07-03-2026, 07:06 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-03-2026, 07:11 PM by Sullaria007.)
I was on estrogen for about 1.5 years. I’ve now been off it for about a year.
A lot of the physical changes have partially reversed over that time (boobs have shrunk significantly and become slight, negligible, moobs with some shape and larger nipples, genital shrinkage, but otherwise muscle tone and general body shape are within the normal male spectrum again), and mentally I’ve noticed some degree of remasculinization too. But one thing that has mostly stayed with me is the mental shift that happened while I was on E.
When I was on it, I noticed a big change in how I related to people. I became much more emotionally aware, more attuned to relationships and social dynamics, and generally more aware of my own feelings. Conversations with women especially became much easier and more natural. I felt like I understood the emotional layer of interactions in a way I hadn’t before. Even now, people tend to read me as a softer, more sensitive guy who fits comfortably in female social spaces. I actually really like that dynamic and it feels more natural to me than how I used to operate before hormones.
The thing is, I feel like some of those mental shifts are slowly fading the longer I’m off estrogen. I don’t necessarily want to fully transition, but I really liked the way my mind worked when I was on E. Has anyone had experience maintaining those kinds of mental changes after stopping hormones? Is it possible to hold on to that mindset without going back on estrogen full-time? For example, things like microdosing, cycling, or other approaches? Or is it basically inevitable that things drift back toward baseline over time?
A lot of the physical changes have partially reversed over that time (boobs have shrunk significantly and become slight, negligible, moobs with some shape and larger nipples, genital shrinkage, but otherwise muscle tone and general body shape are within the normal male spectrum again), and mentally I’ve noticed some degree of remasculinization too. But one thing that has mostly stayed with me is the mental shift that happened while I was on E.
When I was on it, I noticed a big change in how I related to people. I became much more emotionally aware, more attuned to relationships and social dynamics, and generally more aware of my own feelings. Conversations with women especially became much easier and more natural. I felt like I understood the emotional layer of interactions in a way I hadn’t before. Even now, people tend to read me as a softer, more sensitive guy who fits comfortably in female social spaces. I actually really like that dynamic and it feels more natural to me than how I used to operate before hormones.
The thing is, I feel like some of those mental shifts are slowly fading the longer I’m off estrogen. I don’t necessarily want to fully transition, but I really liked the way my mind worked when I was on E. Has anyone had experience maintaining those kinds of mental changes after stopping hormones? Is it possible to hold on to that mindset without going back on estrogen full-time? For example, things like microdosing, cycling, or other approaches? Or is it basically inevitable that things drift back toward baseline over time?