Like i just tried swallowing 1/4th of my Adrocur Pioll of 50mg and ive literally puked it out :c
Hasnt happened with my Other Medication i take Orally like my Thyroxine Meds :(
I just wanna not have my Hairline be completely reduced to ashes :c
I wanna look CUte and Girly and dont have to need to get a Wig :c
Im so Scared of my reeceding Hairline at 22 so i need to get a Fix asap :c
Currently talking 4 Pumps a Day of Gynokadin 0,6 mg/g Gel and its been going alright but i dont think it does much sadly :c

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    Do monotherapy. Anything less is poisoning you with the first pass. Estrogen isn’t oral for cis women… Expecting pills to do the same as patches and injections isn’t reasonable or rational. Your prescriber should know this. Don’t spend years being unhappy with your results. Also, your hair can grow back if the follicles aren’t too far gone from dht. Minoxidil and monotherapy together are often a miracle for younger people. Me? I waited too long. Look at my feed and pics. I’m still feminizing greatly but bald af. Don’t be me and wait to be happy with your looks. A cis growth timeline is your right. Low E and masc T levels are the doctors fault.

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        I started in my twenties too. Monotherepy and just recently started prog too. Monotherepy has done wonders for me. Smooth skin, breast growth, softer complexion, mental improvements etc. There is never a time it is too late to transition, and 22 is still young!

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          well i supposse but considering that itd need 3 bottles every Week and that i cant get them from anything besides my Friend who cant get me much more i am basically fricked :(
          Like if there was just something to cure my Baldness then i wouldnt even need HRT really tho i do want Smoother Skin and just a more Feminine Build in general as well as a Cute Voice :c
          My Gels are only 0.6mg so theyre super Weak basically :c

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            Injections are a much more efficient delivery method. You can get a vial that will last over a year and a half for about 50 quid online. I can provide sources if you are interested. Keep in mind that hrt doesn’t change your voice, so look at voice training if you want to change your voice.

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              But Injections hurt and are Pain :c
              I dont like Ibjections because Needles Scary :c

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                I get that. I was apprehensive at first too. I tend to go mine slowly and then there is almost never any pain. It’s mostly a mind game I found. But at the end of the day, it is your choice. Just thought I would share my experiences with you to inform your decisions. Best of luck and always here to chat if you want/need.

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        I see, bb. 🫂 Now is better than tomorrow. Love yourself harder. You can feel better. That’s the goal, right? To feel better and live out and unbothered? You are beautiful and I know you will see you in the mirror more and more as you fight to love yourself as much as you deserve.

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    Correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t the only permanent solutions a transplant or stemcell “therapy”? To my knowledge, medication only help while you take it. Of course, if it works and you’re willing to keep taking it, go for it! I’m just turning 38 and I’m going for wigs soon. Until then, I’m doing a Meredith.

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      You’re not wrong, other than hair plugs any existing treatment for androgenic hair loss will only remain effective while you’re taking it consistently. Fortunately anything that suppresses testosterone necessarily reduces androgenic balding effects, so the HRT we’re gonna be taking anyway already does at least part of the job.

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          Everyone naturally produces testosterone, cis women can and do experience androgenic alopecia, the only way to guarantee a zero testosterone level for anyone without consistent medication would be removal of the hormone producing organs surgically, which nobody anywhere recommends as a treatment for hair loss, and which would also still require either HRT or some other medication to compensate for bone density loss, so one way or the other you’re gonna be maintaining treatment to keep your hair.

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    You can keep/regrow your hair and do monotherapy! I didn’t start HRT til I was 35 and had already lost a lot, noticed it started regrowing slowly within the first 3 months or so, new growth sped up noticeably as I increased dosage and swapped to injections. I decided to try and speed it up more with minoxidil which is also working well, depending on how things go I might try finasteride or whatever the other one is called for long-term maintenance.

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        Fuck yeah, congrats on progress! I’m in a similar boat, topical minoxidil no finasteride yet, and also pretty thrilled with my results. Two years in my widow’s peaks have almost entirely filled in and I can see the baby hairs up front rebuilding my hairline, at this rate it won’t be another two years before I’m back to how it looked in high school! Finasteride may or may not be necessary/helpful, another ymmv thing that depends on your level of androgen sensitivity, I’ve been meaning to get a prescription to test it out but I forgot to bring it up at my last follow up appt because I’m ADHD as fuck and smoke too much weed lol

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          I forgot to bring it up at my last follow up appt because I’m ADHD as fuck and smoke too much weed lol

          Mood af