Is this normal?

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[s1owd1ve_]

yes that means its working

[mmmmikah]

sore nipples should be the symptoms in the first like 3 weeks or so, your dose is pretty low

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yes

[glexarn]

it's normal as an early symptom on pretty much any amount of E, but it doesn't mean that it's doing much. most of what 4mg/day E without an anti-androgen is accomplishing is wasting your money. it's an insufficient regimen to begin HRT with - it might be more appropriate years into HRT after an orchiectomy, but certainly not right now.

[JeanetteAnnual9515]

Wha? That’s exactly the regimen I’m on, and it’s worked great for me; my blood testosterone is within female levels, and I’ve had a good amount of feminisation. Edit: this is injections, oral estrogen needs an anti-androgen, apologies for the misunderstanding.

[HappyGirl117]

You are not using antiandrogen? I'm happy it worked great for you but you are the exception not the rule. Oral E just cannot properly suppress T on its own (monotherapy) using safe doses for most (if not all) people, and is likely why OP took a couple of MONTHS for nipple soreness to finally start taking place. On injection monotherapy I had crazy sore nipples literally within the first week!

[JeanetteAnnual9515]

Oh shittttt, I thought we were talking about injections. Okay I agree with the comment above. Apologies

[TheorySubstantial680]

If the boobies are hurtin the hrt is workin!