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I have been on HRT for a little over a month, and I AM SO HAPPY. Life is complicated and difficult, but I don't regret a single second of it! I love all of you. Stay strong!

Quote from: jessW on September 11, 2013, 03:24:58 PM
I have been on HRT for a little over a month, and I AM SO HAPPY. Life is complicated and difficult, but I don't regret a single second of it! I love all of you. Stay strong!

So nice! Sounds like someone is enjoying the euphoric feelings that HRT provides.

Yes, very much so! O_o I am generally much happier, but I randomly have this outburst of euphoria that is really amazing! Does this subside eventually?

Congrats Jess  :)

Hugs

Congratulations!

Fantastic JessW!

I hope these feeling continue for you :-)

Could you describe exactly what the euphoria is like, how it makes you aware of who you are and what it makes you feel about life whilst feeling euphoric. It may sound like a daft question, but its not. Feelings are complex experiences, hence the question.

I ask, as I used to feel randomly euphoric until I seemingly started experiencing an increase in T &/or DHT. So I'm wondering whether it may be similar or identical to HRT induced euphoria and what this may mean for myself (and any others with similar experiences).

Thank you!

Hi Stella!

Hmm, good question! The euphoric feelings have happened 2 or 3 times now, and have always happened in the early afternoon. I would characterize it as a feeling of.. glee? Like, a non-specific happiness that fills me from my head to my toes, and it feels like I am about to burst at the seams (in a good way). It also comes along with a stringer desire to dance, skip, laugh, and generally just be really happy. It tapers off after about an hour.

There is no swing in the opposite direction, and it just subsides into my ongoing feeling of just generally 'rightness' if that makes any sense? Like a low level negative emotional buzz/ an emotional opaqueness is gone.

Hope my description makes sense :)

Hi JessW :-)

Its perplexed me for so many years, even more so now that I never get those "euphoric" feelings myself. Thanks for describing your experiences! Intriguing... So I assume those feelings did not arise before HRT?

When I was a child and right up until I was 26 I used to have random "attacks" of intense feelings which would last for up to ten/twenty minutes at a time before dissipating.
How I felt is difficult to describe, but ultimately it involved a mixture of softness, joy, elation and total peace. As if the world was perfect and filled with love. Any care or worry at the time completely melted away.Honestly, it almost felt like an orgasm but there was never arousal or sexual feelings associated. I could describe the feelings as being intensely feminine in nature, as they certainly didn't seem masculine, however of course I have no idea how feeling feminine actually feels. But I am seeing some sort of link between how I feel and what's being described on here by those on HRT.

I'd be interested in hearing whether FtM's also experience euphoria. I'm perplexed as to why (being a male) I'd experience such sweet feelings. Can testosterone make men feel like that?

These "attacks" ceased around the time that my hair began receeding & shedding quickly, I gained 4 pounds in weight, my body hair & facial hair darkened and my skin became greasier. Since then, I've felt a little more uneasy with a low-level background aggrevation. Very little sets me off being angry now. I presume I had a lurch in T &/or DHT levels, but I'll never know for sure. Ultimately I want to know whether I need more T or actually more E in my system. And I'd most likely  want those random feelings to return, as they were pretty amazing tbh. No other feelings come close to the serenity those brought.   

Quote from: jessW on September 11, 2013, 03:24:58 PM
I have been on HRT for a little over a month, and I AM SO HAPPY. Life is complicated and difficult, but I don't regret a single second of it! I love all of you. Stay strong!

Hi Jess,
You are such a lucky girl. Be happy and don't regret one moment.
Ciara.

Quote from: "I'm Stella Stanhope, and that's why I drink". on September 12, 2013, 07:43:06 PM


These "attacks" ceased around the time that my hair began receeding & shedding quickly, I gained 4 pounds in weight, my body hair & facial hair darkened and my skin became greasier. Since then, I've felt a little more uneasy with a low-level background aggrevation. Very little sets me off being angry now. I presume I had a lurch in T &/or DHT levels, but I'll never know for sure. Ultimately I want to know whether I need more T or actually more E in my system.

Hello Stella,
         What you are experiencing in these above descriptions are obviously testosterone driven effects. We have discussed these things at length in our mutual pm's, I'm going to assume that you have a pretty good idea of what drives most of us here into a happier zone and offsets those negative effects that you are describing. Perhaps it's time for Stella to emerge once and for all so that you no longer have to drink? My best to you always dear friend! ~Shan~

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