My hrt appointment did not work out. Yesterday I did it online and the therapist was great. She was an ally, said I wanted hrt, and she set me up to see another girl who was a psychiatrist for today. Total stark difference in attitude. She tried to get 50 questions out of me and in the end I'm like I'm not telling you shit if you aren't even going to prescribe me hrt. Then she clapped her hand to the beat of "no one here prescribes hrt" and I'm like okay then I guess we're done here. I hung up then messaged the original girl about it and she was like "yeah it's not going to work out here". So I'm pretty sad. I almost had something only to be taken away in the end. I can't believe an establishment would hype me up only to pull the rug out under trans people. If we want hrt to better ourselves, medical professionals have to take us seriously. At least I did this online and didn't have to embarrass myself in an office. I feel so stupid but at least I tried to help myself. Please share your thoughts and head pats I'm too depressed to know where to go from here but I'm learning.
Not sure where you live, but why do you need a psychiatrist to prescribe it? My general practitioner does it for me and as far as specialists it seems like it's more of an endocrinologist's specialty to handle. If the psych visit is just a matter of getting past gatekeeping like older WPATH recommendations that some places take as "requirements" because they don't, or pretend not to, understand. Then isn't the therapist's signoff enough based on the most recent few versions of WPATH guidelines, and then you could see someone with experience with trans people?
That said, I know some countries and/or insurance companies require more.
That's what I was thinking. I saw a therapist for a year, and while neither he nor a psychiatrist could actually prescribe my hormones, they were instrumental in making a case for my doctor to ultimately prescribe them.
But that's definitely locations dependent and medical gatekeeping is a problem. For many, informed consent is a good option, and sometimes the only option along with DIY.