Community Conversation => Transitioning => Hormone replacement therapy => Topic started by: sysm29 on January 11, 2012, 08:20:00 PM Return to Full Version
Title: I've been on HRT for 3 weeks, its done nothing!
Post by: sysm29 on January 11, 2012, 08:20:00 PM
Post by: sysm29 on January 11, 2012, 08:20:00 PM
I was on this two years ago and eventually it did start to make me look different but I don't know is it because my body is immune to it? Can you go off it and expect to see the same results? Is it that im two years older and so its not as fast? Or is 3 weeks just not enough time to see any change at all?
Title: Re: I've been on HRT for 3 weeks, its done nothing!
Post by: Steffi on January 11, 2012, 08:23:36 PM
Post by: Steffi on January 11, 2012, 08:23:36 PM
Three weeks is a ridiculously short time!
Jeez....... it takes born females several years to go through puberty and development and they haven't gone through years of masculinisation first....... and you expect to see change in 3 weeks??? ::)
Jeez....... it takes born females several years to go through puberty and development and they haven't gone through years of masculinisation first....... and you expect to see change in 3 weeks??? ::)
Title: Re: I've been on HRT for 3 weeks, its done nothing!
Post by: likealolita on January 11, 2012, 09:24:59 PM
Post by: likealolita on January 11, 2012, 09:24:59 PM
Yeah, three weeks is too short of a time to begin judging it... I've been on a really low dose of Estrodial for two months now and all I've noticed change so far is the area around my eyes looks a little different.
Title: Re: I've been on HRT for 3 weeks, its done nothing!
Post by: Sophie on January 11, 2012, 09:47:10 PM
Post by: Sophie on January 11, 2012, 09:47:10 PM
I'm curious, what kind of changes did you expect to see in 3 weeks?
Title: Re: I've been on HRT for 3 weeks, its done nothing!
Post by: sysm29 on January 11, 2012, 10:13:15 PM
Post by: sysm29 on January 11, 2012, 10:13:15 PM
Well not a lot but this isn't my first time going through the first year of HRT... I did it all once before so I guess I expect to see me look younger, more boyish than mannish... and the eyes is where I saw it happen too. I noticed the eyes more than anything else.
Title: Re: I've been on HRT for 3 weeks, its done nothing!
Post by: Annah on January 11, 2012, 10:27:11 PM
Post by: Annah on January 11, 2012, 10:27:11 PM
three weeks is WAY too short of a time to notice anything at all. Heck, after three weeks you wont even see a dramatic drop in t levels in your bloodwork.
Your doctor should have told you what to expect......you aren't on do it yourself hormones are you?
What you went through before with your eyes was a placebo effect...especially at three weeks. I can see an eye changing slightly in 2 yearish
Your doctor should have told you what to expect......you aren't on do it yourself hormones are you?
What you went through before with your eyes was a placebo effect...especially at three weeks. I can see an eye changing slightly in 2 yearish
Title: Re: I've been on HRT for 3 weeks, its done nothing!
Post by: pebbles on January 12, 2012, 01:10:13 AM
Post by: pebbles on January 12, 2012, 01:10:13 AM
Depends on what your taking if your not taking anti-androgens and your taking tablet form estrogens you can't expect very fast results at all.
I myself took injectable estrogen and a moderate dose of Spironolactone. So I got very fast effects. (6 hours I needed to pee constantly 12 hours I felt very stange 20 hours nipple sensitivity sense of smell effected)
I myself took injectable estrogen and a moderate dose of Spironolactone. So I got very fast effects. (6 hours I needed to pee constantly 12 hours I felt very stange 20 hours nipple sensitivity sense of smell effected)
Title: Re: I've been on HRT for 3 weeks, its done nothing!
Post by: Lily on January 12, 2012, 01:13:59 AM
Post by: Lily on January 12, 2012, 01:13:59 AM
My eyes changed right away after starting hrt, but that was more to do with my feeling alive for the first time in many years. It wasn't the hormones at all.
I've had noticeable eye lash growth at 6 months though. They're still thin for a woman's eyes, but they're a lot thicker than they used to be.
I've had noticeable eye lash growth at 6 months though. They're still thin for a woman's eyes, but they're a lot thicker than they used to be.
Title: Re: I've been on HRT for 3 weeks, its done nothing!
Post by: smooth on January 12, 2012, 04:10:18 AM
Post by: smooth on January 12, 2012, 04:10:18 AM
At three and a half weeks I actually woke up to find more eyes had strangely appeared on the back of my neck, I'm not happy though, purple and pink just isn't my colour ;D
Title: Re: I've been on HRT for 3 weeks, its done nothing!
Post by: Maja.V on January 12, 2012, 04:19:23 AM
Post by: Maja.V on January 12, 2012, 04:19:23 AM
Quote from: smooth on January 12, 2012, 04:10:18 AM
At three and a half weeks I actually woke up to find more eyes had strangely appeared on the back of my neck
That would be so awesome. That's another way how to rear-park your car easier. ;D
On a more serious note, though, 3 weeks? I don't remember feeling / seeing any difference after 3 weeks, and I'm in my early twenties.