Hello everyone, it has now been one calendar month since I started HRT, so I thought I would write a short update about my experiences thus far. I am taking cyproterone acetate and oral estradiol.
I must say, that the biggest positive change for me so far has been psychological. Aside from some crazy mood swings at the beginning and after my estradiol dosage was increased, I feel excellent. It just feels so satisfying to know that I am finally on my way. I feel a lot more relaxed and happy than before. I suppose a lot of this is not directly connected to the estrogen, but I could be wrong. Either way, I really like it.
Physical changes have been a lot more subtle, and, at this point are probably mostly in my head
That said, my skin is a lot dryer and clearer than before and there is no way I can get away with not moisturizing anymore. My testicles are also noticeably smaller and spontaneous erections no longer happen. Also, in the past few days I have really started to notice some pain behind my nipples. It comes and goes, so I may be imagining it, but I like to think that I'm not
Some negative things. Saddly, yes. There have been a few negatives. The worst was the leg cramping I had for a good two or three weeks. My doctor decided to play it safe and sent me for some tests to rule out a blood clot. Fortunately, they came back fine and the pain has mostly gone away. I guess it was just my body getting used to the new regime. Aside from that I have had some mood swings, hot flashes and night sweats. My doctor thinks it was the result of my E being too low, so he doubled my dosage on Friday. Hopefully that will help.
So all in all, it has been a pretty good month and I am excited to see what the second one brings.
Mary
