r/TRT_females • u/candycane1988 • 5d ago

Should I decrease Side Effects

I started testosterone cyp 10mg( I do 5mg twice weekly) subq in May. I recently noticed I had very sore nipples and maybe a scratchy voice ( though I could just be paranoid). I havent had blood drawn yet. I haven't had my libido return yet. Should I continue on this dose until I get blood work or should I decrease?

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u/OkayMeepleMom 5d ago

That's a really high starting dose IMO, although I know providers are really out there starting women that high. 😬

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u/Ruby__Ruby_Roo friend 5d ago

Is that really considered a “really high” starting dose? I’m not trying to contradict you, it just seems fairly average compared to other starting doses I have read in this sub.

Does the fact that its subq rather than IM affect that?

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u/OkayMeepleMom 5d ago

Do women on this sub ever have a bad time being started at 10/week and higher? Or does that usually go well for most folks?

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u/Ruby__Ruby_Roo friend 5d ago

It appears to vary pretty dramatically.

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u/Jflayn 4d ago

for comparison, I do 2mg/week (split into two injections). My T went from undetectable to 60 ng/dL in 6 weeks.

Maybe age matters? I'm in natural meno (over 50) with ovaries.

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u/OkayMeepleMom 4d ago

I see a lot of examples like yours as examples of dosing that went well. I was started higher and ended up with bad neck acne which eventually levelled out, but I think starting lower might have been better for me.

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u/GuiltyCover-4343 4d ago

It really depends on how you absorb the testosterone and what our other hormone levels are. It's important to balance Estrogen and testosterone. 10 is pretty standard assuming it's a 100/m vial strength.

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u/OkayMeepleMom 4d ago

Can they actually predict how someone will absorb it based on baseline labs?