What should I expect from detransitioning.

[Justarandomname]

So I've had ffs, been on hrt for about 2.5 years and have decided to detransition.  Luckily, I haven't socially transitioned so that will make things easier. 

Unfortunately, I recently left my job after getting ffs to avoid any stigma so...well...no insurance at the moment.

I don't think hrt did much for me so I was wondering what I should expect if I slowly wean myself off of hrt and spiro.  Other than mood swings of course. I had very little chest development and not too much fat redistribution and still look somewhat wiry.

As for my reasons, I feel like hrt has been pretty useless so I don't see the point of continuing.

[Allison S]

I dont know if i can answer your question as i have no experience in this. But do you mean detransitioning back to male or just going without hrt?

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[Devlyn]

Big hug! You can expect love and support from us as you travel your path. 

I do want to say, wiry people don't usually have much "good fat" AKA boobs and butt.
I'd put on some weight and see where it lands before I wrote off HRT.

If you stop taking hormones, you are going to need labs in the future to see if you
have a healthy level of either E or T. Those can wait until your body settles in and you
hopefully have insurance again.

Best wishes!

Hugs, Devlyn

[Justarandomname]

I dont know if i can answer your question as i have no experience in this. But do you mean detransitioning back to male or just going without hrt?

I guess I was thinking of stopping hrt since I never really presented as anything but male.  I don't know, right now I feel like I'm in some type of limbo and I think detransitioning will make the future of my career and relationships less messy.

Big hug! You can expect love and support from us as you travel your path. 

I do want to say, wiry people don't usually have much "good fat" AKA boobs and butt.
I'd put on some weight and see where it lands before I wrote off HRT.

If you stop taking hormones, you are going to need labs in the future to see if you
have a healthy level of either E or T. Those can wait until your body settles in and you
hopefully have insurance again.

Best wishes!

Hugs, Devlyn

Thank you so much Devlyn.  Funny thing is, as a guy, I was proud of being in shape and wiry, now it's more of a curse, lol.  I thought about gaining weight but I feel like it just makes my face look chubby and with the residual swelling still present from ffs, I would hate to see what I end up looking like.

I just feel like giving up sometimes but I'm guessing I'm probably not the only one.  I really hate posting anything negative or trying to sound like I'm whining so I apologize to anyone reading this.

I will probably stop hrt for a few months to see how I feel.  Thank you again Devlyn, you have always been my favorite mod/admin 

[Devlyn]

Aw, shucks. Thanks, sweetie. 

Hugs, Devlyn

[Justarandomname]

2 week update.

I've been off Spiro and skipped my e injection and oddly enough, I don't feel a huge difference.  Emotionally, I can't say I've felt any better or worse although I can tell my testosterone is slowly coming back.  I feel a bit more irritable and noticed that I get spikes of energy mixed with lethargy.  My appetite is pretty much gone and I've noticed really rapid weight loss, I'm currently at 132 lbs now without really changing my routine.

I haven't noticed my body hair growth either (I had very little body hair pre-hrt and most of my facial hair is gone) One thing that is surprising in the last 2 weeks was that my depression slowly went away and now I feel much more emotionally null.  I don't know if it's causation or circumstance and being null ≠ feeling better but it was an interesting observation. 

Anyway, I'm not sure where this is going but I figure I share for others that may be interested.

Disclaimer:  I do not advocate detransition at all.

[kayla1618]

Disclaimer:  I do not advocate detransition at all.

Just curious.
Do you / would you 'pass' if you tried/presented female??
And is the 'perceived ease of life' as a male, your only reason for detransition??

Im just trying to understand.  Because I think about what it would take for me to consider detransition alot.
And for me always being 'visibly trans', is one of those reasons.  But not much else, and I know some others don't care at all about that.  So I'm just trying to understand.

I do realize de-transition is a touchy subject for some, so feel free to ignore my question if you don't feel like discussing.