What was the very first thing anybody noticed after starting T and how long after starting did you notice it?

As a side question, how do I set up one of those ticker things in my signature saying when I started T??? Ta!!!!!!

P.S. As you'll see I figured the ticker thing out

Hehe, getting a bit impatient there are you Matt?  Looks like the T is affecting you already! 

Quote from: Kaylee on October 30, 2013, 07:59:14 AM
Hehe, getting a bit impatient there are you Matt?  Looks like the T is affecting you already! 

Errrrr yeah, you've got that spot on Kaylee!!!  I wasn't expecting to be so worried that nothing will happen. Probably as I wasn't expecting to feel 100% completely normal either!!!!

I started with gel so my changes were a bit on the slow side but the first thing was muscle growth. The explanation to that is simple, though. When I started T, I had very physical job and my arms were so scrawny that any changes were easy to notice.

Other than that, it was the (in)famous feeling of being horny but even that took couple weeks to kick in.

Quote from: Tossu-sama on October 30, 2013, 11:21:49 AM
I started with gel so my changes were a bit on the slow side but the first thing was muscle growth. The explanation to that is simple, though. When I started T, I had very physical job and my arms were so scrawny that any changes were easy to notice.

Other than that, it was the (in)famous feeling of being horny but even that took couple weeks to kick in.

Thanks Tossu, and where are you now with physical stuff? Must be quite a way along now

Quote from: Mattfromengland on October 30, 2013, 11:24:41 AM
Thanks Tossu, and where are you now with physical stuff? Must be quite a way along now

Not really, to be honest. I'm still in skinny side but I've sort of "filled out" or got more stuff over my bones these days.
My job wasn't really that perfect for getting some awesome muscles in the long run, I just got more resilience to those muscles that I needed the most (arms, shoulders and back mostly).
But I did get somewhat visible biceps. |D

Quote from: Tossu-sama on October 30, 2013, 11:45:03 AM
Not really, to be honest. I'm still in skinny side but I've sort of "filled out" or got more stuff over my bones these days.
My job wasn't really that perfect for getting some awesome muscles in the long run, I just got more resilience to those muscles that I needed the most (arms, shoulders and back mostly).
But I did get somewhat visible biceps. |D

But your voice and other stuff must be happening by now?

You sound quite disappointed!!! I hope you get where you want to be soon

After a week or so, downstairs was hurting and growing a little. That stayed for a week or two, then nothing happened for two months. Not even acne as a lot of people seemed to get as one of the first 'changes'. After 2-3 months I very slowly started to get the usual changes, such as a very slight voice drop and a little more hair on my stomach. I'm now 5 months in, and my voice has dropped (not enough imo) and my stomach is hairy, plus I have the worst case of acne. But that is about it.

The first thing I noticed was growth downstairs. Within the first week

I had a scratchy/slightly deeper voice within three days.  It sounded like I had a cold.

Oh, and I was popping boners everywhere pretty quickly.

Same as Sly - sore throat, a voice that was occasionally deep.
Also downstairs growth almost immediately.

Voice cracking about end of first week.

Quote from: Sly on October 31, 2013, 01:42:02 AM
Oh, and I was popping boners everywhere pretty quickly.

Quote from: yaka on October 31, 2013, 04:17:33 AM
Also downstairs growth almost immediately.

I've never really looked into the effects of T, living with it for 30 years was quite enough for me!  Though I am intrigued by these comments, does it cause ftms to grow something similar to a penis?

Quote from: Kaylee on October 31, 2013, 06:48:04 AM
I've never really looked into the effects of T, living with it for 30 years was quite enough for me!  Though I am intrigued by these comments, does it cause ftms to grow something similar to a penis?

Kind of, it causes clitoral enlargement. Basically it tries to grow into a kind of micro penis. It's not large enough for penetrative sex though. (Although a few claim they can!)

Well I'm just over a week in (10days). I noticed some longer hair on my chin, but it could have been some very long peach fuzz. Mostly I've noticed that my throat hurt, but it may have subsideded alittle or I'm use to it by now. The biggest change has to be my emotions being less intense and easier to figure out. Also it is importaint to note that I'm on patches instead of injections, which injections seem to work faster.

Quote from: Mattfromengland on October 31, 2013, 07:15:40 AM
Kind of, it causes clitoral enlargement. Basically it tries to grow into a kind of micro penis. It's not large enough for penetrative sex though. (Although a few claim they can!)

Yowza!  E has been causing things to shrink "down there" and I can't remember what it was like to have a morning wood/spontaneous erection so I suppose that's basically just the opposite.  Bloody amazing things these hormone malarkies.

Quote from: Mattfromengland on October 30, 2013, 11:47:23 AM
But your voice and other stuff must be happening by now?

You sound quite disappointed!!! I hope you get where you want to be soon

Apparently my voice has changed, or that's what I've heard from other people and also from recording my own voice.
I just have no idea when it got to male range (if it even is there right now) because I can't really hear the difference and my gf can't really say anything either since she hears my voice every day so yeah.

I may sound a tad bit disappointed because I like the appearance of muscular upper bodies and so far, I'm far away from it. But I'm at least trying to plan to go to a local gym to get some muscles.
But I forgot to mention that I also got pretty nice leg muscles - which I still have - because I walked or used a bike for my commutes which were 4-5km to one direction. And I still walk quite a lot so they have remained pretty nicely.

Quote from: Kaylee on October 31, 2013, 08:37:43 AM
Yowza!  E has been causing things to shrink "down there" and I can't remember what it was like to have a morning wood/spontaneous erection so I suppose that's basically just the opposite.  Bloody amazing things these hormone malarkies.

Mmm amazing indeed.

Quote from: Tossu-sama on October 31, 2013, 09:19:12 AM
Apparently my voice has changed, or that's what I've heard from other people and also from recording my own voice.
I just have no idea when it got to male range (if it even is there right now) because I can't really hear the difference and my gf can't really say anything either since she hears my voice every day so yeah.

I may sound a tad bit disappointed because I like the appearance of muscular upper bodies and so far, I'm far away from it. But I'm at least trying to plan to go to a local gym to get some muscles.
But I forgot to mention that I also got pretty nice leg muscles - which I still have - because I walked or used a bike for my commutes which were 4-5km to one direction. And I still walk quite a lot so they have remained pretty nicely.

I imagine the T changes will be a little like growing, when you were a kid you never woke up one morning thinking, hey I'm taller today. Yet you spent years growing from a little baby into an adult. If you don;t see a child for a while, that's when you notice they are taller.

Basically I'm saying I'm sure your voice will have changed more than you realise

Defo join the gym, if you work out it can only help