Community Conversation => Transsexual talk => Male to female transsexual talk (MTF) => Topic started by: Fanni on March 31, 2014, 10:37:23 AM Return to Full Version

Title: Is it that really easy?
Post by: Fanni on March 31, 2014, 10:37:23 AM
How do I get spiro? Do I just walk up to the girl in the pharmacy and say "I'd like 100mg Aldactone please"?

How do you gals buy?
Title: Re: Is it that really easy?
Post by: Danielle Emmalee on March 31, 2014, 10:55:38 AM
You need a prescription.  From a doctor
Title: Re: Is it that really easy?
Post by: Fanni on March 31, 2014, 11:08:28 AM
What kind of doctor?  ??? And is there like, a step by step process? What's yours?
Title: Re: Is it that really easy?
Post by: Chloevixen on March 31, 2014, 11:30:37 AM
I went to a therapist for several months before I even asked about HRT, he then wrote me a letter recommending them.  After that I found a clinic in Atlanta that caters to the GLBT community.  I talked to the nurse practitioner, she gave me a prescription for low dosage medication.  She drew my blood to establish a base line.  Two months later I went back there and had more blood drawn and a new prescription for 6 months.
The total cost for me without insurance is $1300.  Just in the doc visits.  Counting my therapist its allready over 9k!!
I hope that helps.
Title: Re: Is it that really easy?
Post by: ErinWDK on March 31, 2014, 11:35:02 AM
If you want the spiro for the obvious reason of lowering testosterone all of the above applies.  Unless you can find a doctor who will do it on an informed consent basis.  And it does cost $$$

This is also a diuretic and a blood pressure medication.  If you have a medical condition that applies to one or the other of those (like me) then it is a bit easier.  You still need a doctor to write the prescription, but insurance should cover it - at least for "normal" medically required dosages.

Bottom line - you need to see a doctor.
Title: Re: Is it that really easy?
Post by: Fanni on March 31, 2014, 11:37:45 AM
Wow. I'm kind of scared..  :-X And excited.  :laugh: Its like im preparing for a journey
Title: Re: Is it that really easy?
Post by: stephaniec on March 31, 2014, 11:43:29 AM
Quote from: Fanni on March 31, 2014, 11:37:45 AM
Wow. I'm kind of scared..  :-X And excited.  :laugh: Its like im preparing for a journey
you seem to be quite inexperienced about dysphoria and transitioning. My advice would to  go to a lgbt clinic and get some advice.
Title: Re: Is it that really easy?
Post by: Fanni on March 31, 2014, 11:55:37 AM
Quote from: stephaniec on March 31, 2014, 11:43:29 AM
you seem to be quite inexperienced about dysphoria and transitioning. My advice would to  go to a lgbt clinic and get some advice.
Actually I am. Ive known that I wasnt comfortable with my body and I wanted to match what was on my head to my body. Ive known that I was trans since 2011.

Its just the process of actually doing everything like finally getting on hormones. It still so alien to me  :-\
Title: Re: Is it that really easy?
Post by: stephaniec on March 31, 2014, 12:10:08 PM
Quote from: Fanni on March 31, 2014, 11:55:37 AM
Actually I am. Ive known that I wasnt comfortable with my body and I wanted to match what was on my head to my body. Ive known that I was trans since 2011.

Its just the process of actually doing everything like finally getting on hormones. It still so alien to me  :-\
There is a lot of info to be had on the internet. There are some medical foundations established for the education of transgender people and doctors that can be found on the internet.