Crossdressing & Transgender & A̲L̲L̲I̲E̲S̲ Discussion v. Thread Reassignment Surgery - General

[QUOTE=Judas;49554328]people who encourage anyone to be "anorexia-level" skinny are disgusting and awful and clearly know nothing about how awful eating disorders can be[/QUOTE] i have an eating disorder and honestly their advice sounds like it comes from conjecture or someone else. where are you extrapolating "this person is an asshole" from this? it's petty ignorance. instead of shit-slinging maybe just correct the person?? [editline]17th January 2016[/editline] i'm highly anorexia-prone if you're curious.

Can we please not drama up the thread? Thats honestly what scares people away from posting here sometimes

Its the reason I stopped posting in here to be honest, I just watch. That and this thread sometimes really depresses me, wish it didn't.

I just sit on the sidelines watching as I try to figure my self out. So far I am still super confused.

i keep taking breaks from this thread, mostly because i get really pissed off at the drama etc

Starting HRT: "this'll be great" Friends: "oh, watch out for emotions" 1 yr HRT: "yep."

I'm an emotional person already, although I don't cry very often. I'm guessing HRT is going to turn me into a bit of a wreck, then. Eh, still worth it.

Is it true that Australians require Court Authorization for HRT? [url]http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jan/19/transgender-children-the-law-and-a-boy-born-in-the-skin-of-a-girl[/url]

I just realized that I've been on Hormones for a year now. (still cant change name but oh well)

[QUOTE=emly;49560070]Starting HRT: "this'll be great" Friends: "oh, watch out for emotions" 1 yr HRT: "yep."[/QUOTE] I've been on a low dose and this is true even at lower-than-transitioning dosages.

[QUOTE=phygon;49565769]I've been on a low dose and this is true even at lower-than-transitioning dosages.[/QUOTE] What the heck is a "lower-than-transitioning dosage"? [editline]19th January 2016[/editline] to my understanding if you got HRT from an endo its either all out or not at all

Maybe it means AA-only? I've heard of people getting that short term.

[QUOTE=Kyle902;49565837]What the heck is a "lower-than-transitioning dosage"? [editline]19th January 2016[/editline] to my understanding if you got HRT from an endo its either all out or not at all[/QUOTE] That's not true. I wasn't completely certain (and am still not completely certain) that transitioning is the best decision for me (even if I AM completely certain that I'm trans, the question is whether or not transitioning is the right decision for me because of all the other ways it affects your life), so I'm on a low dose that essentially stops me from masculizing further. It gives me some wiggle room.

I got some girly socks. :smile: [T]https://i.imgur.com/B0zEFOx.jpg[/T]

dog paws

[QUOTE=Reagy;49566586]dog paws[/QUOTE] dogs have cute feet

[QUOTE=Reagy;49566586]dog paws[/QUOTE] I couldn't get her out of the shot. She kept trying to sniff them.

[QUOTE=Kyle902;49565837]What the heck is a "lower-than-transitioning dosage"? [editline]19th January 2016[/editline] to my understanding if you got HRT from an endo its either all out or not at all[/QUOTE] Not in the least bit. My endo started me out on a very low dose and has been slowly working my dosage up. The general FTM T dose is, roughly 100mg every 10-14 days; some need it every week. I'm sitting at 100 mg every 3 weeks. The dose that the endo gives you is based on how you react to the hormones. Some people need less, some people need more.

[QUOTE=phygon;49566005]That's not true. I wasn't completely certain (and am still not completely certain) that transitioning is the best decision for me (even if I AM completely certain that I'm trans, the question is whether or not transitioning is the right decision for me because of all the other ways it affects your life), so I'm on a low dose that essentially stops me from masculizing further. It gives me some wiggle room.[/QUOTE] Now correct me if I'm wrong (I'm not trans myself, I've just been around the thread for a few years), but isn't that just hormone or puberty blockers? You wouldn't be taking any estrogen because that would throw your hormonal balance into transition, even if slowly. It would be more of slowing or stopping testosterone and its effects, giving you that breathing room to make the decision. I don't mean to be rude but it honestly seems like you're either uninformed and giving out information secondhand that you're don't quite understand fully, or that you doctor doesn't know what they're doing or following the standards set forth by pretty much every other practitioner.

[QUOTE=phygon;49565769]I've been on a low dose and this is true even at lower-than-transitioning dosages.[/QUOTE] please explain exactly what you mean by lower-than-transitioning dosages because that's not a real thing unless you're on hormone blockers. if you're taking ANY amount of estrogen or testosterone it's going to affect your body and giving yourself a relatively small dose and confusing your body can lead to things like breast cancer and pulmonary embolism. what you said sounds incredibly unsafe.

[QUOTE=biodude94566;49567895]Now correct me if I'm wrong (I'm not trans myself, I've just been around the thread for a few years), but isn't that just hormone or puberty blockers? You wouldn't be taking any estrogen because that would throw your hormonal balance into transition, even if slowly. It would be more of slowing or stopping testosterone and its effects, giving you that breathing room to make the decision. I don't mean to be rude but it honestly seems like you're either uninformed and giving out information secondhand that you're don't quite understand fully, or that you doctor doesn't know what they're doing or following the standards set forth by pretty much every other practitioner.[/QUOTE] Puberty blockers don't do anything if puberty is done. Primarily I am on Testerone blockers, but I'm also on a low dose of spiro. [QUOTE=Paige;49567918]please explain exactly what you mean by lower-than-transitioning dosages because that's not a real thing unless you're on hormone blockers. if you're taking ANY amount of estrogen or testosterone it's going to affect your body and giving yourself a relatively small dose and confusing your body can lead to things like breast cancer and pulmonary embolism. what you said sounds incredibly unsafe.[/QUOTE] 6mg estradiol + 50mg spiro. Of course it has some feminizing effects, but they're not pronounced. that being said, in recent months I've actually shifted to a full dose of 12mg estro + 100mg spiro Again, this is what my doctor is prescribing me. He's had many years of medical training and he's an endocrinologist, this is literally what he does. I'm pretty certain he wouldn't prescribe me medication that would kill me.

It's always surprising to see doses sometimes, but ultimately it's the actual levels that really matter+different people just need different doses to get there.

[QUOTE=phygon;49568410]Puberty blockers don't do anything if puberty is done. Primarily I am on Testerone blockers, but I'm also on a low dose of spiro. 6mg estradiol + 50mg spiro. Of course it has some feminizing effects, but they're not pronounced. that being said, in recent months I've actually shifted to a full dose of 12mg estro + 100mg spiro Again, this is what my doctor is prescribing me. He's had many years of medical training and he's an endocrinologist, this is literally what he does. I'm pretty certain he wouldn't prescribe me medication that would kill me.[/QUOTE] that's not a less than transitioning dose that's a full dose. that's actually slightly more estro than I take. if you think on 12mg of estro that the feminizing effects aren't pronounced you're unfortunately(or fortunately, possibly) wrong.

[QUOTE=SadisticGecko;49567838] Not in the least bit. My endo started me out on a very low dose and has been slowly working my dosage up. The general FTM T dose is, roughly 100mg every 10-14 days; some need it every week. I'm sitting at 100 mg every 3 weeks. The dose that the endo gives you is based on how you react to the hormones. Some people need less, some people need more.[/QUOTE] I obviously know that. But they're clearly referring to something completely different. [editline]20th January 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=phygon;49568410] 6mg estradiol + 50mg spiro. Of course it has some feminizing effects, but they're not pronounced. that being said, in recent months I've actually shifted to a full dose of 12mg estro + 100mg spiro Again, this is what my doctor is prescribing me. He's had many years of medical training and he's an endocrinologist, this is literally what he does. I'm pretty certain he wouldn't prescribe me medication that would kill me.[/QUOTE] Thats more estrogen then I take and I'm on a full dosage (2mg estradiol twice a day). You do however take 100mg less spiro then me. Perhaps its just differences in internal chemistry or something. [editline]20th January 2016[/editline] The more I think about that the more something doesn't feel right. If the goal was to simply stop masculine features from further developing then why would you be on such a high dosage of estradiol? Even at 6mg thats 2mg more then my daily total. At 12mg you take 3 times more then I do daily. I would think you'd be on a high dosage of spiro if the goal was to stop male development.

So this is kind of preachy (or preaching to the choir??) but if you're on 6 and going to 12 I'd hope you're keeping up with the blood checks+have some idea where your levels are.

[QUOTE=Kyle902;49569578]I obviously know that. But they're clearly referring to something completely different. [editline]20th January 2016[/editline] Thats more estrogen then I take and I'm on a full dosage (2mg estradiol twice a day). You do however take 100mg less spiro then me. Perhaps its just differences in internal chemistry or something. [editline]20th January 2016[/editline] The more I think about that the more something doesn't feel right. If the goal was to simply stop masculine features from further developing then why would you be on such a high dosage of estradiol? Even at 6mg thats 2mg more then my daily total. At 12mg you take 3 times more then I do daily. I would think you'd be on a high dosage of spiro if the goal was to stop male development.[/QUOTE] Testosterone inhibits estrogen (that's why FTMs only take T), so the low spiro dose is the key thing here.

[QUOTE=Kyle902;49569578] The more I think about that the more something doesn't feel right. If the goal was to simply stop masculine features from further developing then why would you be on such a high dosage of estradiol? Even at 6mg thats 2mg more then my daily total. At 12mg you take 3 times more then I do daily. I would think you'd be on a high dosage of spiro if the goal was to stop male development.[/QUOTE] He gave me some reason. It worked very well, actually. The only feminizing features that developed on my rather long course of it were slightly larger nipples and slightly softer skin (and body hair seemed to get thinner) but beyond that nothing. I can compare the masculinity to my (identical) twin, and it definitely impacted that.

haircut <3 [img]http://i.imgur.com/iLvem81.png[/img]

I've been wanting a haircut like that, with the shaved side and all.

[QUOTE=Shark Bones;49572900]I've been wanting a haircut like that, with the shaved side and all.[/QUOTE] agree x 10,000 looks friggin sick and cyberpunk