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Just picked up my first Rx for estradiol!

Started by Christy82, June 24, 2015, 06:59:34 PM

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Christy82

June 24, 2015, 06:59:34 PM
I picked up my prescription a little while ago.  I am really nervous(?) about taking the first dose.  I am not sure if I should take it now or wait til morning.  I know that a few hours would not matter, but I just want to get it in my system as quickly as possible.  Is this normal to want to take it and want to wait at the same time?
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Beth Andrea

#1
June 24, 2015, 07:12:31 PM
Congrats!!

I don't know if its normal (what is "normal" anyway?), but I took my first about 8 minutes after I got it....could...not....wait!!!

Some are hesitant, and that's OK too. Gotta do things on your timetable!
...I think for most of us it is a futile effort to try and put this genie back in the bottle once she has tasted freedom...

--read in a Tessa James post 1/16/2017
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Mariah

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June 24, 2015, 07:14:37 PM
Hi Christy it's normal. I considered waiting to the next morning. The reason I did was the my birthday was the next day, but in the end getting started then out weighted waiting. Hugs
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kittenpower

#3
June 24, 2015, 07:52:13 PM
On the day I picked up my first prescription, I bought something to drink at the pharmacy, and took my first dose when I got in my car  ;D
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ashley_thomas

#4
June 24, 2015, 07:57:41 PM
I sat on mine for a few days and starred at the bottle then took my first pill with a glass of wine and a toast with my wife.  Do what you feel is right for you.


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Rachel

#5
June 24, 2015, 07:59:18 PM
Congratulations.

I took the meds the night I got them. I considered waiting 3 days till my birthday but now I have 2 birthdays.
HRT  5-28-2013
FT   11-13-2015
FFS   9-16-2016 -Spiegel
GCS 11-15-2016 - McGinn
Hair Grafts 3-20-2017 - Cooley
Voice therapy start 3-2017 - Reene Blaker
Labiaplasty 5-15-2017 - McGinn
BA 7-12-2017 - McGinn
Hair grafts 9-25-2017 Dr.Cooley
Sataloff Cricothyroid subluxation and trachea shave12-11-2017
Dr. McGinn labiaplasty, hood repair, scar removal, graph repair and bottom of  vagina finished. urethra repositioned. 4-4-2018
Dr. Sataloff Glottoplasty 5-14-2018
Dr. McGinn vaginal in office procedure 10-22-2018
Dr. McGinn vaginal revision 2 4-3-2019 Bottom of vagina closed off, fat injected into the labia and urethra repositioned.
Dr. Thomas in 2020 FEMLAR
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Christy82

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June 24, 2015, 08:43:12 PM
I sat here looking at the bottle, and went ahead and took the first one.

Guess I have now officially started.  :)
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Mariah

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June 24, 2015, 09:01:10 PM
Congrats Christy. Welcome to the E-ticket ride. Hugs
Mariah
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me.
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kittenpower

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June 24, 2015, 10:16:01 PM
Quote from: Christy82 on June 24, 2015, 08:43:12 PM
I sat here looking at the bottle, and went ahead and took the first one.

Guess I have now officially started.  :)

Congratulations, that's awesome!
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Beth Andrea

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June 24, 2015, 11:08:13 PM
Quote from: Christy82 on June 24, 2015, 08:43:12 PM
I sat here looking at the bottle, and went ahead and took the first one.

Guess I have now officially started.  :)

*pop*

Once you start, you can't stop!!

;D

Best wishes on your journey!
...I think for most of us it is a futile effort to try and put this genie back in the bottle once she has tasted freedom...

--read in a Tessa James post 1/16/2017
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Fionalegs

#10
June 25, 2015, 02:00:34 AM
Congratulations!!!

I was nervous as well....

My medication came in the mail and I couldn't wait to open the package. When it was time I stared at a syringe for about an hour before finally having a friend give me my first shot. I wish I had the pills! / Anyway I think your "first" pill, is the first step of your new exciting life changing journey. Good for you!
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ashley_thomas

#11
June 25, 2015, 06:58:58 PM
They even taste yummy!!


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kittenpower

#12
June 25, 2015, 08:25:32 PM
The estradiol tablets do have a sweet taste to them, hopefully all of that sugar will go straight to our hips  ;D
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Marlee

#13
June 25, 2015, 08:53:06 PM
when I get mine, I think go home and a nice lavender bath (my favorite) before I take the "plunge"
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Beth Andrea

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June 25, 2015, 11:48:54 PM
Quote from: kittenpower on June 25, 2015, 08:25:32 PM
The estradiol tablets do have a sweet taste to them, hopefully all of that sugar will go straight to our hips  ;D

That's because girls are made of sugar and spice, and everything nice... ;)

My "spice" is chili pepper.  >:-)
...I think for most of us it is a futile effort to try and put this genie back in the bottle once she has tasted freedom...

--read in a Tessa James post 1/16/2017
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katrinaw

#15
June 26, 2015, 12:34:28 AM
When I started, it was immediate. I had a bottle of water in the car with me and when I picked up the dispensed script I said yay to my new self and took the first dose :-*

L Katy
Long term MTF in transition... HRT since ~ 2003...
Journey recommenced Sept 2015  :eusa_clap:... planning FT 2016  :eusa_pray:

Randomly changing 'Katy PIC's'

Live life, embrace life and love life xxx
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Lady Smith

#16
June 26, 2015, 01:00:40 AM
I couldn't wait either and it was 'down the hatch' right away.  Then I sort of stood there in a slight daze wondering what was going to happen.  Didn't take long to notice the difference though, after a day or two I felt like I'd come home and I've never looked back since.
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katrinaw

#17
June 26, 2015, 01:02:24 AM
Haa yes recall the "and what now" when does the magic happen!

Nice one Lady Smith so true!

L Katy
Long term MTF in transition... HRT since ~ 2003...
Journey recommenced Sept 2015  :eusa_clap:... planning FT 2016  :eusa_pray:

Randomly changing 'Katy PIC's'

Live life, embrace life and love life xxx
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Rachel

#18
June 26, 2015, 08:57:10 PM
Congratulations.
HRT  5-28-2013
FT   11-13-2015
FFS   9-16-2016 -Spiegel
GCS 11-15-2016 - McGinn
Hair Grafts 3-20-2017 - Cooley
Voice therapy start 3-2017 - Reene Blaker
Labiaplasty 5-15-2017 - McGinn
BA 7-12-2017 - McGinn
Hair grafts 9-25-2017 Dr.Cooley
Sataloff Cricothyroid subluxation and trachea shave12-11-2017
Dr. McGinn labiaplasty, hood repair, scar removal, graph repair and bottom of  vagina finished. urethra repositioned. 4-4-2018
Dr. Sataloff Glottoplasty 5-14-2018
Dr. McGinn vaginal in office procedure 10-22-2018
Dr. McGinn vaginal revision 2 4-3-2019 Bottom of vagina closed off, fat injected into the labia and urethra repositioned.
Dr. Thomas in 2020 FEMLAR
  • skype:Rachel?call
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orangeskipper

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June 26, 2015, 09:05:18 PM
Hehe, yay! This is definitely one of those milestones that we remember for a long, long time.

When I got my first Rx in my hands, I remember feeling like Indiana Jones, carting off some precious treasure. I can picture perfectly the Taco Bell (yeah, I know) I went to, ordering two Meximelts and a Dr Pepper, and taking that first dose.

Congratulations!
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