For those who took treatments to transition in either direction, how did the following change? What differences did you notice?
- Sex drive
- Desire
- Emotions, feelings, intensity
- Mood and concentration
Do you get massive changes and is it better or worse after? Does the way you feel and express your emotions change?
i'll come back to you as soon as i'm back on estrogens
0 difference
3yr HRT MTF here
my sex drive def decreased. to put it one way being horny on T is like an urge which comes and goes and being horny on E is more like a fuzzy constant thing. you're in the mood and you might stay in it for a couple days or smth. though recently (past year) ive felt more bottom dysphoria which i didnt really feel before and now i dont really engage with it at all
if by desires you mean sexual desires, i did get kinkier once i got on E. but its hard to say if thats me being more comfortable with myself, the estrogen, or just hanging out with pervs.
emotions are more of a thing now, to me its like i can identify and act on them more clearly. like its easier to express my emotions and the way they feel is more clear to me (but again, hard to tell whats hrt and what's just life)
mood/concentration improves because you can feel less depressed over the prospects of your flesh prison so you feel more motivated. i found it eventually plateaus into a normal baseline mood which just depends on who you are. but it certainly improves your mood at the beginning.
its not a magic solution to anything. if you're depressed you won't stop being depressed after starting hrt. it 1000% helps with it and sometimes its the missing puzzle piece that makes everything make a bit more sense, but its not a guarantee. it's for sure a great thing that anybody interested should get into. there's little to no risk and immense benefits