Encouragement?

[RobinGee]

I'm trying to be open to the idea of compromising, not socially transitioning, but maybe doing low dose hrt.   Is there hope I could get relief from dysphoria like that?



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[Veronica J]

Maybe

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[Seshatneferw]

Maybe

That's a bit terse but true. Just as the is no one true way to be trans there isn't a one-size-fits-all way of dealing with gender dysphoria. If you think this kind of an approach might work it's certainly worth a try, but please don't consider it (or even worse, yourself) a failure if it doesn't fit your needs.

The hard thing about solutions like this is that one can never be sure that it works long term; you can only be sure if you end up needing to transition. I've been doing something very close to what you are proposing for about half a dozen years by now and haven't yet completely lost faith, even though I've been drifting slowly towards a more female presentation and identity (the latter in the sense of how I see myself socially, not in the sense of how I feel about my body).

[Randi]

I think it is very likely that low dose HRT will lessen your dysphoria.   The fly in the ointment here is that if you find out it works, eventually you will want more.

It may seem obvious, but it's worth stating.  HRT will change your sex.  It might take 2 years or it might take 10 years, but you will eventually be female.

You can slow down the process, but it's very hard to back off or stop.  At some point you may find transition irresistible. 

After 10 years, I'm neither man nor woman, but androgyne.  I just want to be myself, not acting or playing a role.  I feel very comfortable in my body now.

I'm trying to be open to the idea of compromising, not socially transitioning, but maybe doing low dose hrt.   Is there hope I could get relief from dysphoria like that?

[Jaselle]

I just started hrt which my doctor said it's supposedly a low dose, but I have been on it for a few weeks now and it is difficult because I am even more conflicted. So far it seems amazing, slightly lifted the dysphoria already but then I woke up just doubting myself, thinking this is crazy. I considered stopping, however I didnt stop it yet.

Still, some days I am certian I want this and I will transition, planning out the next few months with work, friends, coming out, etc. Then theres still the other voice that lingers telling me I can live a happy life without doing it...which that voice is short lived.

My advice  would be to try it out and see how if effects you because everyone is different. Changes are quite gradual but consult with your doctor for specific medical advise on that.

[Sandra M. Lopes]

Some countries allow HRT (even if only a mild dose) as a replacement for antidepressants and anxiolytics (used to treat symptoms that so often come with gender dysphoria), because there seems to be an above-placebo effect of making a transgender person feel better about themselves. There is no scientific reason for that (because this happens both for MtF and FtM transgender people), and, as said, it will not happen in the same way for everybody, but allegedly it helps.

In my own country, even if the scientific reports about this strange effect are well-known, you can only get on HRT if you commit to a full transition with a real life test. Otherwise, you just get therapy, antidepressants, anxiolytics, etc...

[AnxietyDisord3r]

Some countries allow HRT (even if only a mild dose) as a replacement for antidepressants and anxiolytics (used to treat symptoms that so often come with gender dysphoria), because there seems to be an above-placebo effect of making a transgender person feel better about themselves. There is no scientific reason for that (because this happens both for MtF and FtM transgender people), and, as said, it will not happen in the same way for everybody, but allegedly it helps.

There is a scientific reason. Neurologists have found out that FTMs pre hormones have masculinized brains and MTFs pre hormones have feminized brains. It turns out that for lots of trans people, their brains run better on HRT than their endogenous hormones because of the sexed nature of the brain.