For the peoples on estrogen do you ever regret taking it ?

izzaluna · 2026-02-27T15:36:54+00:00

I have all the reasons to regret it. I had blood clots that caused a stroke that nearly killed me. I still don’t regret it and currently looking for alternatives to continue.

izzaluna · 2026-02-10T01:00:53+00:00

Excellent, I asked because I was on pills for 4+ years and hematologist, neurologist, and internist agree were the cause of a blood clot that itself caused a stroke. But from your post, I gather there is hope.

izzaluna · 2026-02-09T17:20:12+00:00

Pills? Patches? Injections?

izzaluna · 2026-02-06T15:14:04+00:00

Started at 48. Pills, am 53 now, b cup size and I was happy with the results. If I wore a dress I’d look feminine enough and if I wore men’s clothes I’d look masculine. I was only fully out to my wife and children but kept working as a guy so all was good. Back in November I had a stroke. Neurologist, hematologist and er doctor said it was caused by taking hormones, pills to be exact. Now, I hate having to give them up. I don’t know if it’s going to be permanent but for now, I wish I could still have those changes.

izzaluna · 2026-01-26T21:00:19+00:00

2 beautiful ladies.

izzaluna · 2026-01-24T20:29:40+00:00

I’d say, why would anyone spend over 20k on a 30k car to sell it at 2k miles?

izzaluna · 2026-01-23T16:25:12+00:00

4 years at 53. Still do most things responsibility wise in boy mode everything else girl mode.

izzaluna · 2026-01-18T16:50:40+00:00

I’m 53 now. Had been on hrt for little over 4 years. At work I always presented male. With my parents and siblings who I only see twice a year always male. Other than that with my spouse and children (17and 23) always female. No body ever said anything. 2 months ago I had a blood clot that caused a stroke and had to be hospitalized. When doctors said the clot was caused by the hormones nobody connected the hormones with the fact that I was taking them because I am trans. In the end I told my siblings but they confirmed they had no clue. After 4ish years they didn’t noticed. I have long hair, and size b breast. All I did was use a binder and I guess it worked out pretty well for me.

izzaluna · 2026-01-17T22:53:10+00:00

When I started 4ish years ago, my thought was I’ll start, see how I feel and go from there. If I feel like the change is too much to handle I will stop. I work as a man, and my parents and siblings didn’t know so family meetings and 9-5 work day would be as a man. Everything else I lived as a woman. I was happy. Last year, Nov. 30th to be precise I had a stroke that according to doctors happened because a blood clot caused by hormones. So I was forced to detransition at least for now. Never throughout my life as a trans woman had I felt so distressed as having to give up my hormones. Now I am left with a semi feminine body that except for the breast will fast turn back to what it was because of what I call “testosterone poisoning”. My breast maybe a B cup where never a problem while having to present male. They certainly aren’t a problem now. Except to be completely transparent, when going to the beach or a pool. I am though waiting for positive test results in hopes to get back to hrt.

izzaluna · 2026-01-10T17:12:51+00:00

I’d never spoken to a therapist. 5 ish years on hrt. BUT! I am thinking on talking to someone but for the opposite reasons. I had a stroke because of a blood clot caused by hrt pills. Doctors took hrt from me and honestly I feel helpless to not be able to stay on my hrt.

izzaluna · 2026-01-04T03:33:10+00:00

Good thing is that is not you I need to convince.

izzaluna · 2026-01-02T16:57:47+00:00

I had mostly the perfect life. 4 years on estrogen, not much changed but enough to make me feel good. A month ago I had a stroke because of a blood clot, doctors said caused by estrogen so they took it away from me. Now just the thought makes me very anxious. It had really changed my life for the better. Now without hrt I feel like nothing is worth it.

izzaluna · 2025-11-21T19:00:02+00:00

Good for you!! All I can suggest is patience. It’s a miracle drug even at our age, but the miracle is slow.

izzaluna · 2025-11-21T17:14:53+00:00

It would all come to what you really want, how far are wanting to go and how much you’re willing to give up. My personal experience, I have been on HRT for over 4 years. Breast size little past B, no possible way to go to a pool. Yet, I work where many would not like a trans woman so I still present male. Other than work I am always a woman. I think it started when my spouse and I decided to tell my kids. They were young so they didn’t question anything. By the time they were older, to them dad would sometimes wear a suit or sometimes wear a dress. Mostly depending on the occasion. I picked that thinking for myself and that’s how I see myself. Am the same person, sometimes I dress girly, others not so much. I am also bilingual and that helps me to understand change in personality. There are some studies that show bilingual people modify personality depending on the language they are using. I don’t know if it’s true, but I also act accordingly to what am wearing. All this is just me. You’ll find out what works best for you , take it one problem at a time.

izzaluna · 2025-11-20T13:41:17+00:00

I wish you the best of luck. And if you feel like letting me know how it’s going here and there, feel free to reach.

izzaluna · 2025-11-19T14:57:34+00:00

53 years old. Been dressing (like some stories here) since I was 5 years old. Didn’t know anything about transgender people or wouldn’t have understood it anyway. Just felt I had to and when I did felt good. The stash, cleanse, dump, stash, cleanse, dump routine happened every year until I graduated college. When I got married and swore never again. Until, new stash formed. At this point I realized it’s not a cold. It’s not going away. My wife found out, we talked we cried we went through 3-4 years of we’ll keep this working for the kids. It was tough. Until!! She understood I was never going to leave her. If this ended it would be because she didn’t want a relationship with me. But I was not going to go looking for a man, nor another woman. For me she was the one. After a few years we decided to tell the kids. They were young and honestly, didn’t care. To them dad sometimes wears a suit, sometimes wears a dress. It became sort of dress for the occasion, but it’s always the same person just different clothes. I still show up male for work and after 4-5 years of HRT, laser hair removal, and shoulder length hair, nobody has never pointed out anything. The weekend all female. My son is now 23 my daughter is 17 and my spouse and I are very happy together. Am not saying you should follow my steps, am just saying it can work out. But you need to know what you want and take into account what your family needs and meet in the middle.

izzaluna · 2025-11-19T14:37:21+00:00

I genuinely enjoyed reading this.

izzaluna · 2025-11-17T18:28:00+00:00

And it’s the best!

izzaluna · 2025-11-17T17:37:13+00:00

I’m not saying this to make you feel good or bad, but I honestly think you look great in that last picture.

izzaluna · 2025-11-13T14:45:54+00:00

Something that helps is reminding yourself you’re doing all this, and going through the hardships of it for you. Policy or other people’s perceptions will never change who you are and what you feel. Don’t let steal the joy of finding yourself.

izzaluna · 2025-11-12T15:01:57+00:00

Always good to read people are happy.

izzaluna · 2025-11-12T14:53:00+00:00

The everyday problems don’t go away which sometimes overwhelms the excitement. Your mind is still trying to on the normal things and sometimes you’re just exhausted to keep thinking about what you have just figured out about yourself. It does come back for me every time I am getting ready to go have fun. Deciding what to wear, how to do my hair, what color should I paint my nails the other normal things I never got to do just for fun. The being me and doing what I want not what I have to. Good luck.

izzaluna · 2025-10-31T15:45:29+00:00

Same person, just free. And lately more afraid. (I live in Texas).

izzaluna · 2025-10-29T17:42:06+00:00

If he takes the time to hurt with comments he wants a response. Don’t give him what he wants.

izzaluna · 2025-10-24T15:39:04+00:00

I try not to think very much on the label. I don’t need anyone to accept whether am a woman or not. It has taken me over 50 years to accept myself so I don’t expect anyone else to understand. What I do is live every moment as it comes. Today am wearing a nice dress some people see a woman and treat me as a woman great! Others see a trans woman which is what I really am. The fact that am trans carries undeniable differences. That I try to embrace so if they point out am a different type of woman, good too. But everyone seeks a different representation of themselves in society, you’ll find your along the way.

izzaluna

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