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egg_irl — Memes about being trans people in denial and other eggy topics

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

Sounds like the euphoria could also be from feeling relief that you finally have access to it?

[–] [email protected] 29 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

that's definitely part of it, but sex hormones interact with* neurotransmitters and the mental/emotional stuff tends to hit first, before any physical effects take place.

[–] Dewe 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Not countering what you experienced, but sex hormones are not neurotransmitters. There may be some interactions with the neurotransmitter system but it they are not themselves.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

yep, that's more accurate ty!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

I think that part of it, for me at least, was that it felt like everything shifted and all of a sudden my brain was finally running right for the first time in my life. It’s like it was already wired to run on estrogen and I was finally giving it what it needed.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

That aspect of it was most definitely present, indeed.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

You absolutely can get some emotional benefits from the first dose before the physical ones start. I felt much more calm and less heightened emotions after my first dose of T. A welcome change having dealt with PMDD for years.