Day One!!!

[KatVonDoom]

I've read repeatedly about the whole onset of euphoria, and the general contended sense of things being better, but.... Wow.

I've now been hormones for right about 24 hours. Holding that prescription in my hand was bloody unreal, and that fifteen minute wait at Walgreen's damn near ended with me wearing a hole through the tile floor with my excited bouncing.

I really want to write something more in depth about how I'm feeling about everything right now, how...freaking huge this feels...

But right now, I'm just a happy girl. 

[xponentialshift]

That is great news! I'm glad to hear the reaction was so positive so fast! Hopefully I get to feel that amazing change soon too!

Let us know how it progresses over the next week.

[KatVonDoom]

I'm sure it's psychosomatic, the sense of actively making progress in something that's been chewing me up for so long, but tangible relief on that level is pretty astounding, haha.

[Jenny07]

It's a great feeling I know. Just wait until they kick in.
Then it won't be psychosomatic.

Any way welcome to the dark side

[xponentialshift]

My therapist writes that there is an emotional (physiological) reaction usually within one and 48 hours after taking the first dose... That reaction is sometimes used to diagnose Gender Expression Deprivation Anxiety Disorder (GEDAD is her preferred preferred term for GD because the dysphoria is in regards to our lack of expressing our true gender)

If the diagnosis is positive it will have a euphoric effect, otherwise it will pretty much induce severe anxiety and panic attacks.

At least that's what I got out of reading her website and therapy notes 3 times... I guess I'm a bit impatient for my first session.

[Jessika Lin]

Congratulation Kat! I just started several days ago myself

[KatVonDoom]

One week down. Euphoria settles into this lovely calm,
marred only slightly by losing my job riiiiight as I was starting HRT, and it's looking more and more like I'll be scrambling to find a way to move to Portland. Sad trombone, though it pretty much has to be better than Tucson.

My skin feels better already. Softer, shinier, along with my hair. Thought I was just convincing myself, til my boyfriend came over and commented about both.

Being out of shaving cream is vexing. This electric razor just chews my face up. And laser is somewhat out of the non-existent budget I'm rocking right now. Ugh. Already know tomorrow is gonna be baaaad for the breakout.

So here I am. One week in, and feeling damn good.

And yeah, I'm presenting androgynous at best right now, but again, Arizona. I'd like to live long enough to grow my boobs



I've actually started not hating pictures of myself recently, largely because I'm looking at them to see the potential girl hiding in this skinny face, and it makes the boy easier to handle when I know it's a work-in-progress.

And those cheekbones are just gonna get fiercer. Rawe.

[Kara Jayde]

One week down. Euphoria settles into this lovely calm,
marred only slightly by losing my job riiiiight as I was starting HRT, and it's looking more and more like I'll be scrambling to find a way to move to Portland. Sad trombone, though it pretty much has to be better than Tucson.

My skin feels better already. Softer, shinier, along with my hair. Thought I was just convincing myself, til my boyfriend came over and commented about both.

Being out of shaving cream is vexing. This electric razor just chews my face up. And laser is somewhat out of the non-existent budget I'm rocking right now. Ugh. Already know tomorrow is gonna be baaaad for the breakout.

So here I am. One week in, and feeling damn good.

And yeah, I'm presenting androgynous at best right now, but again, Arizona. I'd like to live long enough to grow my boobs



I've actually started not hating pictures of myself recently, largely because I'm looking at them to see the potential girl hiding in this skinny face, and it makes the boy easier to handle when I know it's a work-in-progress.

And those cheekbones are just gonna get fiercer. Rawe.

Looking good ^^ I use soap when I'm out of shaving cream and it seems to be okay, but then again I'm not on HRT yet so not sure how sensitive your skin is atm. Updates like yours make me so excited to jump onto the hormones, ugh I can't wait. Keep us updated! ^_^