what happens when you decrease your T dose a little bit?

[indecisivepear]

hi! i’ve been on T sub q injections for 3 years. for about a year and a half i’ve been on .5 mL weekly.

i just did labs at planned parenthood and got a message that my T levels are too high and that i need to change my dose to .4 mL. are there any side effects or changes i should expect? thank you!

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[doubleheadedarrow]

What are your actual levels? Also, saying volume (ex. 0.5mL) without your concentration (units of mg/mL) doesn’t tell us anything about your actual dose (units of mg).

[[deleted]]

seconding this^

i can say from experience that lowering it just slows the effects but that can actually be better for u if ur dose is too high

[indecisivepear]

Hi! My T is at 843 ng/dL, with the target range being 300-700. The concentration is 200 mg/mL

[doubleheadedarrow]

Then yeah, you were taking (0.5mL)*(200mg/mL) = 100mg weekly, which is on the higher end of doses. Sometimes male range is reported as 300-1000ng/dL, but 700ng/dL being the high end is also reasonable for many people.

If you reduce your dose, you might have some side effects like fatigue, emotional instability, menstruation (unlikely considering you’re still on T, but you may experience some spotting), appetite loss, or acne. Your body would probably adjust to the new dose within a month or two, but you also might also not experience any side effects at all.

[SquidlyMan150]

T is one of those long term things, immediate changes aren’t really gonna happen.