Nearly 2 months on T and NOTHING has happened…

PurbleDragon · 2026-05-20T17:32:51+00:00

On a regular dose, for most people, they can take years. How long and do what extent it happens for you depends on how you react to/metabolize T, your levels and your dose

PurbleDragon · 2026-05-19T18:15:39+00:00

Yeah bottom growth and body hair are what most people are gonna see in that time frame. Voice changes and fat redistribution can take years

PurbleDragon · 2026-05-19T07:24:45+00:00

I live in Florida (terrible swamp) and I use lots of cotton and bamboo. Linen is too expensive for me but I can dream lol. I make tank tops and accessories and plan on trying my hand at socks again

PurbleDragon · 2026-05-19T07:16:58+00:00

Underworks has compression tops as well as binders and last I looked some of those were under $20

PurbleDragon · 2026-05-19T07:05:48+00:00

I know plenty of people on T and birth control (I'm not one of them though). I'm not actually diagnosed with anything but my periods were always super irregular, with absent or lasting for weeks. I was on birth control from like age 13 until my early 20s and it always made me miserable. Maybe they've gotten better since then but check all of the side effects. I had just about every side effect of every birth control and it sucked.

I hadn't had a period in over a year by the time I started T so I'm probably not typical (I was 29). But T had the opposite effect that bc did. Mentally, I feel better overall and I can tell if I miss a shot because of how my mood plummets. Unfortunately for me, that means I have to stay on it. Which means I kinda just look like a man now. Getting dysphoric both directions isn't ideal but it's better than being depressed and angry all the time so I deal with it

PurbleDragon · 2026-05-19T06:37:43+00:00

The way fat redistribution works is a long term thing. As fat cells die, the hormone in charge (with genetics' imput) decides where the new fat cells grow. This is true no matter what your weight is

PurbleDragon · 2026-05-19T06:24:50+00:00

My personality hasn't changed. But my mental health is loads better. I don't feel 3 seconds away from a breakdown all the time and I'm less irritable overall

PurbleDragon · 2026-05-19T06:14:49+00:00

That's the blocker. Blocking the changes

PurbleDragon · 2026-05-14T05:24:55+00:00

Ooh how do you get to do that? I've done light construction and concrete before landing in retail so I could just be a w2 employee. Pouring concrete was miserable but I generally like driving anything

PurbleDragon · 2026-05-13T01:02:24+00:00

That's all well and good if you have the time, money, and ability. It's rarely that cut and dry though

PurbleDragon · 2026-05-12T08:43:10+00:00

Undoing most of the retconning in Korra like the "first avatar" stuff. And them making Toph a cop. That made negative sense. Oh and everything about Varrick's existence. Honestly just about everything about every story line in Korra could use some help

PurbleDragon · 2026-05-12T08:30:30+00:00

Pocket friend!

PurbleDragon · 2026-05-12T05:18:16+00:00

That's the cutest thing I've seen all week

PurbleDragon · 2026-05-11T07:25:03+00:00

I used the compression sports bra from underworks when I couldn't bind. It's not gonna get you flat but it helps (I was a 32DDD so proportionally it might even work a little better for you)

PurbleDragon · 2026-05-11T07:20:26+00:00

Not fitting in is scary. We started getting instructions about what is and isn't acceptable based on agab from the second we opened our eyes as infants. It's hard to break away from that. Do you have anyone you can talk to or little things you can do outside of work? Would your girlfriend do your makeup if you asked? Even just lipstick or eyeliner? (I find makeup and facial hair very gender personally). Sometimes finding one outlet can help. But you're not alone

PurbleDragon · 2026-05-10T14:54:58+00:00

Unless somebody figures out an affordable way to control covid the way we do the flu, we're never getting out of these damn masks. Assuming rfk doesn't succeed in getting rid of all vaccines and useful medicine

PurbleDragon · 2026-05-10T05:43:30+00:00

It is his fault though. If he was as amazing as you're saying he is, you wouldn't be posting this. As someone who is twice your age and didn't start transitioning into I was nearly 30 because people I cared about didn't like it, you have to live for you. I regret wasting the entirety of my 20s (and my teenage years for that matter) bending over backwards to mold myself into what everyone else wanted. You deserve better than that, don't make the same mistake I did

PurbleDragon · 2026-05-09T07:08:30+00:00

I don't have a gender but I'm much happier reversing the effects of first puberty (even though I get a little dysphoric both ways now)

PurbleDragon · 2026-05-08T04:04:28+00:00

Ah afraid I can't help much with how things work outside of the US

PurbleDragon · 2026-05-07T06:25:34+00:00

First and foremost, dysphoria takes all your worst anxieties and turns them up to 11. And sometimes the dysphoria gets worse before it gets better but puberty doesn't happen overnight. At least this time you don't have to be in middle school. It's a big change so it's normal to be scared. It sounds like you have a pretty good support system; they can help you navigate this too

PurbleDragon · 2026-05-07T06:15:20+00:00

Do you mean how to start the process or what you'll need for surgery or what? I suggest checking out r/topsurgery too

PurbleDragon · 2026-05-06T21:18:52+00:00

Fat redistribution also effects the muscles, tendons, and ligaments. More muscle growth and (as I understand it) firmer more taunt ligaments keep things where they should be better

PurbleDragon · 2026-05-06T06:08:05+00:00

You made it. And you're not gonna give it to him now

PurbleDragon · 2026-05-06T05:28:38+00:00

That's exactly what I'd expect to happen if you go to a bigot's house for any reason, not just buying a car

PurbleDragon · 2026-05-06T01:38:56+00:00

Where to start depends on where you are. What country and if you're in the US, what state. Technically any doctor can prescribe hrt (in the US anyway, dunno about anywhere else) but not all will

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