I have finally been prescribed blockers in the form of decapeptyl  every three months and I have had my first injection a couple of days ago, yaaay! Prior to this I have been on estrogen patches for nearly a year but with little effect and my testosterone staying well above female range. Now I have had the injection I am wondering what effects I should expect as well as how long it will take to notice them? I like to know when to expect changes to come about But other than that I now have blockers funded as well as (after what felt like a long fight) laser hair removal! Yaayyyyyy :3

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I am also on decapeptyl. You may find the first two weeks very unpleasant as the drug overloads your endocrine system and testosterone production increases dramatically. In the UK they often prescribe Cyproterone Acetate to mitigate this, however if you had low T to start with (like I did) then they might not bother.

After the first two weeks your T production will drop dramatically. The most obvious symptom of this is a lack of energy and feeling of tiredness. My sleeping patterns changed as I now need more sleep than previously.

My T level is currently in the female range at 1.6 nmol/L (about 45 ng/ml) and because I have so little T he E can work more effectively. The clinic says that using decapeptyl is important because it lets you experience the levels of T you will have if you go for GRS and the subsequent effects. Some people do not like it and opt out of GRS.

So, expect tiredness in your near future. I reckoned it took 6 to 9 months for my body to adjust to the change from running on T to running on E. I found that one capsule a day of cod liver oil helped as I was prone to very dry skin. I think it helped relieve some of the tiredness as well.

One important point - the jab is supposed to last for 12 weeks. If it wears off before you get your booster then you may experience the testosterone flare-up again. I get my boosters redone every 11 weeks.

Enjoy the ride. It is a hairy start but it settles down quickly.

I am on cyproterone as well for the initial 2 weeks May I ask, should I expect to be reaching female T levels immediately after the second week or does it take a longer period of time? x

By week 3 testosterone production will be dropping rapidly. By the end of the first 12 week period you should see a substantial drop. Mine reached 1.7 pmol/L (female levels) in the first 12 weeks and then proceeded down to 1.0 pmol/L over the next dose. Since then it has bounced around between those levels.

I'm on Androcur (one pill every day at 9:30) and it effectively turned off my testosterone production in like 25 days. Initial side effects were mainly digestion issues and increased taste for sweets.

Constant side effects that will remain until the dosage can be lowered (which won't probably happen before surgery) is that I frequently feel tired. Sometimes I have to even sleep a total of 12 hours per day. Not to mention I fell asleep like 8 times in the office in the past 3 months :-) .

Then of course effects like no erections (that is no longer true as estrogens woke that thing up), slower body hair growth, change of body scent (I noticed that since my cat stared at me in a way like "what the hell happened to you" when he didn't see me for like 3 weeks) and some other minor effects.

I can't tell you more since I was on Androcur alone only for 5 weeks before I got estrogens added to the mix. I don't know how in other countries but I believe that here in Czech it's mostly done either
1.) antiandrogens in advance, then add estrogens or
2.) starting both in parallel

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2 Weeks on Adrocur (Cyproterone Acetate) here.

1. After only a couple of days I noticed that my body odour changed, urine, sweat really started to change.
2. After a week my metabolism slowed down, I'm a type 1 diabetic and I had to almost double my insulin doses for the same amount of food
3. After two weeks I've started to notice decreased libido and erections are much less prominent.
4. I've started having to do go the bathroom more frequently, I was not expecting this since I'm not aware of any diuretic properties from Androcur.

I'll post more as things happen, In 2 weeks I should be adding estrogen to the mix.

well when I first started taking hormones my nipples were extremely sensetive as my breasts were developing. One time I ran into the door with my nipple and I fell to the floor it was so painful.

Quote from: JessikaBlackMage on June 16, 2014, 11:59:03 PM
well when I first started taking hormones my nipples were extremely sensetive as my breasts were developing. One time I ran into the door with my nipple and I fell to the floor it was so painful.

Yes this/\!

It is both exciting and not so exciting at the same time. It means they are growing, but YOWCH!  The best thing was the lack of male sex drive, erections and a much better body odor. Get ready to drink LOTS of water. 

Where you seeing Dr Curtis before?