So I've been on T for around 7 months now and I'm almost out. I need to see the doctor again for another prescription and to get my levels checked, but am broke right now and won't have money again till next semester. My new insurance might cover more than my last did(it made my T go from 50 to 15) but im afraid it won't. Come January I'll be able to afford it again, but right now I only have about 4 weeks left, plus the last time I called to schedule an appointment it took them a month to get me in. I'm just not sure what to do. Like I could possibly ask my parents to help me out(though they already are with rent) and then pay them back. Or the bill might not even come until a bit later. I'm just afraid of the effects it'll have on me if I'm suddenly not on it at all. I haven't had my period for a year since I used to have IUD. I had terrible cramps and heavy bleeding with my period and definitely don't want to experience that again. And overall I'm afraid of the mental effect suddenly stopping would have
I don't know really what to do, I didn't expect this to happen, but I had to quit my job for school and didn't pull out enough money from my student loans(cause I thought I'd be working.) I mentioned my parents are helping me right now, that's one of the reasons I quit, they said they would help me out some so I could focus on my studies. But they aren't in support of my transitioning so it's questionable if they would help out on that front. Should I just bite the bullet and ride it out?
If you have four weeks left, you might be able to go on a lower dose until you can afford more. A half dose would likely be enough to maintain the gains you've made -- ask your doc about this.
Or, if you can find a way to pay for the T itself and it's the doctor visit and labs that will really run up the bill for you, perhaps you can explain this to your doc and get them to give you a new Rx to tide you over.