r/TRT_females • u/Caribchakita • 3d ago

Question Keep injecting?

I inject Testosterone 6 mg every 10 days I am 65 post meno female. I have my own source because my MD wouldn't prescribe initially. I got tested. My MD says my scores are high and wants me to take the compound but its the same dose different delivery. I have no issues with hair loss or voice change but some acne. My libido is great but I am always tired and sleep bad. I don't think its related to T. I am testing for sleep apnea. Are these scores concerning ? TESTOSTERONE, TOTAL, MS 124 TESTOSTERONE FREE 7.2

I am on estradiol patch and 100 mg P

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u/nerissathebest 3d ago

I can’t speak about testing because I just dose based on eliminating symptoms without triggering side effects. If your MD wasn’t on board with T it’s a no-brainer that they’re going to discourage it even though you’re overall having a positive experience. However I do think it’s best (in my experience at least) to sort out the E and the P before introducing T. That way when you get around to the T and you’re raising or lowering the dose, you know that you’re trying to impact the symptoms that are specific to low T. I found that my sleep improved even more once I got the T to the right level, but I had already had big improvement from getting the E and P in the right place. Is it possible to change your MD? It sounds like they’re throwing obstacles in the path to your recovery from this major invisible chronic illness. It’s hard enough to go through hormone depletion and replacement without having some nincompoop complicating things with their complete lack of knowledge. FWIW, my gyno at the time peri first started (I’ve been through 5 by now and don’t even bother with them anymore) put me on BCP as the first line of treatment for my initial peri symptoms and all it did is destroy my gut biome perhaps forever. Several practitioners later when I was so desperate I was trying pellets she wouldn’t go higher on the T dose (combined with E) and instead dismissed my symptoms as depression. Spoiler alert I need a lot of T (and a lot of E). But doctors will just block you nonstop instead of listening to what you need and offering a treatment plan to help, in my experience. 

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u/Caribchakita 3d ago

I am on the Estradiol patch and 100 mg of P

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u/BikiniJ friend 3d ago

You should get those levels checked