(10-05-2017, 05:29 PM)julieTG Wrote: The main point I am trying to attempt validation for is
I know that pm and other herbs can help with TG feelings ie lower the need etc,
but can HRT do the same or is it a grabber,
ie
people who could manage with herbs, would HRT take them over the edge or just take the edge of intense feelings,
Many people are pandora box, ie any small amount of pm or HRT can release suppressed feelings and off they pop
However there are more stable types like
Pansy and sfem etc who went on pm grew and then come off and perfectly happy, think stefanie as well now
Would these 3 on HRT be a different story
??????
Julie
Julie,
based upon my own experience and it is nothing compared ot what I expected or even remotely thought would happen. Everyone is completely different in terms of how they will respond / how they do respond to either herbals, PM or HRT.
When I was dabbling in herbals and HRT and even BO, I was doing just that, dabbling. I think in my case, I was only dabbling, because subconciously, I was worried about the effects, both adverse and positive. And that worry was driving me to only put my toes in fora moment, and then have me running in the opposite direction. A lot of that worry was also because I was doing it unsupervised and privately. No one knew, I was all alone.
But when I finally started HRT, a lot of those worries and concerns were lifted. I was now doing it responsibly. Going to regular doctor appointments to monitor my health and well being. I was seeing a therapist to work from not only any Gender issues I had/have, but also my own personal issues surrounding the breakup of my marriage.
What I have noticed, is that when it goes to MTF indivuduals, people on herbals or PM or BO, is that there seems to b e a lot of backlash against those who switch from herbals over the counter type approaches to perscription HRT. Everyone who is still on the OTC approaches says to the people who start perscription HRT, that they will fully transition, that they will become hooked, etc...
I don't think that there is anyway to prove any of those things, as everyone is different. One persons reasons for staying with herbal supplements may differ from anothers. One persons reasons for switching to perscription HRT from herbals is different from the next individuals. THe fact that everyone is so unique, makes all of this so hard or impossible to predict.
So I don't know if there is some kind of latent, unconscious bias within the MTF/TS/TG community as well, but everyone seems to think that their own thoughts and expectations about what will happen or the reasons behind another individual's choices are the correct ones.
So the only case I can speak accurately and truthfully about is my own. After nearly 5 months of Estrogen (my dosage having tripled in this time) and 4 months of Spiro (same dosage, my choice), all I ca nsay, is that it hasn't given my the clarity of answers I was hoping ot find. I honestly don't feel any better or worse. I'm Welcoming of the physical changes I have noticed, and wishing they were occurring faster. But I could say the same thing when I Was trying herbals as well. The biggest difference I have noticed is that I have stayed on my perscription HRT and haven't missed a dosage yet and don't plan on it. But as I mentioned earlier in this post, I don't think it is because it is perscription HRT, but rather I am being more honest about what it is I am doing, and I am doing it responsibly as well (seeing a therapist and a medical doctor to monitor my health and well being).