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Community Conversation => Female to male transsexual talk (FTM) => Transsexual talk => Testosterone => Topic started by: RaymAnthony on January 23, 2014, 02:22:02 AM

Title: How long until your dosage went up?
Post by: RaymAnthony on January 23, 2014, 02:22:02 AM
I've been on testosterone for about 8 months now, and I have been on the same baseline dose the whole time. My changes are progressing nicely, so I'm not really worried about it or necessarily trying to get mine increased, I just wanted to know what you guys had experienced. When did your doctor up your dosage? Is my situation normal?

(I take my T via weekly IM shots, if that matters/is relevant)
Title: Re: How long until your dosage went up?
Post by: overdrive on January 23, 2014, 12:50:08 PM
Your dosage may never be increased. Assuming you're getting your blood checked then the main thing is to ensure your T levels are in acceptable male range. Your dosage may increase, decrease or stay the same depending on your levels.
Title: Re: How long until your dosage went up?
Post by: thatboyfresh on January 28, 2014, 08:00:22 PM
Quote from: RaymAnthony on January 23, 2014, 02:22:02 AM
I've been on testosterone for about 8 months now, and I have been on the same baseline dose the whole time. My changes are progressing nicely, so I'm not really worried about it or necessarily trying to get mine increased, I just wanted to know what you guys had experienced. When did your doctor up your dosage? Is my situation normal?

(I take my T via weekly IM shots, if that matters/is relevant)

I started off at a very lose dose for my own health and safety. We did a blood test after the first month and my dose was increased by double. Then after the second month of blood work my dose became triple of the original. TBH it's true what overdrive said. It depends on what your natural levels are and what dosage brings you to a male range. I have also just switched to SubQ shots weekly from IM shots bi-weekly
Title: Re: How long until your dosage went up?
Post by: Kreuzfidel on January 28, 2014, 10:45:31 PM
My dose was upped after the first 4 weeks.  I only had half a dose to begin, then the full dose after those 4 weeks.