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>>38510770Don't let it die this time please
no one is going to read this anyways.so i will say i am trans and i am gay.
i started diy last december and i had an appointment with an endo from our version of the NHS this weekshe liked my levels and my regime but when she gave my meds (the same i was taking already) she talked about taking 50mg of cipro daily (i was taking 12.5mg)i talked to her that ive read that 12.5mg was a good dose already and she said that there was time that even 100mg was given to ppl. but she said that if i were more comfortable taking 12.5mg i could keep it since my levels were good.i will keep taking 12.5mg of course but i want to know if she has a point where in some situation it makes sense to take a higher dose of cipro or she's a bit outdated there lol
>trooning out in the big 25lmao
>>38510956She's deluluI'm taking 12.5mg every other day
>>38510956never take more than 12.5mg!!i wonder how many of her patients have brain tumors lmao
How's everyones 2025 going?Are you remembering to do the self-care thing?
>>38510986>>38510974uhhhh ok lol hopefully she just a bit outdated in that thing onlyalso since u talked about 12.5mg every other day, I've read here >>38507759 that cipro can fuck your breast development if taken since the start. is that true? I've been taking it daily since December :s should i change to 12.5mg every other day/6mg per day?
>>38510770Can my Test return randomly even if on high E dose? Feel like my Testosterone is going back up at an alarming rate
>>38510956Why aren't you doing mono, what's the AA for?
>>38511101>picjealous
does e do shit for adams apple? also should i wait to gain weight until i start e or should i just do it now
>>38511633No because it can't ungrow body parts. Ideally you'd be low bmi when you start and then start gaining weight after 6 months, but starting E is more important than anything else. Good luck Anon.
>>38511633definitely start hrt asap, your hormone levels are how fat cells in different body zones figure out how much to accumulate (i.e. have you losing fat from the masc places and gaining fat in the fem ones)if you gain weight before e, it'll be fat bastard fat instead of thicc woman squishif you lose weight before e, it'll be from the fem places instead of the masc onestldr start hrt asap, get to healthy bmi at a healthy rate, then weight cycle as needed within that healthy bmi range at a healthy and sustainable pace (and get your sleep so you don't cuck your body out of growth/feminization)
>>38511101Yes I'm working out and using retinol face cream and washing my hair more often. What kind of self care are you doing, and how's it going so far?
>>38510893I love this gen. Did people just stop doing hrt the last few months, or why does it keep dying?
>>38511478Yes. Did you have any lifestyle changes, and what signs are you seeing that your T has increased?
>>38511605aa is for blocking my ti can't keep diy so the government gives me hormones, and they give us estrogen pills (4mg rn) and ciproteronei will return there in june so then i will talk to her again about those things, but idk if they work with mono E therapy. anyway, if i get a job maybe i try to go to a private endo, but thats not possible at moment
>>38511657>>385116672 weeks till the appointment is sleep that important? i have proper insomnia from the stimulants i take
>>38511696Oh damn I'm sorry Anon that's tough. Every time in the past that I'd thought about hrt it was always the idea of begging permission from some government faggot that made me nope out of it.>t. happy bathtub diy injector
anyone know a good diy store with SPIRO or CYPRO that ships FAST to canada, preferably with DHL, already have an order on the way from dash pct but just wondering anyways, or if ur in t*ronto and have extra i can buy just discord me please :) o7361 tyinb4 get a perscriptiooon, im waiting on an appointment rn
>>38511717Sleep is when our bodies heal and grow, whether it's muscle, bone or boobs it doesn't happen if you're not sleeping. THC and tryptophan are both good remedies for insomnia
>>38511747tryptophan? where can i get that?
>>38511752Amazon, it's just a food supplement. Desu I'd just get sleeping pills from the pharmacy tho, they'll knock ya out every time
>>38511741Why not just mono E injections? It's none of my business, I was just wondering
What’s best practice when it comes to long term storage of raws? At the moment just storing in a cool dark place with a dehumidifier that runs 247. Would chucking it in freezer be a good idea as I’m worried it want survive being thawed
>>38511818i switched to mono e injections from spiro + sublingual e, about a month ago, but i started having mood swings, was having night sweats, trouble sleeping, and felt that i was remasculazing and that it wasnt surpressing my test enough on its own and that made me sad and dysphoric. So until I get an orchi (soon i hope) ill use anti androgens, probably for most people mono e is fine, I honestly am not even sure of my current levels because blood tests here arent as accessible as id like them to be. Hopefully seeing a specialist soon and i wont have to worry about accessing aas and can get waitlisted for orchi fast + regular blood tests
>>38511695>signsIncreased body hair, new dark hairs popping up in some places, face looks rougher, white stuff in cum again sometimesOnly change was I switched from Ev to Een , although I'm taking just high doses I didn't think this would be possible 8mg Ev and 10mg Een
>>38511818similar to what this anon is describing, except for the hair part>>38511932
>>38511717gl with the sleep stuff anon, hope you can get whatever needs the uppers fixedoh also if you do proge up the butt, it supposedly knocks you out pretty well since it's a GABA agonist or w/e and doesn't get 95% nuked by first pass like it does when oral (tho needs to be in the distal third of the rectum to avoid first pass metabolism ofc)
>>38511932honestly I'd try going back to Ev to see if that might be it, and if it fixes things, try een from another place (if feasible ofc)
>>38511899>>38511932>>38511952Three nightmares right here, I'm so sorry. Oldfag here so my face was already long ruined by test but if you're zoomers then it's kind of an emergency to stop masculinization before it's too late. AAs and the chop for all of you asap, and good luck!
>>38512037Good suggestion. Seconded.
>>38511677probably bc of the psyop fed posters that kept giving shit “advice” and recommending hrt routines worse than wpath and who
>>38512037I got both from Otk , And I'll try to get my hands on some Ev and see I don't understand why Een won't work though:(, it works for my gf and she does a lower dose than I do
>>38512061thank u for well wishes <3
>>38512061How long for cypro to start working on me ?
>>38512079might be an iffy batch, or idk tbhon
>>38512079how long have you been on it? metabolism of the esthers are way different. my guess is your ev is all gone and een is taking a bit to go up. i’d say if you have some ev left take a little bit until you’re like 1 month on een
>>38511208bump for this questionshould i take 12.5mg of cypro every other day or keep it daily?
>>38512100Okay thank you!
>>38512087im not that anon but, cypro is extremely strong aa in my experience, im not sure if placebo but i notice an almost immediate effect, ive only used it and spiro, cypro 12.5 daily or 300mg spiro daily, they will also both make your skin absolutely perfect since they are anti acne medications.
>>38512076They should be happy about it, every new troon is one more set of white babies that won't be born
TLDR; Im looking for an updated guide from the poster in attached image who came up with the following regiment. I'm hoping they came up with a version for complete feminization as I've come to realize I wish to move forward in my transition * 12.5mg of cyproterone acetate* 50mg of bicalutamide* 60mg of raloxifene The rest of this text is just talking about why and what I've done since find it difficult to talk about it with the one friend that knows the truth and there's no where else to goYes I'm stupid fyiSo I, in normal terms, came to a lot of sudden realizations about myself at 20, following my time in college, living life in the real world outside of the bubble of Catholic school and my Republican family. One of the things I came to question was my gender identity however due to a lot of personal issues. I decided to shelve this question and I found this document that proposed a feminization regiment that would give me some feminine traits without breasts just to see if this is something I really want to do. Realizing both my gender and sexuality were what they were (and raised Catholic and Republican) having access to alcohol turned me into an alcoholic for 3 years, after finally coming to terms with what I am I decided to lose weight, workout, And take their pills from the document. The plan was to lose weight while transitioning into whatever I am now, my friends have written off my radical transformation to my weight loss (250lbs->140lbs).If I'm really REALLY honest I am so incredibly happy, I'm so happy I cry over how stupid I was before. Taking these pills feels like I'm awake. I know that sounds stupid but if feels like I was asleep on autopilot for 24 years and since then I've felt aware(?) like I'm in control of my thoughts and body.I'm so happy with the changes I've gone through. My skin is softer, I have less body hair, my head of hair is fuller and I just look and feel so much better and comfortable and confident. I'm happy
>>38512390um.. I don't see estrogen anywhere on that list.?
>>38512525According to the guide I have the use of cyproterone acetate and bicalutamide has my testosterone low enough to have Bica block it effectively, but also keep it high enough to have T being recognized by my brain and have some excess T to liquidate into Estrogen If it helps I can copy/paste or upload the copy of the document. I've tried searching keywords of it on Google and here but to no avail
>>38512681so you’re not gonna take estrogen?
>>38512732I want to, which is why I'm hoping this person made an updated guide that includes E, like the amounts and what kind. After my experience with what I've gone through mentally and physically physically I trust this person's science.I *safely* assume the removal of raloxifene in the cocktail and replace it with E
>>38512814yes, you do that and take either cypro or boba, not both. i’m surprised you haven’t experienced kidney failure tbhon
>>38512826I completely stopped all consumption of alcohol and soda, I only drink water now outside of social events, then I have a can of coke zero. To maintain the illusion of normal behavior to my friends and family I drink a drained bottle of an energy drink or vitamin water, filled with water
>>38512100I've been on Een maybe rounding 2 months now, I just took like 5-6mg of some Ev i found in the back of my closet, don't have a ton thoughProbably just placebo but I feel a bit better already How long should I take both for ?
>>38512870nice! you should be vegan as well. for transitioning you should follow the guide in the op. i’d say use bica as your aa bc you’re already on it, and do een injections if you can. do a preliminary e2 test and total/free t test, then repeat after 1.5 months of consistent injections and adjust dose / repeat until you get desired levels (probably around 300-400 pg/ml at through)gl!
>>38512897what’s your dose een? it will need to be high mg than your ev dose. use this website to compare the peaks and throughs of each ester https://transfemscience.org/misc/injectable-e2-simulator-advanced/
>>38512897>>38512909you should not be dosing ev if you’ve been taking een for 2 months. your een dose probably needs to go up. what are your levels / have you done bloods recently?
>>38512899Lol okay thank you! I think with bird flu on the news I can use that to justify the diet change. Good timing
>>38512814>I trust this person's scienceAnon, I..>To maintain the illusion of normal behavior to my friends and family I drink a drained bottle of an energy drink or vitamin water, filled with waterWhat am I even reading.. So that they don't know you're trans or so that they don't know you're losing weight?Anon pls forget everything you 'know' and read and follow the sticky carefully before you kys yourself. And congrats on the weight loss, keep it up
>>3851290910mg een every 7 days, was 8mg Ev every 5 days>>38512917No bloodwork yet, no endo so far has been able to treat trans near me
happy to see it back again>>38510956no point taking more than 12.5mg, anything more has vastly diminishing returnsthere's a TFS article on this>>38511478the only possible cause is your adrenal system acting up and producing more T, but that's unlikely and you're just a victim of nocebogo get a blood test, including DHT>>38511633no, also gain weight while on E so the fat distributes preferentially>>38511741hrtcafe dot netdiyhrt dot market>>38511874probably fine, i doubt the dehumidifier is necessary but if you want to be extra paranoid feel freethere's no real need to freeze it>>38512390this anon's results have literally never been replicated, for good reason (it's not sustainable long term and doesn't actually prevent breast growth)if you want a sane nb regimen, the 2025 way would be (qd):- 40mg relugolix- 10mg bazedoxifene- 1mg 17a-estradiolyou can also try- gnrha- 60-240mg raloxifene, ymmvhonestly start with fin first if you're not a complete tranny
>>38513025They don't know I'm transAlso I do admit I'm stupid
>>38513422Ah ok good point Anon, literally only transgenders drink water, it's the biggest giveaway.Picrel look at this repping fag and 'his' water
>>38513245try going to 12 mg every 7 days, do you take an aa? also try ordering a blood test online. e2 test should be relatively cheap, t and dht are expensive but might be worth checking if your e2 levels come back good. you could also try having your pcp just run basic hormone panel for you (to get insurance to cover it)
>>38513536Insurance unfortunately won't cover it without endo running the test, I do see an endo in a few days , hopefully they will order my bloodwork I do feel a bit better after taking my Ev though which is nice And I might go up to 12mg een, although I did think 10mg een was already high enough but maybe not :(
anyone can tell me if what i am taking is somewhat fine?have been taking 14 drops of estradiol transdermal mixture (9.9mmol/l 17-beta-estradiol) being about 0.56ml of mixture daily to my scrotum for about a month now.if i calulated it correctly that should mean i am taking about 0.056mmol 17-beta-estradiol daily.is that an acceptable dose?also btw anyone has an idea if it is bad to possibly bind, whilst taking e to grow boobs, cant get out of my parents home just yet, will be there for another year or so so i need to hide it a bit... is that a problem if i would bind?
>>38513699the dose you were taking for ev (is it pills or injections? if pills sq or oral?) is going to spike insane levels for like 3 days and drop rapidly. een will be lower than that but remain comparatively steady. i’d say go to 12mg een and no more ev. you should get your levels checked by doing a blood test order online. and take an antiandrogen like bica if you’re noticing testosterone effects
>>385137362.7 mg / ml means you’re doing 1.35 mg a day, not sure about transdermal dosing but i’d imagine you might need a bit more. binding long term is not ideal and will probably stunt growth if done too long. i’d wait till they bounce to resort to binding and use tape to cover nipples in the meantime
>>38513847thx for the reply, thing with transdermal is as far as i know, the if u apply on the scrotum, it is at leaast 5 times as effective as if you were to apply to arms or other positions on body.the tape is a good idea, thanks for that
so i kind of panicked abt delivery n availability stuff and bought a total of 6 vials of enanthate (two different sources). i still have one unopened valerate vial bought in 2022, while my current EV vial has maybe 0-2 doses that are still drawable, meaning ill crack a new vial of something open very soon.whats the smart way to proceed in your opinion? just use the last EV vial first, then move to enanthate, or just dont use the EV anymore? one reason im wondering is bc 6 vials is like, a lot, probs pushing shelf life limits to use them all if i even can, so maybe i should just abandon the old EV rather than push the shelf life even more. it should still be an ok backup for a couple yearsbeen on the same EV injections since 2022 for referencein general if anyone has switched from EV to EEN and has any advice (if needed) pls say (yes im reading the prev posts itt), i can figure out dosing myself tho bc i can get blood tests after a while
Does anyone know any places that sell pioglitazone and ship to europe?
>>38513980store the vials in a cool dark place, away from moisture, and they'll last 5-10 years
>>38513736What's your bmi Anon? If you're overweight and already have gyno boobs nobody will notice, and if you're underweight you won't grow boobs big enough for anyone to notice. Like the other anon said your nipples will start to stick out so covering them would be a good idea
>>38514089i'm aware, but - EEN vials last for 12-18 months each depending on what ends up being a good dose for me n the strength of the vial (half of mine are 50mg/ml half are 40mg/ml). this is assuming i wont get orchi in the meantime, which id like to if i can, which could lower my dose further.so 6 vials is 6-9 years of HRT minimum... that is a lot no matter what. at my current EV dose i'm looking at like 9 months on top of that to finish up that vial, but if my next tests tell me to lower it it could be a whole year too.
>>38514169imo just get rid of the EV, it's not a good ester to inject with anywaysjust start with the EEn and be happy with your stockpile
>>38514137>whats your bmimy bmi is 22.5so its a bit above average, i have no boobs at all so like really flat chestalso my nipples already stick out, thats why i was askingalso can i just use some medical tape to tape the nipples up?
>>38514196Just don't bind em while they're growing.Also all the people on /tttt/ saying they got D cups in a couple of months are obese and are measuring them wrong and you have a long way to go before you'll have breasts which need hiding.
>>38514242ok, thx for the inputto all again, anyone has an idea if my dosage is about right?- have been taking 14 drops of estradiol transdermal mixture (9.9mmol/l 17-beta-estradiol) being about 0.56ml of mixture daily to my scrotum for about a month now.if i calulated it correctly that should mean i am taking about 0.056mmol 17-beta-estradiol daily
>>38513753Different anon here and not an expert but 12mg/7 days sounds very much excessively high. It might be worth considering a shorter cycle with a smaller dose but desu at this stage I'd bite the bullet and see an endo and get some tests
I'm AMAB and convinced a surgeon to give me an orchi last year. Have been on test for 12 months now. How do I HRT with no tits, given I have no need for AA? Going for a femboy-esque aestheticI tried very low and no testosterone for a while, but it just made me really really fatigued and sleepy all the time, so I had to up the dose back into normal ranges. It seems like I need physiologic doses.Is breast bud removal surgery the only way? Who do you guys recommend I see to get them removed early so I don't develop full HRT tits.
How does penile atrophy work? Lately I noticed it looks kinda crooked and its because at the base of the shaft it seems to have lost some muscle (tissue?). Is this atrophy? Should I use it more to avoid further damage?
>>38514890also, is there a way to reverse the current damage?
>>38514876We don't know yet that you have no need for AA. You might have pcos.How did you manage this btw? And why would you do it if you are to take T anyway?
>>38514921>>Should I use it more to avoid further damage?if you want to avoid penile athropy, you need to use it regularely, most sources say, once a week is enough.>>38514921>>also, is there a way to reverse the current damage?as far as i know, it stretches a bit if you use it, but only very little
>>38512390>picrelwhat did she use?
>>38514890Is it peyronie's disease?
>>38514951The testes, but actually the scrotum itself gave me dysphoria. I approached it from a non-binary/eunuch angle (accepted under WPATH btw)
>>38515091I just looked it up and this image popped up. It looks exactly like what I feel when I touch it. Did HRT cause it or was I doomed from the start?
>>38516662I mean, it looks like image but idk if that plaque is supossed to be hard or what. I just feel like some stuff is missing. Doesn't hurt tho
how do i know if i have breast budsi've been on an nb regimen for a few months but i feel like there are mounds of fat forming in my breast areai went from 18->19 bmi but how can i tell if this is breast tissue or just fat accumulating @.@
>>38514356>>38513699>>38513536estradiol overdose i see.. i used to inject 4 mg EEn and had my T at 15 ng/dl and E at 350 pg/ml. i'm on 3mg now because 350 is overkill and the higher levels actually cause more harm than good. every body is different, i know, but you should try going lower and see how you feel. i started noticing far more results on the lower dose
>>38514876bro what? respectfully what are you trying to accomplish here? you're asking a thread of trans girls how to take HRT and not "get tits"? you lied to a surgeon about dysphoria to get your balls chopped - since you actually want to look like a femBOY? try lashes and lip plumper for your cringe fucking "femboy aesthetic" instead of treating the surgeries and hormone therapy trans people literally need to live as a fucking joke and a game. "who do you guys reccomend i see" i reccomend you see yourself for some long and deep soul searching because this is the exact kind of fucking absolute foolishness that detractors point to when they're trying to remove our access to these crucial surgeries and treatments.
Hrt femboys are valid as fuck
>>38520754ty, anon. i am a femboy. on hrt. it feel good to be validated.i eggsist i wont let you down, anon.
>>38510770hello total broke uni student from latvia here looking for help to get start on hrt since i really dont want twink death and want to look all cute and girly and pretty and pretty much just want to be a girl but to be legit in latvia is practiacally a death wish plz all help is appreciated i know i need to start with bicalutamide but idk how to get it without breaking the bank on my tiny ass paycheck
>>38514286anyone can tell me if im going crazy but if i did my calcs right, i am applying 15.2mg of 17-beta-estradiol daily to my scrotum?
I switched to diy recently and do 5mg EEN weekly my levels after a month at trough areT = 0.6 nmol/L SHBG = 46 nmol/LE = 507 pmol/LFSH/LH < 1 IU/LI thought my E would be higher? I do subq. Also I dont know how to interpret SHBG, any help would be appreciated :)
>>38516662>>38516693I always had this as long as I can remember, and it might have happened by jerking off wrong when I was little, or maybe it just happens by itself, but it's definitely nothing to do with hrt. It's kind of funky and different tho and I always fucked good so nobody ever had a problem with it lel. The cure is that they shorten the longer side so your dick will be straight but shorter, and I don't know anybody who would want a dick-shortening operation. But anyway that's what you've got Anon.
is it a stupid idea to have started prog at the one year mark? will it deform my developing breasts?
>>38518813you should be able to feel them, theyre like a hard lump behind your nips
Blogposting to bump the general but I’m taking a break from E after 8 months and so far I’ve skipped 2 injections.>I’m sweaty as fuck and my hands are always clammy, but I don’t smell like a man yet>One night I had a sex dream about being with a naked girl and woke up with a half-boner>This morning I woke up thinking in the back of my mind that iwnbaw and that it would be ridiculous to think that I could transition>Only jerked off once, in the 1st week, and white stuff came out and there was double the usual tiny volume of fluid>Nips seem unusually sore, but boobs haven’t shrunkGonna keep it going for a little longer, maybe a month. I think 8 months is a good time to stop, reassess, and observe the changes.Thoughts? I don’t have anyone else to share this with haha
>>38519261i trirated up to 12 from 4 mg, did blood tests the whole time. 4mg een/7days was. giving me through of 115pgml, at 12mg i have through of about 420pgml, which is anecdotally where i have felt best mentally and physically so im not going up and will only go down if i need to ration hrt basically. i wish i could get this level with like 6mg or whatever but it just doesn’t happen for me
>>38520910pretty sure you missed the conversion from dl to ml
>>38522425Can't really fault this logic tbqh. Do you know how much shbg you have?
>>38522484not sure, i can’t get bloods through insurance so everything is out of pocket, and i had a dht problem that i spent a lot testing for already the past year. i want to check sbgh and dhea when i get my next tests done whenever i have the extra money
is going back to taking pills a bad idea? i've been doing injections for like a year and at this point i hate it and don't want to do it anymore. ik i'm being a big baby but like i'm sick of being scared of messy injections, pain, having to deal with blood, etc. i've done both IM and subQ, and while subQ is easier, i'm still pretty over it. also, i have no hope of passing so the better feminization injections offer is completely wasted on me. i know pills kind of suck in terms of giving good levels and are kind of expensive compared to injections, but can i at least suppress my T and avoid osteoporosis with pills?
>>38522735why not just use gels, patches or implants then?
>>38522759i haven't really considered gels, i'll look into that. patches i've tried and i hated, they itched and would constantly fall off if i wasn't being extremely careful any time i did basically anything. implants are way beyond my financial means
>>38522782gels are alright, I used them for a couple of months. I definitely prefer them over patches for the reason you said (itching)
>>38522735>BloodYou might be doing something wrong.
>>38522684Cool, all I know is that high shbg will suck up and neutralize all of the body's free testosterone, and T injections will overpower it but I don't know what effect it has on estrogen. Hope you find out what's causing your problem tho, it must be frustrating.
>>38522816maybe, but i wouldn't be able to figure out what. i did everything i was supposed to (outer upper thigh, don't inject in the same place twice in a row, z-track for IM, etc) but i'd still occasionally have bad injections, and it felt like it was becoming more consistently bad over time
>>38520748retarded crab barrel shit, most anti-trooner sentiment is simply driven by trans people who aren't fortunate enough to pass regardless of how trutrans they are. and the intellectual core that fans the flames is an ideology that simply rejects the concept of transsexuality altogether.
>>38522816it does happen occasionally (its probs not possible to NEVER nick a vessel) but it shouldnt be like a lot of blood or that often>>38522862have you tried injecting in your butt or your tummy? ive found tummy to be the easiestpills can def work but it can be super annoying, coming from pills myself. i did the sublingual method. it takes some time to dissolve and you have to do it 2+ times a day for anything like consistent levels. i was dissolving 3 pills under my tongue w 6-8 hours ish intervals by the end and it always took like 15 minutes for each pill. swallowing high dose pills might be ok but comes w way more health risks than any other method.
I have a higher libido and been getting erections more easily again, is this due to progesterone doing its thing or could it be because my T is higher due to prog/possibly non-optimized injections I switched from pills to? I'm not using a blocker. it only really started to happen on prog, I don't want to have higher T levels if the prog gets converted into DHT.. I'm super scared, I don't want to wait another month until my blood test, I am freaking out a little that it'll set me back :((
>>38510770to anyone who has taken pio, does it actually work? if yes did you see facial fat changes as well? ty ty
>>38510770anyone know a spiro source for US domestic that takes crypto?
My dose is 4mg oral daily, my estradiol is 50pg/ml and my estrone is 2000pg/ml, what do
im taking een injections but i am worried about dht so i wanna add dutasteride or something. would 0.5mg every other day be too little? every day seems like it would be expensive
estrofem 2mg daily and a quarter siterone cut into quarter every other daymy liver has started feeling random discomfortam i dying
>>38527193you can but if your t is suppressed you're not going to get dht production
my injection sites feel itchy even weeks after not using them and they get puffy/histamine like itchy rash. almost like poison ivy. only with my pharma e. it feels good to slap and itch them. but its been a couple weeks since using those sites and theyre still itchy.
>>38529286i sometimes get raised itchy sites with my bathtub estrogen. seems to happen more if theres blood for some reason. i wonder how that works
>>38529286>>38529295Try IM instead of subQ, it won't happen then
>>38529308oh. could be that. and maybe some blood.i dont have any needles for IM right now.theyre all 25g 1'' my doctor prescribed me 23g 1.5'' for IMbut it hurts alot for me
>>38510770is being scared of hyperkalemia from spiro reasonable (im on spiro, doctor ordered blood tests for kidney function and she said all looked fine, she gave me 50mg spiro daily)i ask because i'm a fucking idiot that's constantly obesessed with their health and I feel shortness of breath but only when I think about it, and the onset was super fucking quick so I'm like 99% it's anxiety
>>38529337Those are fine, I've done it with tiny half-inch 31g insulin needles. 1.5" does sound terrifying tho.
>>38529308maybe, i dont mind a little bit of irritation though. but are my levels ok?>>38520967im wondering if im would make them better?>>38529355watch your k intake mainly and monitor it. i had a lot of worries too. i feared for some reason my dht was gonna go high but its like whenever i worry about it my scalp gets tingly lol which makes me think im losing my hair. i dont have hair loss but i got a dht check and as useless as they purport to be it wasnt particularly high or anything. so in short, just monitor it the best you can to not worry about it :)
>>38529503IM/subQ don't make any difference to absorption so it wouldn't affect your levels. The horrible itchy rash is just an allergic reaction in your skin and also wouldn't affect levels.
>>38529503how can I monitor my K levels without taking blood tests tho?desu I guess I should just keep going and ignore the "shortness of breath" because this "hypervigilance" shit happens to me from time to time and it always goes away. it's actually kinda ridiculous, because if I don't pay attention to it it goes away and it just comes back when I think about it.
>>38529588you need a blood test, just ask your doc for it next time your getting one. or if youre really concerned look into mono or switching to bica (though id fear your worries would switch to liver function, but you can just get your ALT tested then)
>>38529621my next endo appointment is on march/aprili googled "hyperkalemia symptoms" and shortness of breath is not even there lol, I should probably just get something for my anxiety
>>38529639ahh, a little bit away but imo worth checking. switching to injections has been so great for me compared to everything else. not having to take an aa (cypro in my case) is also great
>>38529715checking K or my anxiety? i don't think i can get an appointment sooner
>>38529769maybe both actually. its funny because i was hypokalemic one time and only found out in er. as for anxiety if they dont prescibe some sort of prn theyll probably suggest seeing a psychologist