I’m not about to hang around and wait for the government to decide whether or not I’m allowed to be happy. So I’ve ordered a vial of enanthate. Hopefully it gets past customs, but if the internet is to be believed it probably won’t. Still, I might have my transmission fluid in a couple of weeks!

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    Hope you’re going to receive it. I ordered mine and started 2 weeks ago HRT. Ordered it 4 weeks ago.

    Mine was… Local so less trouble for delivery. It came with a surprising label 😄.

    I notice some small changes already and I’m happy with that even though it’s a bit terrifying that it’s like finally real.

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      I’m looking forward to it but also nervous. Not because of the changes, but more because I’ve been miserable all my life and what if it doesn’t make me feel better?

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        If it doesn’t work then no harm will be done, if it does - and it probably will - it’ll all be a positive. Nothing to lose, and everything to gain. For me personally, HRT made life tolerable. The grey tinted glasses I’d been wearing came off and I stopped being depressed and bothered by smaller things.

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          It’s not that I fear negative effects from it, it’s more that I’ve pinned a lot of hope for the future on it working, and if it doesn’t then I need to do some very serious work on my mental health that I just don’t have the energy for.

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                Same I wish you the best. I started feeling a bit better generally. But then again, I’m don’t know if this is just because placebo, mental gymnastics or just knowing that I’ll be able to express myself better.

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                  My dysphoria is almost entirety biochemical as far as I can tell. So it should have a positive effect, but there’s always a small chance that the underlying cause of my symptoms is not related to gender and the hormones won’t be what I need.