Quote from: starbright on October 28, 2011, 10:29:02 PM
So its best to take the full dose in the morning then?

The reason morning is preferred is that it mimic the cis female hormone cycling. Full doze ensure most of the receptors are upregulated once per day, this will cause growth of more receptors.

Quote from: Beep on October 29, 2011, 12:29:29 AM
Woah! Do you have the same endocrinologist as me? That's like exactly what mine said. "It's easier to remember if you take it once a day".
Jacelyn, I have a question I'd like to send you in a personal message, if you don't mind. You seem to be very knowledgeable.

I won't mind personal messages. The country I'm in has no transgender doctors for support, so I have to study much and do research in order to self-medicate.

Quote from: Jacelyn on October 29, 2011, 09:45:34 PM
The country I'm in has no transgender doctors for support, so I have to study much and do research in order to self-medicate.

Oh my god. That is so depressing. In my opinion, everywhere in the world should support the transgendered.
Kudos to you, Jacelyn for following your heart without support.

I take my pills whenever I can remeber but usually once every 12 hours whenever possible, My E is injectable part of me I keeps putting it off usually but often least half the time I do it just before I goto sleep. The injection can cause a minor headache, nausia and breast itching 30 minutes afterwards so I prefer to be asleep to bypass that stage plus when I wake up I always feel brilliant.

Quote from: Beep on October 29, 2011, 12:29:29 AM
Woah! Do you have the same endocrinologist as me? That's like exactly what mine said. "It's easier to remember if you take it once a day".
Jacelyn, I have a question I'd like to send you in a personal message, if you don't mind. You seem to be very knowledgeable.

HAha, that is funny he told you the same thing.

Yeah, I talk y estrodiol and Spiro all together in the morning, it's nice to take them once in the AM and then not worry about it and have to remember to take again later in the day.

My times aren't all over the place, but they differ a bit. Usually I take mine @ 7am when I wake up and around 5 when I get home from work. I have to go to school at night or I would at 7 & 7. However on Sundays I never wake up that early, so I do them @ like 9 & 7... overall about 10 hrs between during the day, and then 14 hrs when I sleep.

EDIT: Since the 4th, I've learned (for me only, of course) that I must take exactly half my dose in the morning, and half in the afternoon. Otherwise I start feeling gritty all over, my body hair doesn't come out as much, my nipples stop being sore... basically I feel the T taking over!!

I take mine (sublingually) first thing when I get up.  My body is expecting nutrition and (I think) more receptive to absorbing the medicine.  And again 12 hours later.