Anonymous #1 13w

is this what your t looks like (or similar) or is it something different?

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Anonymous #1 13w

yes mine looks like that

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Anonymous OP 13w

i figured lol. do you inject one ML or is your dose different?

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Anonymous OP 13w

for reference, this is the typical dosing guidelines. to calculate how much you’re actually taking you have to inject the amount you’re injecting * the concentration. for ex. my dose is .35 ml * 200mg/ml, so 70mg of t a week. which is within the normal range.

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Anonymous #1 13w

mine is 1ml

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Anonymous OP 13w

you inject 1ml? do you inject every week or every other week?

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Anonymous #1 13w

1ml every week

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Anonymous OP 13w

uh yeah. that’s lowkey insane. that’s double the recommended max. you should definitely speak to your doctor to get your hormones levels and hemoglobin checked. theoretically there are reasons (mostly other hormonal conditions) to have a dose that high, but they would/should have explained to you why your dose was so unusual.

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Anonymous #1 13w

😛

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Anonymous #2 13w

that’s what my doctor prescribed 😭

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Anonymous OP 13w

You must have misunderstood them.

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Anonymous #3 13w

guys this is my prescription from my doctor, regardless of whether or not you agree with what she said. i have followed all of my doctors directions to a T. don’t be fucking rude

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Anonymous #4 13w

Are you sure it says 1ml and not 0.1ml? That’s what I started on and I’m damn near 300lbs

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Anonymous OP 13w

In no universe is an entire vial of testosterone used in a single week.

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Anonymous OP 13w

Nobody was being rude

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Anonymous OP 13w

could it be that the vials and prescription say "single use" on them? a lot of them say this not because its an entire dosage but because they have to label it that way for distribution

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Anonymous OP 13w

Some of our doctors prescribe a vial every week so we can stockpile, taking advantage of the “single use” guidelines (even though it is safe to reuse vials), but your actual dose would be something different. One of my friends gets 12 vials for a three month supply, but he’s only supposed to inject .4ml a week. Something to consider.

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Anonymous OP 13w

be cautious man and pls listen to other trans guys, especially ones who have been on hrt for a while or helped others get on. Idk your doc, but just keep in mind that doctors often do Not know how to treat trans people, even doctors that prescript hrt. hell I go to an lgbtq-focused org in chicago and sometimes they don’t know jack.

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Anonymous #8 13w

we’ve all got to look out for each other you know? and if you don’t have any adverse effects then this dose could be right for you, I really don’t know and I won’t pretend I do. but advocate for frequent blood tests or something, just to be safe

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Anonymous OP 12w

i was on 0.5 mL subQ of 200 mg/mL a week and it got my t levels so high my body started converting it into estrogen. unless you're like 500 lbs that dose is probably too much.

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