Definitely wasn’t the case for me. The only psychological effect I’m pretty much certain about is the lower/different sex drive. There’s also more crying, but I think that it’s mostly accounted for by a different physical response to the same emotions. And some other changes, but they are more subtle and hence might be placebos. (Although, when I just started HRT I had extreme anxiety about possible side effects and it might have masked any rapid positive psychological effects.)
I’ve had an odd inbetween experience. I at the beginning I had a quick but weak positive reaction, but later I’ve tried going on and off without much effect beyond the sex drive. I attribute my initial positive reaction to placebo, but I would feel more confident in attributing this stuff to placebo if I could demonstrate it for someone who had a big, clear, unambiguous effect.
Definitely wasn’t the case for me. The only psychological effect I’m pretty much certain about is the lower/different sex drive. There’s also more crying, but I think that it’s mostly accounted for by a different physical response to the same emotions. And some other changes, but they are more subtle and hence might be placebos. (Although, when I just started HRT I had extreme anxiety about possible side effects and it might have masked any rapid positive psychological effects.)
I’ve had an odd inbetween experience. I at the beginning I had a quick but weak positive reaction, but later I’ve tried going on and off without much effect beyond the sex drive. I attribute my initial positive reaction to placebo, but I would feel more confident in attributing this stuff to placebo if I could demonstrate it for someone who had a big, clear, unambiguous effect.