r/TestosteroneKickoff

Hey everyone, ive been on t injections for nearly a decade and im considering switching to gel because I've been having issues this past year that my doctor thinks might be from my t levels fluctuating through my injection cycle. Im seeing my doc in a few weeks to discuss it more and figure out a treatment plan. In the meantime im just wondering if the fact that im hairy (even on my shoulders/back) would mess with gel application

Hey guys. This may seem like a stupid question, but do I have to draw past my dose (for ex. 0.3 —> 0.325 to prevent medication loss?

I’ve been on testosterone for about 4 weeks (5th dose soon) and every time, despite drawing up to exactly my dose, when I push on the plunger to expel the air out of the syringe until a small drop of the test appears at the top, the top of the rubber stopper goes past my dose. Sometimes all the way up to (though usually less dramatically big of a difference) 07 less ml than my dose.

Is this normal or should I be drawing more to account for dead space?

Hi, so I have a quick question. I started T roughly 3 months ago and I’m currently getting my 250mg/ml shot every 2.5 weeks before switching to a higher less frequently prescribed dose. Where I live it’s rather uncommon to be allowed to do your own shot, meaning a nurse at my endo has to do it for me. The placement my doctor ordered is on my backside at hip height (pretty much right over my ass lol) and each time it switches between left and right to keep a balance. My last shot was done on the right and only at home I realized that this is where it was also done the time before that. I suppose it’s not that big of a deal but I’m kind of freaking out about it anyway tbh :/ especially considering that next time it will probably be done on the right side as well because the nurse probably misread it on my file. Does anyone know if this has any consequences for my body?

Hello everyone.

Did ya'lls eyesight change on T, get worse or better?

I technically got glasses as a kid, but never managed to get used to them and as a result havent been wearing glasses for the last eight years.

A few weeks ago at work I noticed I can barely see the text on the computer when I was a bit further away. I'm about six months on T, and my eyesight has been stable for a long time, so I wonder if its from the T.

I then asked my mother if I should try glasses again, but she said to maybe wait a few months until changes have settled, since eyesight can get worse in puberty, which I'm basically going through. Is that true?

Early 30s NB, been on low-dose testosterone for a about 2.5 years, had top surgery 1 year ago. The goal was to feel more myself, which means androgynous/gently masc.

I’ve loved a lot of the changes from T, and I’m really happy with how my chest is healing. However recently I’ve really struggled with how my upper body (especially my rib area and stomach) look. Pre-T, I pretty much always had a flat stomach, no real torso fat to speak of. I’ve had a lot of recomposition which has helped me feel less dysphoric about my thighs/butt (still don’t love my hips but I can deal), but obviously the trade off is that fat has “shifted” (I know that’s not how it works but that’s the effect) upwards. I know this is standard for T, but…. I hate it. It’s jarring and doesn’t feel like me.

I don’t know how much of this is just internalised fatphobia. I don’t think I look particularly unfit overall, but I’m struggling with not having the flat stomach/abs I used to have. For context, I struggled with anorexia for a significant period of my life, so there’s no saying that I wouldn’t have gained weight even not on T/with age (and I know I would have really struggled with looking “curvy” with the fat distribution I would have had without T). But despite all this, it’s making me inconsistent with my T (it’s a gel) because I’m so scared of hating myself more!

I am trying to get back into strength training (multiple health issues and top surgery have meant I’ve mostly just walked and done yoga) and hopefully that’ll help build some muscle and feel better, and I’m trying to maintain a slight calorie deficit. That being said, I’m hungry constantly, have very little energy, and it just sucks. I’m tall and BMI is approx 25.

Did anyone else deal with this? Is this common on a low-dose? A regular dose? Does it pass? Do I just have to learn to accept that I carry more body fat on my upper body now?

Please be kind, I’m not in a great place and am trying my best.

Hey fellas, I took my third shot of T today and I’m confused if I’ve been taking the correct amount. Planned Parenthood said they would give me 3 months worth of shots but the pharmacy only gave me 4 vials. Each vial is 200 mg and the directions said for me to take 0.1 mL every 7 days but the vials said they were single use only, so I’ve been injecting the full vial every week. Is that right?? I’m not sure if that’s correct. I’ve never taken any injectable medication before so I don’t know how any of this works. Can someone lmk if I’ve been doing it right or wrong? Thanks guys.

Hello everybody! I recently made an appointment with planned parenthood to try and go on T. I was just wondering if anybody else has gone through there, what their experience was like, and how likely I am to be prescribed on my first visit! I want to start it as soon as possible just because I've been waiting for so many years but I don't want to get my hopes up for the first visit if it's unlikely I have to wait to be prescribed. Thank you!

So, I started on my T last month. I...am curious what y'all think about some things? I have questions? I know I can just search, like I did search, but I guess I wanted a bit more bespoke answers, my apologies.

1. I'm hella craving meat and fruit. My natural cravings tend toward refined sugar, even though I'm also quite a carnivore. I'll pick a steak for dinner, but if you ask me what I'm daydreaming about, it's chocolate cake. But now, it's like...I will actively sit daydreaming about meat and fruit. I'm not sure what this is.

2. My appetite has gone up, but my weight hasn't. This includes the fact that I'm now taking in physically more mass at a time in my intestines/stomach, which should reflect on the scale as it usually does, but...??? Does T raise your metabolism? I did searches and answers to this are like "yes" "yes but only if you work out hard to gain tons of muscle" "no, I got fat on T" and so...no consensus. Like one reason teenage boys eat so much is because they're growing new bone, and I definitely am not at near-40 years old, so...what's happening? Like I have a pretty good handle on how my body does weight after so many years of weight loss procedures and self-monitoring and I'm confused.

3. This is murdering my GLP-1 med's effects. I didn't want to get hungrier, I wanted to get ripped. Damnit. On the other hand, I can't imagine how bad it would be if I weren't on Zepbound. I'd be starving all the time. But the food noise being back is extremely AAAAA NO.

4. I'm waiting for the libido to hit. When the fuck does it? I lost my libido entirely last year and this has been ruining everything, and I don't feel like me without it. I was told I'd get my old teenage libido back and where is it?! That is literally half the urgency behind doing T now as opposed to when politics suck less.

Ive been on T for three months. I just got my labs back and my testosterone is at 79 dL, which i feel like isnt much different from what my base levels without t would be. I'm on on 20.25mg of testosterone gel right now and I'm worried that my skin isn't absorbing it properly. Would it be better if I switched to injections or should I keep trying gel at a higher dose? I'm really scared of needles which is why I'm on gel, and I don't know if I would be able to do my shots. I don't know what to decide. I feel like 3 months because I've hade zero changes on T besides voice cracks.

hi i just had my t levels checked for the first time of being on 50mg cyp weekly for 2.5 months, its at 1236 ng dL the day before injection day which i was not expecting at all 😭 i asked them to up my dose at that appt because i thought was feeling mental effects of a dose thats too low so my script is now 60mg of enanthate because i also became allergic to the other type. should i decrease it back to 50mg (.25ml) of the new type assuming theyre functionally similar, but my dr said she wants to go down to .2ml but i feel like thats kinda low. are there possibly any outside factors impacting the test results ??

Need to know if this is normal from test or if I have some kind of hyperhydrosis issue that I need to see a doctor for. I’ve always had a lot of sweat but not this much. Don’t wanna be too descriptive, but I will walk around or lay down, just minimal exercise if that, and my shit is completely soaked down there. Groin, ass, you name it, my boxers are soaked in sweat. My ass is ESPECIALLY sweaty on the inside. It feels really gross and excessive to the point that I’m wondering if it’s normal 😭 I know t can make you sweat more but this muchh?? I’m only around 2 months

I started T 2 weeks ago. I'm taking cyp, first dose was 50mg/0.2ml and second was 75mg/0.3ml, injected either side of my stomach. 30G needle if that matters.

I know that some red/itchiness and a lump is normal with subq, but I was expecting it to be gone after a week or two. 2 weeks later its a bit less itchy but the lump feels just as large. Its not infected, the lump isnt visible although I can feel it under my skin and theres a small patch of red around the injection site. How long does it usually take for them to stop itching and go down? At first I thought I was allergic to the carrier oil but from what I've read I'm almost certainly not.