Things I wish I knew when starting T

- Keep in mind that T doesn’t work overnight. You won’t turn into a big hairy man in 2 days and probably not even in a year.

- That being said also don’t expect minimal change. Especially mentally. Mental changes will happen a lot more than you expect both good and bad.

- Everyone’s body is different. Your voice may not start dropping until month seven. Sometimes it’s not the dose and sometimes it is. Not every doctor’s approach to testosterone will work for you.

- Your singing voice won’t disappear it may just take some time for it to get “back to normal”

- Periods don’t vanish overnight. And sometimes they get even longer than before. Be prepared for this.

- Some changes may happen a lot more than you expect some won’t or won’t happen to the degree you expected. Your growth may be a lot or only a little. You may grow a ton of hair in the first month. Be prepared but don’t have expectations.

- Doubting yourself especially during and after the first shot is normal. Just be patient and let your body grow.

- PEOPLE 👏 WONT 👏 THINK 👏 YOU’RE 👏 UGLY FOR 👏 BEING 👏 ON 👏 T! I can’t stress this enough. Your dysphoria is the one telling you you’re ugly. Don’t listen to it. You’re handsome and you deserve happiness.

- For some reason cis people, even when you know you 100% pass as a guy still misgender you. It’s really the small changes that count. Don’t let this deter you. Giving it time will help.

- Again with the don’t ahve expectations but don’t expect to grow muscles overnight. That’s just not how bodies work. Some people might find that this happens but it’s usually because they work out in the first place.

- Some things that you may not have wanted when going on T you may want now and vice versa. I went on T really not looking forward to body hair and now I love my body hair.

- Sometimes that big change that you were waiting on is anticlimactic, sometimes it’s the little things that count. Now I will look down at my arms and see a man’s arms and it makes me feel really euphoric.

- Fat redistribution takes a loooooong time. And usually you don’t even notice it when it happens.

- In the end it’s your body so do what you need to do to feel happy.