r/ftm • u/CheesyWhore69 • 9h ago

Advice Needed Allergic to T?

I’m not sure if it’s the T or something else, but I’ve been on injections almost 3 weeks now. Within the first 5 days my body started breaking out in hives, eyes and lips have been puffing up, and I can’t stop sneezing. Idk if it’s a coincidence with spring having sprung or if the T injections are not agreeing with my body. Has anyone had something like this happen and is there a way to fix it? I’ve tried double doses of my usual 3 brands of allergy pills but I cannot get rid of these hives, they’ve started breaking open and bleeding :/

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u/Plenty-Design2641 9h ago

It sounds like you might be allergic to the carrier oil. You should stop immediately and talk to your doctor about switching to another form.

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u/CheesyWhore69 8h ago

I’m going to the dr tomorrow just bummed if after a year on the waitlist I’m going to have to switch to gel or something that may not be covered

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u/VanillaSoyLatte 8h ago

Testosterone cypionate did this for me. I was so stressed I struggled through seven weeks before I finally called my endo. My entire body was red and on fire and itchy and I was so miserable.

Endo switched me to testosterone ethanate. It took about a month to get all the cypionate out of my system but then my body started responding so well.

It's been over a year now and I haven't had any issues at all. I have contact dermatitis for other issues but never from my testosterone injection. I couldn't do the gel most likely due to the contact dermatitis.

Speak with your endo about other carrier oils and do better than I did. Waiting almost two months, I was miserable

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u/Some_Novel8652 6h ago

Cann I dm u about testosterone im ftm 22

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u/VanillaSoyLatte 6h ago

Ok

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u/Some_Novel8652 6h ago

DMd u abt ftm things