Self Medicating HRT MtF Estrogens 2mg

arshabala

Hey, all... I know self Medicating is bad and I'm planning to Do HRT MTF the right way, soon. , but Im currently on Estrogens 2mg for a week... Im not at all a masculine by appearence, but I turned 23 last week, and I fear I might get manly as I get older, I'm only talking Estrogens 2 mg daily and I'm planning to do it for a month. Is it worth taking the risk. Does anyone have any experience with estrogens 2mg. Thanks you all for the time reading 😄 ❤️

Malini

arshabala how did u get it without prescription ?

Sunny

arshabala if i may ask , is there a specific reason that is stopping you from seeing a doctor ?

Hasini

arshabala 👋, welcome to the thread. You need to know your testrestone levels soon. Without it you can't confirm whether the estrogen pills are working or not. Find a Endo soon. He/she can point you in right direction. Hrt comes with the risks so be cautious dear.

Apoorva

arshabala I did self medication with 2mg estradiol for a month in January 2019. It increased my breast size a bit. There was no significant change in my body. Since then I regularly take estrogen and spiro whenever I am depressed. Though it does nothing to cure my gender dysphoria. I am thin and have slightly bumped chest. I'm afraid I will get gynaecomastia but I can't stop self medicating. I don't have a job and can't come out to my parents. And dysphoria is killing me.
You can self medicate but make sure it doesn't last long. It would be better to take spiro though; try taking 2 mg estradiol once every 2-3 days. It won't cure your dysphoria.

arshabala

Malini you could just go and ask for it in any medical store

arshabala

Sunny I actually went to see a phycastrist to get certified for GID. But the he wasn't very understanding and made me feel very bad. If u know any good doc. Please let me know.

Malini

arshabala where do u live..talkgenie can help

Maaya

arshabala Self medication is a VERY bad thing.

AFAIK, PG is usually given for older patients and there are other more effective therapy for younger patients. But you wont be able to get them till you go to a counsellor.

Honestly, we need a counsellor before we start. Transitioning can be an exhausting and often traumatic process. We need to have a handle on our mind before we start this complex exercise. That is what a counsellor can help you achieve.

Most of the Secondary sexual characteristics are done by age 19. So you are already there in that sense. So no harm in waiting for 1/2 years to do your counselling, get your GID and THEN do your HRT+surgery.

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arshabala very strange... perhaps i have been very lucky. since 2007, all the psychiatrists whom i have consulted for my depression issues were so transfriendly that apart from providing me a treatment for my depression they were the first to tell me that I have GD too lol... and i had procured my 1st GID certificate in 2010 itself.

arshabala

Malini bangalore

Transgenie

Hi arshabala,
You could contact Dr. Sunny Joseph
https://www.purplehealth.com/42770-DrSunnyJoseph

arshabala

Maaya By counsellor, do u mean Physiatrist?

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arshabala psychiatrist not a psychologist

Sunny

Hi Apoorva , If I may ask , is there a reason that's stopping you from seeing a doctor ?

Avantika

Apoorva The reply of mine to @arshabala is equally applicable to you and here you are trying to put another person in harm's way while endangering your own. Please be wise and go consult a doctor. Read my reply to see the complications. Live another day!

Love
Avantika ❤️

Avantika

arshabala You are going to put yourself in harm's way sweetheart. Please consult a doctor. It is not just taking a tablet. The condition of your liver is of utmost importance. Majority of self medicated transpersons had lost their lives due to failure of liver. Each individual's body is different. You have to get the tests done to see the condition of your body. They will suggest you ultrasound for liver to assess it's state. There are many other blood works. Without even knowing anything, you are taking tablets as being taken by someone else with the advice of their doctor.

Live another day to fulfil your dream rather than forcing it. If you could google for self medication suggestions, try google for self medication complications. Your life is precious!

Love
Avantika ❤️

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life is important girls! there are ways to come out to your parents it is going to be difficult but nothing in this world is easy anyways! never try to escape the toughest path... cuz only the toughest paths lead to real success..

arshabala

Thankyou all of you for kindness in taking time to reply, My update on the same, I took Estrogen 2mg daily for just more than a week, until I started expirencing mood swings that eventually lead to depression after a hike in dosage to 4mg in a day, I think I already have gynecomastia so, in 1 week it kinda made my boobs rounder (I think when I look to mirror) , and also it did have few effects on my nipples as well, I also gained few fat which made my body kinda curvy (I had an average body to start with) , being said that, I don't recommend having self medication cause the mood swings and depression I had to go through can't be translated into words, upto the point where I was getting suicidal thoughts and fear of death, I was taking during night, and I had a hard time to sleep fearing I would be dead the next morning, I also was drowned in the Internet reading side effects of progynova which further worsened my depression. 😭

I actually called my parents on my 8th day to say them that I love them, and bunch of other things, and on 9th day I flushed all the remaining tablets in the toilet and decided to do it right way consulting a doctor. I had a chat with a phycastrist on practo app regarding the same.

For now, I'm just concentrating on exercises and diet, it would help me when I actually start my HRT.

Thanks once again all you for your reply. 🙂 stay safe, stay Healthy, Take care ❤️

Avantika

arshabala Thank God, you quit the self medication. You stay safe and do not ever consider of doing something terrible. Live another day to experience how joyous life can be. We are all here for you. You can leave a message and I would respond to it as soon as possible. Whenever you feel depressed, we are all here. We know about the moodswings. Honey, remember one thing, one can educate an illiterate but trying to educate the educated is something disastrous. If you want to buy a phone, you would check what is good and what is bad. The desire to become the woman of dreams is overpowering for anyone. But to get there, you need patience, courage and some deep insights and knowledge of what all steps you are going to take. I really respect you that you dropped the idea of self medicating. You are a courageous woman!!

Love
Avantika ❤️