I know hrt and transition is different for everyone ... and there are many factors involved in how one reacts to hrt, but I am curious.  How long were you on hrt before you noticed any emotional changes and how long before you noticed any physical changes?

Thanks in advance for any input.

'Bout the one to two month mark, in both cases. There's imagined effects in the first couple weeks, too.

Thanks   I have heard so many stories.

I've waited 40+ years to begin this, so I am trying to be patient for any effects to be noticeable 

While there was some small changes here and there the real changes didn't kick in to about the third month. I know we all want these changes to occur rapidly but I will tell you as I am learning it takes patients lots of it when it comes to hrt. I do have some advice though when the emotional changes come and they will be prepared they will not be easy at all. In fact they can be down right overwhelming at times just learn to ride them out and you'll be fine. Btw congratulations on starting your transition.

Thank you 

I am anxious to realize some of the changes, but I know it's a waiting game.

Quote from: Tiffanie on June 02, 2013, 09:02:53 PM
Thank you 

I am anxious to realize some of the changes, but I know it's a waiting game.

Your welcome I hope my advice helps you because I always see post focusing on the physical changes but the emotional changes are far more dramatic well at least in my case they have been. And coping with the wide range of emotions women feel and I think it should be focused on more than the physical changes. Yeah the physical changes are great but they pretty much just happen and most of the time you will not even notice them. But the emotional changes are far more noticeable and quite frankly are the hardest part of transitioning for me to deal with. But I do deal and I learn a great deal about myself in the process. Anyways good luck with hrt I hope to see updates on your progress in the future.

Emotional changes for me started almost instantly, but a lot of that was just from the sheer relief of FINALLY embracing my transsexual desires after a whole lifetime of suppressing them. Because of that, I was almost instantly happier and calmer

Physical changes began their absolute infancy after about 2 weeks... I could see the very very beginnings of nipple development and the very very beginnings of facial/skin changes, but they were so subtle that I wondered if they were really happening or not, or if it was just my imagination. 4 weeks is about when these things ceased being possibly just my imagination, and it was obvious that things were indeed changing.

However, things didn't REALLY start changing, as far as to the point where they were becoming completely blatantly obvious, until the 2-3 month mark. And now 4 months in, with the way that my skin and breast growth and face are starting to look, this is about the first time that I'm really starting to feel female physically rather than just a slightly-feminine guy.

The important thing to remember, though, is that your mileage will vary. Some get changes almost instantly, some don't even get them starting until the 3 or 4 month mark. A lot of it is a genetic lottery, and how receptive your body is to the hormones.

For me, the physical changes started around the three week mark. By boobs started to hurt by then and my breast buds grew a lot bigger then what they were pre-HRT. My skin was noticeably softening by the four week mark. Now at 3.5 months I barley pass as myself in my license photo.

I don't know about emotional changes. I feel a lot calmer. But other that that I have always been really emotiona and sensitive and cry really easy and get all flustered and I have always been like this so I can't really give you much guidance there.

I can't thank you all enough 

Any and all advice is more than welcome and very needed.  I am so happy to have you wonderful ladies here to answer questions and concerns as I transition.

I definitely had an adrenalin rush when I received the Rx ... and more so when I took the first dose, but that was all psychological.  I have had a couple small hot flashes today ... probably also just a bit of imagination.

I did take a pic of my first prescriptions ... I love photography.

By 3 to 4 weeks my arm muscles had shrunk and my breasts were tender.I had also lost a lot of strength and become more sensitive in my feelings,I remember crying watching the Blue Lagoon.After 3 months my hair started to become thicker and the small bald patch at the crown was filling in.I never noticed but i was told my face became more feminine by then.I was on a very low dosage and it took about 15 months to have enough breast tissue to wear a bra without falsies.Good luck and best wishes I hope it all goes well for you

Emotional changes?

2-3 days I was getting heightened emotions. Mood swings started.
1-2 weeks my sex drive increased dramatically and I was noticing male smells more.
1 month in my temper wasn't so short and my fuse wasn't so short.
2 months in I noticed I hadn't been depressed in a while.
3 months I was experiencing much more empathy and enjoying cute things more. I was crying over small stuff.
5 months my sex drive fell off, but was replaced by a desire to be taken care of sexually.
10 months in I was more aware of my cleanliness.
I'm sure there's more but they've slipped my mind

Physical changes?

2 weeks in I noticed bumps under my nipples.
1 month in my skin was becoming brighter, the buds behind my nipples were starting to REALLY hurt when I bumped them. My strength fell off dramatically.
2 months in my skin on my face was smoothing out. Muscle atrophy was noticeable.
3 months in there was a little bit of fat redistribution in the face.
4 months in I started the in between stage. My thighs and butt were becoming more feminine.
5 months in I got maam'd for the first time. I could fill an A cup at this time
7 months in a subcutaneous layer formed under my entire face, making it appear more feminine. This is when I started going part time.
8 months in I was being ma'amed pretty consistently in boy mode, so I went full time.
10 months in my skin was as clear as a females.
11 months in muscle atrophy reached the point where I could wear tank tops.
12 months in I started wearing B cup bras.
14 months in was the last time I was knowingly clocked while wearing makeup.
15 months in I was fully filling B cup bras.
16 months in I was laying in bed and feeling my skin throughout my entire body, and it felt identical to a womans.
18 months in my cheeks were filled in well.
20 months in I started wearing more revealing clothes with confidence. My body was very feminine as far as muscle tone and fat. I noticed many cisgendered women were stronger than me at this point. It is now common place for men to check me out or hit on me.

Thanks, Alaina! Now that was the kind of post that I've been looking for for a long time. It really helped me feel a little bit more patient. You give early-HRT transitioners like me hope! Especially since judging by the "milestone markers" and your transition video to go along with it, I've been on about the same pace so far.

(Side note: I could hear that "release your inhibition, feel the rain on your skin," song from your Youtube transition video in my head the whole time I was reading that post. )

(Side note 2: Oops, my fingers slipped while I was writing the reputation comment... what I was trying to say before my clumsy hands interrupted me was "I was looking for a "milestones" post like this for a long time! Thanks!")

I'm glad I could help

After two weeks on anti-androgens I started to notice male sweat odor more intensively...
I might be deluding myself, but think after three weeks on anti-androgens my body/facial hair regrows a bit slower.
Having added the estrogen, I tend to catch myself smiling without no apparent reasons.
I am much calmer now - I still can get into that RAWR mode, but now usually my brain jumps in between asking - "Do You really need that? Smile, relax and all is going to be fine!" I am driving much safer now as well . Basically, I dont feel anymore like the world is constantly challenging me - whatever I do . Previously, I got those ideas, I knew that they were plain stupid and imaginary, but at the same time I could not anything about them and sometimes I succumbed to them . Damn T

Aww yeah - I almost forgot. Whole my life I have been milk/dairy allergic - now it seems to be gone... I know, HRT should not be responsible for this, but I wonder if my allergy has been some sort of psychosomatic reaction, which my body developed... I surely know that at some point of my life my GD developed into hyperactivity, so... who knows

This is such wonderful information 

Thank you all for your input <3