Solxama's great experiment - HRT vs aggressive Androgenic Alopecia

[JaneyElizabeth]

Like I said, last resort thing, that I want to forget that I ever mentioned or thought about. I really really hope it never comes to that, and I firmly believe it won't and HRT for life will be enough for me to have a happy future full of hair.

As for Slavs impersonating others, they usually can with little effort impersonate other Slavic nationalities, but not non Slavic ones. Most Slavs here in the UK speak English so badly that's not even funny, just sad. A lot of them also don't want to learn more then the basics, and consider themselves better then British people, as they see Britons as lazy and weak. The biggest offender is the Polish community in the UK, who literally behave like they own this place and insult and make fun out of British people. Very disgraceful behaviour for guests if you ask me. Infact this behaviour made Britons hate Eastern Europeans and was a big reason for people voting for the UK to leave the EU. My family who stayed here after WWII were more sensible then most Eastern Europeans and actually made a effort to fit in and understand the British mentality, so they were accepted and they integrated into British society.

I am done with the Poles not that anyone cares or should care. Allowing the CIA to torture as Cold War "thanks" to the U.S. and they said exactly that as justification is an abomination. People used to like it because it was Catholic but since I see the Orthodox Tradition as being for more attractive in doctrine save the rule against icons, which seems copied from Islam, and in terms of experiencing the mysteries of God as a being in terms of knowing Him/Her and not seeing God as some sort of wish bank: Do this/Stop the Volcano/Storm/earthquakes or evening praying for victory at a sporting even which happened with my local team. It's all ridiculous as is ascribing our nation as One Under God. Now Goddess, I am down with and my doing that all but qualifies me as crazy in the U.S. and even females hate it when new Bibles try that and my wife disliked female pastors completely as not being father-like".

 

[Solxama]

I am done with the Poles not that anyone cares or should care. Allowing the CIA to torture as Cold War "thanks" to the U.S. and they said exactly that as justification is an abomination. People used to like it because it was Catholic but since I see the Orthodox Tradition as being for more attractive in doctrine save the rule against icons, which seems copied from Islam, and in terms of experiencing the mysteries of God as a being in terms of knowing Him/Her and not seeing God as some sort of wish bank: Do this/Stop the Volcano/Storm/earthquakes or evening praying for victory at a sporting even which happened with my local team. It's all ridiculous as is ascribing our nation as One Under God. Now Goddess, I am down with and my doing that all but qualifies me as crazy in the U.S. and even females hate it when new Bibles try that and my wife disliked female pastors completely as not being father-like".

Poland is literally the biggest US bootlicker in Eastern Europe, next to the Baltic States. I can't stand the mentality Poles have, of trying to be so hyper western, and not in a good sense mind you. They take the worst historical things from the west, like racism, "traditional western values" of homophobia, transphobia, fanatical dogmatic Christianity and they run with it, claiming of how enlightened and modern they are. Then they come to Western countries looking for work, because they sold their country that was built up by the Soviet Union after WWII to the west for basically nothing in return and they still have the audacity to laugh at the native people of those countries, trying to teach them their warped version of what the west should be, spreading hate, intolerance and vulgar behaviour where ever they go.

Absolutely disgraceful behaviour, I hope Poland and it's horrible government collapse and the Polish people wake up to the fact that the western governments don't care about them, and only see them as puppets to use against Russia, Belarus and other Slavic nations.

 

[JaneyElizabeth]

Poland is literally the biggest US bootlicker in Eastern Europe, next to the Baltic States. I can't stand the mentality Poles have, of trying to be so hyper western, and not in a good sense mind you. They take the worst historical things from the west, like racism, "traditional western values" of homophobia, transphobia, fanatical dogmatic Christianity and they run with it, claiming of how enlightened and modern they are. Then they come to Western countries looking for work, because they sold their country that was built up by the Soviet Union after WWII to the west for basically nothing in return and they still have the audacity to laugh at the native people of those countries, trying to teach them their warped version of what the west should be, spreading hate, intolerance and vulgar behaviour where ever they go.

Absolutely disgraceful behaviour, I hope Poland and it's horrible government collapse and the Polish people wake up to the fact that the western governments don't care about them, and only see them as puppets to use against Russia, Belarus and other Slavic nations.

When I was growing up before ethnic jokes became verboten, Poles were almost always the example of extreme stupidity. Why was the Polish navy without submarines? They couldn't figure out how to attach the screen doors. How can you tell a Polish bride? By the braided underarm hair. Pittsburgh where i was for 18 months working for a judge, has huge numbers of Slavic minorities and they fight over closure of Orthodox Church locations/combining locations but the judges ruled that that was not able to be litigated as it was a First Amendment issue. I met one older waitress in the late 90's who still spoke Serbian and her father had been employed in the mills and mines of Pennsylvania which are extensive to the west of Maryland's main hub with both a western panhandle and an eastern shore that are widely different in composition than the DC/Baltimore suburbs.

I don't harbor any hostilities to anyone only frustration like you at inconsistencies in terms of Poland seeing itself as a victim for hundreds of years which shows very poor ability to engage in treaties as part of national independence or self-preservation of the state, and places like Galicia, Austria, Ukraine, Poland and Czeck/Slovak lands in many ways no longer correlate at all with current borders. Galician seems to have been a common Gallic term and for me, Galicia is located in Spain, right next to Portugal and they speak something close to mixed Spanish/Portuguese with Portuguese spellings and syntax with emphatic Castilian rhythm nothing like Portuguese in Portugal and perhaps much closer to Brazilian Portuguese which is closely related to Jewish Spanish or Sephardic Spanish often called Ladino which is archaic just like Brazilian Portuguese is which has archaic syntax much more like Latin American or even Spanish Spanish so to speak. Catalan and Valenciano are all but identical but the peoples themselves don't like each other hence two dialects instead of one language. Portuguese and Spanish are much closer to each other and Catalan is much closer to archaic French dialects spoken in southern France in Languedoc Rousillon which is quite a mouthful.

 

[Solxama]

When I was growing up before ethnic jokes became verboten, Poles were almost always the example of extreme stupidity. Why was the Polish navy without submarines? They couldn't figure out how to attach the screen doors. How can you tell a Polish bride? By the braided underarm hair. Pittsburgh where i was for 18 months working for a judge, has huge numbers of Slavic minorities and they fight over closure of Orthodox Church locations/combining locations but the judges ruled that that was not able to be litigated as it was a First Amendment issue. I met one older waitress in the late 90's who still spoke Serbian and her father had been employed in the mills and mines of Pennsylvania which are extensive to the west of Maryland's main hub with both a western panhandle and an eastern shore that are widely different in composition than the DC/Baltimore suburbs.

I don't harbor any hostilities to anyone only frustration like you at inconsistencies in terms of Poland seeing itself as a victim for hundreds of years which shows very poor ability to engage in treaties as part of national independence or self-preservation of the state, and places like Galicia, Austria, Ukraine, Poland and Czeck/Slovak lands in many ways no longer correlate at all with current borders. Galician seems to have been a common Gallic term and for me, Galicia is located in Spain, right next to Portugal and they speak something close to mixed Spanish/Portuguese with Portuguese spellings and syntax with emphatic Castilian rhythm nothing like Portuguese in Portugal and perhaps much closer to Brazilian Portuguese which is closely related to Jewish Spanish or Sephardic Spanish often called Ladino which is archaic just like Brazilian Portuguese is which has archaic syntax much more like Latin American or even Spanish Spanish so to speak. Catalan and Valenciano are all but identical but the peoples themselves don't like each other hence two dialects instead of one language. Portuguese and Spanish are much closer to each other and Catalan is much closer to archaic French dialects spoken in southern France in Languedoc Rousillon which is quite a mouthful.

I also don't harbour any hostility or hate against any nationality. In fact I know a quite a few good and nice Polish people. What I do dislike is the overall mindset a lot of Poles have that I described in my previous post, and Poland's horrible government that keeps warmongering against other Slavic nations.

 

[inmyhead]

Good luck with hair though. Although, I have to mention that it's a bit strange to claim to be very spiritual and to care about hair and physical appearence (outside of health) that much at the same time.

 

[Isabella_R]

I would be just aware (If I were you) about breast growth.
Here comes this advice from someone who takes hormones since 13yo: Hormones made me busty in some insane level.
So be aware it can happen through the years... Not only busty but another feminine features as hips/butt in a combo with infertility, erectile dysfunction and genital shrinkage.

 

[Solxama]

Good luck with hair though. Although, I have to mention that it's a bit strange to claim to be very spiritual and to care about hair and physical appearence (outside of health) that much at the same time.

I kind of understand why somebody might think it's strange, but let me explain my case a bit. I was basically a agnostic for years, and very materialistic at that. I didn't believe in anything spiritual at all. Also during this time I was trying to conform into the male social role, and "man up" as they say. Then, two years ago, I had my awakening, and everything poured out during my meditation sessions. I went through ego death, and came out on the other side as the person who I really am, who I was trying to suppress for years. Then my repressed dysphoria over hair loss and secondary male body characteristics hit me like a truck.

After this I had two choices, either go the full spiritual route of accepting and living with my feelings and fully giving myself to spiritual practices, like for example changing my life to a monk like one, or the choice of doing something physical about it. I decided on the second path, not out of vanity, but because the other path would be full of suffering, plus I never had the chance to live the way I really wanted. My whole life I was doing what others expected of me, I felt a bit like a robot on autopilot going through life, and only after my awakening I feel like a real human being again, the first time since childhood.

Spirituality helped me a lot in rediscovering myself, and it got me to this point, so even as I went with the second option, I will not turn my back on it and I will continue with my numerous spiritual practices.

I would be just aware (If I were you) about breast growth.
Here comes this advice from someone who takes hormones since 13yo: Hormones made me busty in some insane level.
So be aware it can happen through the years... Not only busty but another feminine features as hips/butt in a combo with infertility, erectile dysfunction and genital shrinkage.

Thank you for your reply!

That's early you started hormones. As for me and the effects of HRT, I've chosen to accept breast growth. I will try to minimise it, but I won't fight it, if it happens it happens. It's a price I got to pay for saving my hair. And the other effects you mentioned are not a problem for me, in fact I look forward to most of them, especially the sexual ones. I dislike the male sex drive, and I'm looking forward to getting rid of it.

 

[Isabella_R]

If you don't mind so that's alright. In my case I already had the surgery in mind, so become unable to have erections was never a issue for me. Right after my surgery I'm feeling like I didn't lost a thing...
My only fear is that you might regret this part because until I know it's definitive.

 

[Solxama]

If you don't mind so that's alright. In my case I already had the surgery in mind, so become unable to have erections was never a issue for me. Right after my surgery I'm feeling like I didn't lost a thing...
My only fear is that you might regret this part because until I know it's definitive.

I highly doubt I'd regret it. I never had sex before and I'm not interested. I'm asexual, maybe demisexual, but that's still on the asexual spectrum. I have no mental desire for sex. I do have some desire for romance mind you, so I think I'm panromantic as I don't really care about the gender of my potential partner. But my preferred type of romance is emotional, so sharing a bond, hugging, being there for each other etc. Sex never crosses my mind when thinking about things like this.

But as my body is male, I do have a physical male sex drive. Which for me manifests as a animalistic itch, that I used to sedate with pretty bad fetish p**rn, but after getting into spirituality I managed to get it under control with meditation and Taoist transmutation techniques. But still it takes a lot of work, and simply getting rid of it would be much more practical.

 

[Isabella_R]

In that case, I just wish you the best in your journey. <3

 

[Solxama]

In that case, I just wish you the best in your journey. <3

Thank you, and I also wish you all the best in life

 

[Solxama]

Well my Bicalutamide arrived today, I will take my first pill today evening as I heard it might have sedative effects, together with my evening E2 dose and Finasteride. This makes my regimen complete. Now the only thing left is to wait for the results that I hope come quickly.

 

[JaneyElizabeth]

I would be just aware (If I were you) about breast growth.
Here comes this advice from someone who takes hormones since 13yo: Hormones made me busty in some insane level.
So be aware it can happen through the years... Not only busty but another feminine features as hips/butt in a combo with infertility, erectile dysfunction and genital shrinkage.

Tell us more, really tell us all about your experiences. Most people on reddit seem to struggle to grow nice ones. Those other things should dissipate upon disuse.

 

[Isabella_R]

Tell us more, really tell us all about your experiences. Most people on reddit seem to struggle to grow nice ones. Those other things should dissipate upon disuse.

Tbh I think it's because I'm asian-latina (japanese-brazilian) *in terms of genetics* and I did my hrt before puberty start, so I was not affected by testosterone.

 

[JaneyElizabeth]

Tbh I think it's because I'm asian-latina (japanese-brazilian) *in terms of genetics* and I did my hrt before puberty start, so I was not affected by testosterone.

Que bom voce ter essa optortunidade.

 

[Isabella_R]

Que bom voce ter essa optortunidade.

Pois é, isso foi um privilégio e super reconheço isso principalmente em meu país (onde tudo é tão difícil para pessoas trans). </3

 

[JaneyElizabeth]

Pois é, isso foi um privilégio e super reconheço isso principalmente em meu país (onde tudo é tão difícil para pessoas trans). </3

Nao vi minhas crinacas desde quase quatro anos. Dizen que Jane e maluca e sim e verdade sem minhas garotas e meninos.

Janey

 

[Solxama]

Well the people saying that Bica can have sedative effects are absolutely right. I took my first pill before sleep, and I slept for nearly 12 hours. I also had very vivid dreams during the night, but I'm not sure how much of that is placebo, or the first potential effects of Estradiol.

 

[Solxama]

Well it's now day 2 on Bica. I noticed no more sedative effects, so it was probably placebo in my case. I sill had vivid dreams, but I think that's due to E2. I read that for some people HRT causes more vivid dreams.

 

[Solxama]

A week has passed since I took my first Estradiol gel dose. I have decided to do a weekly report from now on with progress in the hair department, and to document all the other potential effects HRT will have on me. Here we go :

1 week on HRT report :

*Effects on hair :
-None (I might have noticed some very small white hairs on my temples, but they might have been there before, I'm not sure.
So to be on the safe side I won't attribute this to my treatment.)

*Other Effects :
-My libido is down by about 70% at this point. Finasteride already took it down, but now it's even lower. It's not fully nuked yet, but I'm on the way there.
-I have very vivid dreams, first I took this effect as placebo, but now I'm sure it's not. I've never had dreams like this in my whole life.
-I feel much calmer inside, a inner peace I could have only reached before in deep meditation.
-My sleep is much better, I stopped waking up in the middle of the night, and I feel much more rested after sleep.

All in all it looks like my body responds to Estrogen in a positive way, and I'm looking forward to the next weeks and months on HRT.