• machiabelly [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Genuinely. Like for real real. Ive been on HRT for 4 years and it still feels like getting high. When I did the bi weekly shots I was so effected by the estrogen that it impeded my ability to drive. I feel so good after my injections yall dont even know

      • machiabelly [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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        2 years ago

        I’m just really sensitive to it. When I get below ~100 on my levels I get pretty bad depression symptoms. I lose awareness and comfort in my body. When I take the shot it gives me that comfort back. So I go from being separate from my body to in touch with it. That sudden awareness was jarring and took time to acclimate to. Its not the estrogen itself but my bodies reaction to it. Didn’t consider the woman driving memes when I wrote this.

  • Ho_Chi_Chungus [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Serious question: Recreational estrogen when taken like that would probably fuck with your body’s natural hormone production, right? That sounds really unhealthy

    • kristina [she/her]@hexbear.netMEnglish
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      2 years ago

      yeah if you take it in small doses it actually can increase your T and even cause balding. you need to talk to a doc and make a plan if youre trying to do anything beyond typical mtf or ftm hrt. i know plenty of enbies for example that went on full E to get tits then stopped once development was done and hormones went back to normal. but always try to get in with a doc before trying any of this, you need to be monitored, its important.

      • alexandra_kollontai [she/her]@hexbear.netMEnglish
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        2 years ago

        but always try to get in with a doc before trying any of this

        Bold of you to assume doctors know fuck shit about regular transitioning, let alone what should happen for unusual amounts and timings. I have had to educate my doctor and endocrinologist every time I start seeing a new one. It is infurating.

        • kristina [she/her]@hexbear.netMEnglish
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          2 years ago

          yeah you should be going to ones that have a lot of experience with this. i personally drove like 7 hours back and forth to get my first appointment, though telehealth is way more common now and afaik there are some good options.

  • DiscoPosting [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    2 years ago

    de-electrochemistry — Ooh, yeah, baby! This right here is gonna make the last three days worth it. A fat syringe full of clear, medical-grade, Federally-backed estrogen. Aqueous estradiol valerate, to be precise.

    dubois-depressed — What happens when I inject myself with estrogen?

    de-electrochemistry — Oh, no. No, no, no. Don’t tell me you forgot what estrogen does. Estrogen. Remember? Uh…anticistamines? Feminephrine?

    de-encyclopedia [Hard: Success] — You haven’t forgotten. Generally speaking, patients undergoing hormone replacement treatments will experience a variety of physiological and mental changes. Drier skin, growth of breast tissue, weight redistribution, decrease of body hair growth, shifts in facial fat and musculature. Emotional changes vary wildly between individuals, but are often reported to be “intense”.

    de-electrochemistry — Bzzt. Wrong. Estrogen is like junk, baby. A calm, soothing, smooth-like-butter body high. A referral letter from two medical professionals and a couple of shed tears in a therapist’s chair are the only things keeping every sucker on the street from turning into an E-junkie. Getting it is hard; stopping after you’ve had your first sweet shot is even harder. This is serious shit. And now it’s all yours. Shoot it up!

    • machiabelly [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Yes!!! Boys should have access to estrogen so they can feel pretty!

      Lmao no actual medical knowledge on what elevated estrogen levels do in men but it sounds cute!