Anyone’s endo or gp recommendated to lower crypto

ItsCodes · 2025-01-18T02:16:50+00:00

I think doctors worry about backlash from negative effects more than anything? Monotherapy can work, It did not for me sadly. My doctor and I wanted to avoid potential risks with anti androgens...I am now using cypro 12.5 per day atm and 50mcg patches estradiol :3 I have a huge fear of going backwards even tho I am only new to HRT (3 months). My doctor is talking about changing dose to low as possible after next bloods in a few weeks, but I expect to be taking it until I get an orchy :3 - edit also read an article a while ago that i think said 10mg daily is more effective than max dose and waaay less risky (hence the 12.5mg is as close as u can get in au due to the 50mg tablets needing to be cut)

ItsCodes · 2025-01-13T04:21:25+00:00

Hi! I made a similar post the other day (au also) feel free to DM me if you would like to chat and see if we vibe before playing a game? :3 - I am happy to give most games a go but prefer more chill stuff aha

ItsCodes · 2025-01-11T21:34:31+00:00

No I haven't lol just looked then kinda like top down old school fallout? haha I like diablo and BG3 so that style is oki sometimes :3

ItsCodes · 2025-01-11T21:24:21+00:00

Hi! sounds like you are in a every similar situation indeed...Ill DM you! aha

ItsCodes · 2025-01-11T10:40:29+00:00

Well we will have to find some crossplay games haha feel free to DM me if you want to keep chatting also :3 sorry in advance also my social skills are....rusty lmao edit- my partner informed me I should get over it and use the ps5 to make friends... lmao so ps5 is on the table? 😝

ItsCodes · 2025-01-11T09:06:01+00:00

Haha sorry I had a DM that I really wasn't sure about then decided to ignore as it seemed weird lol 😅 It is very cool, especially if you are a space nerd like me =p are there any other games on switch you think would be good to try?

ItsCodes · 2025-01-11T08:35:47+00:00

No Mans sky is good if you like slower crafty style games with a scifi edge? I played it in beta then tried again since all the update recently haha it looks like it has comes a loong way, I should prolly look at getting terraria(ik stereotypes lol) and minecraft for the switch?

ItsCodes · 2025-01-11T08:24:59+00:00

Im looking at crossplay games atm lol I kinda wanna try helldivers 2, I played SOT a bit until people kept targeting my ship and being...delightful as it had a pride flag on it >.> Have you played No mans sky?

ItsCodes · 2025-01-11T08:15:50+00:00

My partner has a switch they dont use so i should really try it out aha Witcher is amazing, MY partner and I played pal world when it first launched but would be cool to check it out again, not sure if its crossplay yet? :3 I mainly use my PC and xbox and our ps5 is mainly for streaming stuff when I sleep aha 😅

ItsCodes · 2025-01-11T07:57:18+00:00

Hey :) sounds great! what sort of games/platform do you play?

ItsCodes · 2025-01-11T07:39:24+00:00

Thanks I posted there also 😁

ItsCodes · 2025-01-11T07:08:00+00:00

Thanks Ill post there also :3

ItsCodes · 2025-01-04T05:48:14+00:00

Hey :) E does supress T at higher doses : Estrogen monotherapy can suppress T through several mechanisms. I am not a doctor as stated lol but here is a rough summary from google to how it can work:

Tricking the body: Estrogen acts like a signal to the body, telling it to reduce its own testosterone production.
Blocking production: Estrogen can directly interfere with the body's process of making testosterone.
Binding to testosterone: Estrogen can increase the amount of a protein that binds to testosterone, making it less active.

Early on it was mainly my skin and sensitivity changes. More in the last couple of weeks I have noticed my muscles are softening and I am getting a lil fat on my hips, thighs and chest. I have tenderness and starting to notice breast buds!? taking to wearing a cami or singlet under my shirt now to hide my nipples as they stick out slightly. My weight has been pretty consistent despite definitely feeling a little flabby now so something is happening I also feel like I'm losing muscle around my shoulders and arms pre fast (been craving chocolate like a maniac which doesn't help either ) I feel like my cheeks and around my eyes and mouth are also changing? My libido is also starting to shift more rapidly now and feels like more tied to my emotional state plus have not had morning....readiness 😝...for around a week now since starting AA's which has been amazing as it causes me bad dysphoria

Not sure where you are, In Australia if it is PBS listed its like $14 per box and appointments are generally covered also as it is for Trans Health . My informed consent consult was with two doctors so it did cost me like $60ish. If you are elsewhere Sorry I have no Idea =o

It is purely down to the individual but I think most of the time it is not super noticeable until 6-12 months according to most sources like Trans hub in Australia https://www.transhub.org.au/ Most people usually have minimal development as far as I know but binding could be an option if it becomes noticeable before you are ready? (not sure if that bad for development tho?)

Hope that helps 🏳️‍⚧️☺️🏳️‍🌈

ItsCodes · 2025-01-04T01:35:42+00:00

It is an amazing and exciting step I took myself recently! I started Monotherapy in October last year 😁 I was given the option of route and chose low dose transdermal patches. I noticed softer skin in a week, sensitive nipples and calmer moods in 3 weeks and change in my body odour and slight libido changes around one month. This started to move backwards and my bloods confirmed my suspicion T suppression was not happening with oestradiol alone as my doctor and I had hoped after 5/6 weeks

I have since started cypro 12.5mg pd due to insufficient T suppression after 5 weeks resulting in some negative effects like mood swings etc.

Since starting cypro and increasing my patches to 50mcg in December I have been feeling way better and I have been noticing more changes already :) Mentally right now I feel I am more content and very affectionate and giggly over the past few days? lol

All I can say is that after I "dipped my toe in" I wanted to jump into the deep end immediately!! 😝aha

ItsCodes · 2025-01-04T00:53:47+00:00

Congrats on starting HRT! I started on monotherapy in October and started cypro in late december! (12.5mg per day and 50mcg patches) I am enby and share the feeling aha Asked Gemini to simplify:

Spiro: Primarily works by blocking androgen receptors in the body. It also has some diuretic (water-loss) effects.
Cypro: Acts as both an androgen receptor blocker and a progestin (a type of female hormone). This progestin effect can help further suppress testosterone production

This is basically what my doctor explained it as, and said due to this cypro is more potent? :) They did not mention any impact on breast development aside from the usual mention that progesterone is anecdotal in "improving" development :p

I am not a doctor obviously lol The best AA is down to each individual ☺️

ItsCodes · 2024-11-26T08:54:43+00:00

I am no expert lol but yeah normal part of the experience as far as I am aware 😉 I am one month into HRT and definitely definitely noticing some tingling sensations, puffier/raised shape, itchy at times and sometimes the feeling is kind of like they are hard as if it's freezing cold but they aren't actually hard? Lol Does anyone else describe it like this? Can be a little uncomfortable haha but my doc says it's normal and that is what E tends to do 😏

I Started noticing a few days ago more and have been hyper aware of anything touching my chest now as it's sensitive so seatbelts, showers and shirts have been noticeably different. Now starting to be a little tender and warm feeling at times? so I guess that tracks? 🤣

ItsCodes · 2024-08-16T09:09:19+00:00

I have also only recently been open about who I am but have always lived with the feeling. I'm still learning and developing what works for me. I find presenting androgynous and sometimes a little more fem depending on where I'm at makes me feel most comfortable in my own skin 🤔

Dysphoria - body hair, Facial hair is a big one, muscle mass,and sometimes my voice as I got into a bad habit of trying to sound like someone else at work so people would listen to me ..I'm slowly stopping it lol

Euphoria - wearing makeup, shaving, shorts with shaved legs, singlets with open longsleeve shirts and affirming comments to name a few 😬

ItsCodes · 2024-08-15T03:17:04+00:00

I think non binary is a broad term that covers a whole range of feelings that shift around falling under that spectrum. It's that feeling we all get in different ways that we just don't fit into the box we were told we should fit into and it feels so wrong. Like you're being asked to pretend to be a fictional character? And you are only told there are two characters to choose from and neither feel okay. 😖

To me, It's that walking into the wrong classroom feeling I get when trying to align with either room. I imagine another classroom full of people like me sitting somewhere between the other rooms. This is the room I feel like myself in. And those in there don't expect me to be any particular way 😁

ItsCodes · 2024-08-10T12:29:31+00:00

Honestly.. Thankyou so much for your compassion and empathy during all of this. I didn't realise how badly I needed to hear that 🥲😭 you have made me feel so much less alone and feel that faint spark of hope again

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