r/TestosteroneKickoff

Throw away cause semi stealth and plan to fully be stealth in college

I started testosterone last Friday it is currently Wednesday so Day 5 using how the doctor told me to count

Day one I started being completely hungry and it’s felt different where I feel like I always have a sort of hunger signal even when my stomachs full , also weird sensations in genitals can equate to bottom growth
Day two same
Day three started being really hot and gross sweaty oily and started sleeping super deep and getting tired earlier - assuming my body just needing more rest because of the behind the scenes work it’s doing
Day four I felt dry and oily at the same time along with previous stuff
Day five today is where it gets weird , I’ve been in lots of musicals and like to sing in my car this morning I was singing and my upper register felt different and difficult I sung a tenor opt up I sung in a musical in March and couldn’t sustain it- chalked it up to placebo or it being early. At school when talking I felt like my voice would shift to a lower part I wasn’t used to then go back so when I got home I tested my range my lowest note 3 days ago and what it has been all year d3# in a straining way but I easily hit a b2 and could feel a physical difference on singing. I know this is very very early and my voice probably won’t drop but just my range changing is very crazy to me it being day five only

I know t is different for everyone and was wondering if anyone had a similar timeline of changes this early and if so what did the rest of their timeline look like specifically in the next few months what could I reasonably expect especially with physical changes voice facial hair ect

How is it for other people my height it about 5”1 and transitioning. I feel weird bc of other people and there’s prescription of me but does it actually affect anyone and cause more dysmorphia?

I started testosterone a month ago and I’ve been told I can’t do my own tshots, so I have to go to the nurse every two weeks, I’m wondering if this is a common experience or I’m the only one?

Hey everybody! As long as everything goes well I’m gonna be starting low dose t gel next week and I was wondering if there was any advice or things you wish you knew before starting? Especially like any hygiene stuff or what first changes you saw. Thanks everyone!

I recently had some issues getting my needles from my pharmacy (they kept giving me wrong ones). I thought they finally gave me correct ones, but my doctor gave a prescription for 1" injecting needles instead of 5/8". I do subcutaneous injections, and 1" is for intramuscular.

The last two shots, I've been using these needles and just not going in all the way. But last week when I did this, I guess I went maybe too deep or something, and my thigh muscle did a weird big twitch thing that hurt really bad. It's got me worried for my shot this week. I'm lost on what to do. I've been debating just switching to IM shots for a bit, until I get new needles, but I know IM is absorbed more quickly than SubQ, and I'm worried about health issues with that. I also don't know how to do an IM shot, and the idea of going into my muscle icks me out a bit. If I could, I'd ask my doctor to rewrite the prescription for shorter needles, but I can't pick anything up from a pharmacy for a bit, so that won't work for a while. I'm almost a year on T (next month, yay!!) and so far I've been really good at injecting myself, but for the first time since those first shots, I'm procrastinating and really nervous to inject.

So what do I do? Should I switch to IM shots for the time being, or should I keep doing SubQ and not sticking the needle all the way in? If I stay with SubQ, how do I make sure I don't accidentally go into my muscle like I did last time? Thanks.

Hey everyone! Just holding my first bottle of Testogel! Super excited to get started. I was told by the doctor to apply in the morning due to hormone level levels of being higher than I think? But I really think that I am going to struggle with applying it consistently and it not completely disrupting my morning routine or lack of should I say… it will be much better if I could apply in the evening. Is there really any difference? Will it affect levels or something? The only problem I can see is I’ve got told that the blood tests you have every three months need to be 4 to 6 hours after you applied it which might be difficult if I’m applying it in the evening.

Where are you? And… What brand and formulation are you using?

I’m asking because I’m in Australia and none of the T available here is noted as usable for sub Q… it’s all intramuscular.

Thanks!

I’m 28 and would describe my gender as nonbinary/butch/tomboy and have been on low dose gel (50mg 1%) for 2 months. Im also about 4 months into a 12 month waitlist for top surgery consultation. I’ve never felt more disconnected from my body. My goals have been to temporarily be on T and hopefully achieve some more androgynous features and then stop taking it, knowing that some changes are not permanent. The things I’ve been wanting most are voice lowering, hairier legs/pits, and bottom growth. I do not want facial hair or more hair in other parts of my body but I know that I can’t pick and choose what testosterone does to my body and was fully aware that these changes would happen along with the ones that I wanted. It seems that my body REALLY agrees with testosterone because I’ve already noticed so many of these changes. While I love some of them, I’m feeling almost opposite dysphoria about the ones I’m less thrilled about? The hair growing on my stomach and chin has started to stress me out in ways I didn’t anticipate when I was weighing the pros and cons of starting testosterone. But I still don’t want to stop because of the gender euphoria I’ve felt with the changes I do love, especially the bottom growth.

I just feel more confused than ever and all I’ve learned is that I’m for sure not a binary trans person. But I’m sad that starting hrt didn’t fill me with the clarity that I see so many other trans folks have. My partner is mtf and has been on hrt for almost a year. She’s never been happier and I’m so happy for her. But I can’t help but also feel jealous because from my perspective, it just felt so natural and straightforward for her. But I’m here with a jumbled mess in my brain, feeling less connected to my own body, wishing for something that doesn’t exist.

Today was day one of my injections, I've been so excited! I even waited a day to line my shots up with my wife's. She even did it for me 🥹

I didn't even feel the injection or administering of the meds! I was hella impressed. I took the shot so well, even though she told me I wouldn't feel a thing. I'm a huge baby with needles, but it's worth it.