Community Conversation => Transitioning => Hormone replacement therapy => Topic started by: MacG on June 01, 2014, 11:17:27 PM Return to Full Version
Title: Would you hold off starting hrt
Post by: MacG on June 01, 2014, 11:17:27 PM
Post by: MacG on June 01, 2014, 11:17:27 PM
I was thinking I'd be on schedule to start T in a couple months.
Recently a whole bunch of very challenging highly emotional stuff has happened/is happening. I'm working through it all, but as much as I want to start T, I'm kind of worried I won't be able to handle it while I'm in the middle of all this stuff going on.
Am I being too cautious? Or does this make sense?
I'm super frustrated.
Recently a whole bunch of very challenging highly emotional stuff has happened/is happening. I'm working through it all, but as much as I want to start T, I'm kind of worried I won't be able to handle it while I'm in the middle of all this stuff going on.
Am I being too cautious? Or does this make sense?
I'm super frustrated.
Title: Re: Would you hold off starting hrt
Post by: Miss_Bungle1991 on June 01, 2014, 11:23:42 PM
Post by: Miss_Bungle1991 on June 01, 2014, 11:23:42 PM
Well, you are always going to have issues in life. That's my take on it, anyway.
Myself, I wasted an entire decade before I got on HRT. I say 'toss your cares away, worries are for another day' and just go for it.
Myself, I wasted an entire decade before I got on HRT. I say 'toss your cares away, worries are for another day' and just go for it.
Title: Re: Would you hold off starting hrt
Post by: Hikari on June 01, 2014, 11:32:50 PM
Post by: Hikari on June 01, 2014, 11:32:50 PM
I don't know exactly how you handle things so I can't really say what is best, but I do know once I started hormones, I was much more emotionally stable. It doesn't work that way for everyone though, some people seem to need an adjustment period once starting HRT to get used to how emotional processing differs on new hormones. So the way I see it, starting now could help or could hinder you, all things being equal I would probably go for it in your shoes based one what little I know. If it is too much to handle you could always stop.
Title: Would you hold off starting hrt
Post by: MacG on June 01, 2014, 11:39:27 PM
Post by: MacG on June 01, 2014, 11:39:27 PM
It's an unusually crazy amount of things going on right now. Not just the usual bumps :)
And I've heard it (T) can be quite an adjustment at first.
Hhhmmmm.
And I've heard it (T) can be quite an adjustment at first.
Hhhmmmm.
Title: Re: Would you hold off starting hrt
Post by: LordKAT on June 02, 2014, 04:29:30 AM
Post by: LordKAT on June 02, 2014, 04:29:30 AM
The only adjustment was in stabbing myself and no longer angry forever. I don't think putting it off will greatly matter to your other issues.
I'm guessing since I don't know what they are.
I'm guessing since I don't know what they are.