[Myranda]

Many people here take pm as a trial hrt

Many people on hrt go to full transition levels 

But also many go low dose hrt for mental benefits

Many on Susan's org and other forums have taken low dose hrt for 5/10 years and have held on and not transitioned 

Some even 20 years but these people have been on and off 

So what are everyone's thoughts ????

Is hrt the grabber for transition or can it be helpful for mental effects only ?

Is it safe to go on and off hrt over many years ?

Need the experts here and something I can show the wife

Julie

I think if you read the thread on susans I posted - the two who are doing the low dose sort of just end up upping the dose..............I guess its down to the individual but given the development some have had from PM there isnt a risk free option either way!

Whilst the mental effects have significantly eased for me I found I liked hrt waaaaaay too much to want to stick to a low dose.  Bicalutamide as well is just ramping up the effects even more but I just dont care anymore about it...........once I have had laser on the face all bets are off after that!

Megan

Hi Julie, thanks in part to your posts here about low dose HRT, I too have started 2mg Estradiol daily.  While, I'm about 3 weeks in now, I haven't noticed much if any mental changes, but then again, the past 3 weeks have been a crazy emotional roller coaster for me anyway, so it may be hard to tell. 

and while I have noticed some physical changes, although minor, I think that at the right dosage, one could safely continue long term on HRT for the mental effects only.  That being said, it also depends I think in great detail on how honest one is with oneself as to what you want out of the HRT process.

For me, while, I'm not adverse to the wonderful physical developments that await me, I'm really hoping that the mental and emotional changes help me answer some questions in the short-mid term, so that I can better understand myself and what it is I want and/or need.