What is Hormone therapy shock?

[Bionca]

Originally Posted by sesame

Strength Loss or erection loss... Is that all they mean by "shock"?
I thought it was some violent reaction to hormones. You know, the body tries to reject substances that are foreign, unfamilier or unusual like abnormal levels of Oestrogen in a male body?

It could be the emotional shock. The first few months of HRT is really like puberty all over. The first big mood swing will catch anyone off guard. Switching on and off HRT makes the mood swings take longer to acclamate to.

[sesame]

The depth of the feelings is more and with a greater complexity. Again this is hard to describe without using poetry (and I'm a lousy poet).

I understand, at least I'm trying to.
And about the lousy poet thing? I dont believe you.
From the first post you ever made, I knew that you have a kind, honest heart and a flair for writing. So, inescapably, you must be a good poet. You see, poesy flows from the heart.:D