should" take longer.
I definitely didn't notice any changes in skin texture 'til around week 4 or 5, but the change in my body odor started on like day 6, way sooner than the general timeline would have sugested.
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I definitely didn't notice any changes in skin texture 'til around week 4 or 5, but the change in my body odor started on like day 6, way sooner than the general timeline would have sugested.
The body is a hodge-podge of Rube Goldberg machines, and trans research is wayy underdeveloped. Method of delivery and absorbancy and a billion other things probably affect the effects.
Out of curiosity, the skin changes were a huge boon to me (one that I didn't expect to be so nice), so there's a world where it was partially psychological. Was body odor a big dysphoria source for you?
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The body is a hodge-podge of Rube Goldberg machines, and trans research is wayy underdeveloped. Method of delivery and absorbancy and a billion other things probably affect the effects.
Out of curiosity, the skin changes were a huge boon to me (one that I didn't expect to be so nice), so there's a world where it was partially psychological. Was body odor a big dysphoria source for you?
I'm a highly scent-oriented person so I was probably more sensitive to that change than most, but I didn't realize it was a contributing factor to my dysphoria until that very moment. It's not that I disliked my old scent, it just never smelled like "me", y'know?
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I've only ever done E once and it made me 10x hornier than usual. But also hot. It was so hot and sweaty on that shit.
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I'm a highly scent-oriented person so I was probably more sensitive to that change than most, but I didn't realize it was a contributing factor to my dysphoria until that very moment. It's not that I disliked my old scent, it just never smelled like "me", y'know?
Lmfao samee, I getcha. I had nothing against my skin before, but it was never comfy. I didn't even realize it because it was just normal, and when it felt worse it felt like it just needed a shower (where I incidentally rubbed my skin raw. Which I didn't even process as probably-not-great).
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Lmfao samee, I getcha. I had nothing against my skin before, but it was never comfy. I didn't even realize it because it was just normal, and when it felt worse it felt like it just needed a shower (where I incidentally rubbed my skin raw. Which I didn't even process as probably-not-great).
Mood. I lived with my dysphoria for so long that I didn't even realize how much of my "normal" was just depression until that first dose of E lifted the weight from my shoulders.
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I've only ever done E once and it made me 10x hornier than usual. But also hot. It was so hot and sweaty on that shit.
I think they meant E as an estrogen instead of the more common abbreviation for ecstasy.
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Think you want to be bred now? Wait until you have SRS, if that's your cup of tea. T_T
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I think they meant E as an estrogen instead of the more common abbreviation for ecstasy.
Oooh... Now the bottom thing makes more sense. lol
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Mood. I lived with my dysphoria for so long that I didn't even realize how much of my "normal" was just depression until that first dose of E lifted the weight from my shoulders.
It is really weird to suddenly have emotions and to be like, affected by the world around you suddenly X)
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I think they meant E as an estrogen instead of the more common abbreviation for ecstasy.
It's an abbreviation for ecstasy?
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4-Chan is a self-hate group. It’s full of people using slurs to refer to themselves, so I’m not sure you can really call this a non-cruel context
Definitely, however the slurs might help anons cope and not hate each other.
It‘s this phenomenon of alt-right thinktanks needing a common enemy, but in this case there is mutual self-depreciation and it works because everyone is anonymous and shares intimate thoughts. Wouldn‘t work in other forms of social media though, there it is PC speech or utter hatred. -
It's an abbreviation for ecstasy?
Yes, a very common one.
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Yeah, in my little experience basically all of the effects of hormones are "in general" at best, both in timeline and actual effects.
Personally my libido went up a little but unlike OOP it was very much present before too.
Meanwhile the skin softening stuff took a week or so to be noticeable, when it definitely "should" take longer.
My libido went down initially, but then came back. Being horny feels completely different though. Previously I didn't really want sexual contact with anyone, masturbation was more than enough to satisfy me. Now, however, I don't want to masturbate, I want someone to fucking breed me. It's... fascinating but also frustrating at the same time as someone who's single. I think it's probably a mix of estrogen, progesterone (it didn't really start coming back until I started prog), and being more comfortable in my body.
As far as skin goes, it was literally 3~4 days. Literally took a shower, shaved my legs, and went "holy shit".
I also like the way that I smell far more than when I started. The smell of man sweat when it came from me was disgusting. Now I actually kinda like the way I smell.
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Mood. I lived with my dysphoria for so long that I didn't even realize how much of my "normal" was just depression until that first dose of E lifted the weight from my shoulders.
At this point I'm trying to get off my antidepressant because I think it's suppressing a lot of the mood changes I would have otherwise gotten from starting estrogen. So far it seems like my guess is correct; every time I step down a dose my feelings get stronger, I feel less dissociated, and so forth. It's a double edged sword though. I've had some moments of extreme dysphoria while my brain is getting used to the lower dosage.
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At this point I'm trying to get off my antidepressant because I think it's suppressing a lot of the mood changes I would have otherwise gotten from starting estrogen. So far it seems like my guess is correct; every time I step down a dose my feelings get stronger, I feel less dissociated, and so forth. It's a double edged sword though. I've had some moments of extreme dysphoria while my brain is getting used to the lower dosage.
Best of luck! A slow tapering of the dosage is definitely best for antidepressants.
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It's an abbreviation for ecstasy?
I also had forgotten about this
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My libido went down initially, but then came back. Being horny feels completely different though. Previously I didn't really want sexual contact with anyone, masturbation was more than enough to satisfy me. Now, however, I don't want to masturbate, I want someone to fucking breed me. It's... fascinating but also frustrating at the same time as someone who's single. I think it's probably a mix of estrogen, progesterone (it didn't really start coming back until I started prog), and being more comfortable in my body.
As far as skin goes, it was literally 3~4 days. Literally took a shower, shaved my legs, and went "holy shit".
I also like the way that I smell far more than when I started. The smell of man sweat when it came from me was disgusting. Now I actually kinda like the way I smell.
Hope you get bred the way you deserve, Mossy
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Hope you get bred the way you deserve, Mossy
Eheheheh, thanks
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Oooh... Now the bottom thing makes more sense. lol
But still, estrogen is making me hot and sweaty so you were not entirely wrong
