[PaulaJ]

I really discounted the psychological effects that herbals and HRT that people here and elsewhere reported. I was just wanting the physical effects, mostly stopping or at least slowing down hair loss, though I was OK with the idea of growing breasts and fat redistribution. 

I really just thought it was just the idea of doing something about being trans and/or the hope of the physical effects. I think I was wrong about this now though. Herbals have had a marginal effect on me physically, but psychologically, it seems to be a big deal. I get much more dysphoric when I cycle off PM.

I could deal with the hair loss with wigs and I could just get a boob job, but I don't know that would help with the dysphoria the way PM has. I do have some concerns with taking it long term though, so I may have to go on HRT. Was going to last summer, but the informed consent clinic I tried had way too long of a waiting list. I'll probably have to do the therapist route, but I hate the idea of that. Probably a big part of why I tried herbals to begin with rather than HRT.