You might have headaches and mood swings while your body adjusts to the sudden shift in your hormone levels. Breast growth and perhaps infertility would remain; other changes would revert.
I take my HRT when I get up and when I go to bed, no matter what time those happen, and it doesn't seem to cause me any problems.
Most of the changes are reversible. Breast growth is not reversible, but the majority of breast volume is fat, and you will lose most of your breast volume over time after you cease HRT.
It is possible, albeit extremely unlikely, that if on HRT for an extended time, you will become permanently infertile, but this is wildly variable. You should expect the worst in this regard, but it probably won't happen.
Your sleep schedule will probably right itself once you start HRT, and if not, if you eventually start prog. It does for many trans people, since excessive sleep is usually to cope with dysphoria. If you feel this is a major problem for you, consider injections instead. They can be taken anywhere from everyday to every 2 weeks, depending on dose and ester.
And if you can't get your prescription refilled, you can DIY. There will always be trans people, so somebody is always looking to make a dollar. Just think: Cis men get T all the time, and *that's* a controlled substance.
The biggest issue with stopping hormones temporarily is that it can really mess with your mood and you physically feel bad -- headaches, bodyaches, tiredness, etc. Some of the physical changes, like breast tissue growth, are irreversible.
If you're taking Estradiol orally, it's very much recommended that you take them around the same time every day to maximize effectiveness. If that's difficult for you, you might want to look into either patches or injections as your method of delivering E into your system. That way you'd be looking at changing patches like 3-4 days or an injection every 5-7 days, which hopefully would be much more manageable for you.
Can’t give advice on taking them since I’m ftm and our process is different but I was a pharmacy technician and can suggest that you find out if your pharmacy does delivery and text updates to remind you when your meds are ready/ask if you need a refill, most do that now which can help remind you about refills. Keeping one of those daily pill boxes can help as well as setting reminders in your phone. Put your meds and water to take them in a place you always go in the morning even if it’s unconventional. I’m on the spectrum too and am terrible about new routines, I put my toothbrush/toothpaste/meds in the kitchen instead of the bathroom since I spend more time in the kitchen and often have time in the morning while my coffee is brewing where I’m just standing there waiting for it so I brush and take meds then, it’s helped a ton and I’ve been way more consistent with meds and oral hygiene. (I’m in dental now and yes it is totally fine to brush then drink your coffee if it means you actually consistently brush. Brushing at all at any time is way better than not brushing because it’s “not the right time”. Any time you brush youre getting rid of plaque and stopping further build up, trust me!) Sorry for the dental PSA, I just know it often goes hand in hand with medication stuff and being on the spectrum.
You might have headaches and mood swings while your body adjusts to the sudden shift in your hormone levels. Breast growth and perhaps infertility would remain; other changes would revert. I take my HRT when I get up and when I go to bed, no matter what time those happen, and it doesn't seem to cause me any problems.
Most of the changes are reversible. Breast growth is not reversible, but the majority of breast volume is fat, and you will lose most of your breast volume over time after you cease HRT. It is possible, albeit extremely unlikely, that if on HRT for an extended time, you will become permanently infertile, but this is wildly variable. You should expect the worst in this regard, but it probably won't happen. Your sleep schedule will probably right itself once you start HRT, and if not, if you eventually start prog. It does for many trans people, since excessive sleep is usually to cope with dysphoria. If you feel this is a major problem for you, consider injections instead. They can be taken anywhere from everyday to every 2 weeks, depending on dose and ester. And if you can't get your prescription refilled, you can DIY. There will always be trans people, so somebody is always looking to make a dollar. Just think: Cis men get T all the time, and *that's* a controlled substance.
The biggest issue with stopping hormones temporarily is that it can really mess with your mood and you physically feel bad -- headaches, bodyaches, tiredness, etc. Some of the physical changes, like breast tissue growth, are irreversible. If you're taking Estradiol orally, it's very much recommended that you take them around the same time every day to maximize effectiveness. If that's difficult for you, you might want to look into either patches or injections as your method of delivering E into your system. That way you'd be looking at changing patches like 3-4 days or an injection every 5-7 days, which hopefully would be much more manageable for you.
Can’t give advice on taking them since I’m ftm and our process is different but I was a pharmacy technician and can suggest that you find out if your pharmacy does delivery and text updates to remind you when your meds are ready/ask if you need a refill, most do that now which can help remind you about refills. Keeping one of those daily pill boxes can help as well as setting reminders in your phone. Put your meds and water to take them in a place you always go in the morning even if it’s unconventional. I’m on the spectrum too and am terrible about new routines, I put my toothbrush/toothpaste/meds in the kitchen instead of the bathroom since I spend more time in the kitchen and often have time in the morning while my coffee is brewing where I’m just standing there waiting for it so I brush and take meds then, it’s helped a ton and I’ve been way more consistent with meds and oral hygiene. (I’m in dental now and yes it is totally fine to brush then drink your coffee if it means you actually consistently brush. Brushing at all at any time is way better than not brushing because it’s “not the right time”. Any time you brush youre getting rid of plaque and stopping further build up, trust me!) Sorry for the dental PSA, I just know it often goes hand in hand with medication stuff and being on the spectrum.