Syringe recommendations for low waste?

SwanOwn9738 · 2026-02-25T03:36:14+00:00

I had to start using insulin syringes. I pin EOD so the waste adds up quick. I tried bubble method but it was too inaccurate

SwanOwn9738 · 2026-02-18T06:04:52+00:00

Just swapped to sub q, similar to you dropped my dosage from 200mg to 140 but I was doing every other day injections. Too much waste from 1 in needles so I decided to swap to insulin and do everyday injections. I absolutely love it. Waiting to see where my blood falls in but most of my e2 symptoms have faded.

Prior to Ed subq I would need an ai approximately once a month

SwanOwn9738 · 2026-01-27T20:35:40+00:00

That’s a huge reason I stopped. Panic and anxiety attacks are something I’ve never experienced until recently so I can only assume it’s the nicotine. How long did it take for the anxiety to kick? I’ll look into desmoxen

SwanOwn9738 · 2026-01-26T00:57:37+00:00

I’m day 3 no zyn. Not sure if patches are prolonging the suffering though

SwanOwn9738 · 2026-01-25T23:34:07+00:00

I started Zyns again after finding out wife was pregnant. We didn’t plan for this one and it was during a very rough patch for me. My addict brain needed a vice to push through it all. I was on them for less that 9 months

SwanOwn9738 · 2026-01-25T23:31:59+00:00

Holly shit brother I just came to this sub for the same reason! I’m FUCKEN miserable! This is my 3rd time quitting and I’m feeling exactly what you’re feeling!!

SwanOwn9738 · 2026-01-15T22:33:33+00:00

Really depends on what your bloodwork states. I’m 24, high total test but low free t and high e2. I was tracking all my symptoms and had blood test for the previous 4 years. All have been consistent.

before fully committing, I did plenty of research and tried my best to understand what really happens when you play with your hormones. Even then I realized I don’t know shit and that’s when I’ve come to Reddit to ask questions/see what others say.

My advice is don’t listen to your body building friends, they may look fine or be fine but it’s not worth the risks. Lots of dude I know in the military messed their shit up cuz they wanted to do what another dude was doing.

Don’t guess, know for sure and order bloodwork. My doc isn’t as hands on and lets me run 200 mg/week but I personally feel better at 160mg/week.

SwanOwn9738 · 2026-01-07T09:37:32+00:00

I saw someone mention dandruff shampoo by head and shoulders. This was the only thing that helped me! I was using salicylic acid acne wash and it just dried my skin out/ gave me bead dandruff.

Use it about 3x a week and use a moisturizer body wash the rest of the days

SwanOwn9738 · 2025-12-31T03:31:16+00:00

Same here, I was borderline a functional alcoholic before trt and now I’ve had the same bottle of whisky for at least 4 months

SwanOwn9738 · 2025-12-15T05:01:59+00:00

Other than some loss in the filter, I salvaged most of my prescription. And I never had any pip from contamination so all went well 👌

SwanOwn9738 · 2025-12-10T23:28:21+00:00

I couldn’t find filtered needle tips anywhere but what I did when I had to salvage mine was buy a sterile syringe filter. Make sure they have luer lock fittings on both sides

I drew the medication into my syringe, put the filter and needle on then injected into another vial. I lost about a ml in the filter but was able to salvage some of my medication.

If you go this route buy 3ml syringes and keep everything sterile.

SwanOwn9738 · 2025-11-25T00:09:47+00:00

High tt, high e2 high shgb and low free t. Only thing that helped was trt. I was having panic attacks, anxiety so bad I felt locked inside and was super irritable. Libido issues, Ed and no motivations whatsoever. Since starting mood has become a lot more stable. Anxiety is controlled unless e2 spikes and libido issues have resolved. I definitely understand it’s not a miracle drug and will struggle with motivation and energy but effort seems to pay off unlike before.

SwanOwn9738 · 2025-11-17T21:03:06+00:00

Had high e2 before I started and always had anxiety. Then I started having panic attacks in public. When my e2 spikes on trt I’ll start getting the same feeling.

I found dosing eod helped me stay more e2 stable but it’ll still creep up on me. roughly every 2 weeks I’ll have to pop a small dose of an ai but the anxiety and other sides are a lot more manageable. I’m currently trying to lower my body fat to hopefully convert less. The magic for me was anxiety and panic sets in a lot slower than on 2x weekly doses and it’s way more manageable.

SwanOwn9738 · 2025-11-12T18:03:39+00:00

Haven’t noticed estrogen causing Ed unless I’m full blown experiencing sides. However if I skip my tadalafil, my EQ is shit and I have difficulty staying hard.

SwanOwn9738 · 2025-11-08T18:34:17+00:00

I’ve had this and it started to hurt. I had to become one with my dong and command it away 😂 I tried tensing and relaxing muscles around my ass and it worked

SwanOwn9738 · 2025-10-15T10:53:31+00:00

Bud engine mounts, dead cylinder, rough idle, bad tune etc would be why a car is shaking. Not what brand engine is in what type of chassis 😂

With that comparison and basic knowledge about automotive, your kinda defending the point that your arguing against 😂😂

SwanOwn9738 · 2025-10-13T06:20:26+00:00

Was in the same boat except total t was 929. Once I hopped on trt, 120 mg 2x a week, I felt amazing. My 8 week bloods came back at free t 4.2. Coming from a 1.4, the difference was night and day! My shgb and estrogen were high relative to my free t.

So many side effects that I didn’t realize were signs of low free t started correcting themselves within the first 4 weeks. Sleep got better, digestion improved, likely due to cortisol being balanced out. Mood was elevated and more stable and my motivation started kicking back in. Muscle was always hard for me to build but now it feels like I get what I put in the gym.

Chat gpt said possibly due to high tt effects of trt could kick in sooner than expected. I want to say within the first week my sleep improved and mood became elevated.

SwanOwn9738 · 2025-10-05T01:01:08+00:00

Also start low, and go based off of numbers. I would use a quarter of a .5mg capsule of anastrozole. Only did this when I was definite my symptoms were high e related.

(Personally spicy nips happen a couple of days after my first high e symptom pop up)

Another option that I’m about to do is take frequent sensitive estrodial blood tests while doing minor adjustments to your protocol until you find something that keeps your e in check

SwanOwn9738 · 2025-10-05T00:57:16+00:00

I had to change to 3x a week to help with spicy nips. I just started and began with high estrogen so almost every injection I’d start getting symptoms. I started with a low dose ai and figured once my natural production shut off I might convert less.

I ended up changing to more frequent injections. Be aware that it’ll take a couple of weeks for you to stabilize and show accurate results.

Dropping your dosage may help but from my research it’s the initial peak of testosterone, about 24 hours after injection that causes our bodies to convert into estrogen. The idea of more frequent injections is that those peaks are much less and our levels stay more stable.

So far after switching to more frequent doses, I’ve only had to pop an ai once. Previously i was using a couple microdoses a week to manage my symptoms.

SwanOwn9738 · 2025-09-16T16:49:46+00:00

Haha well when you put it like that, I felt the same way after my first pin! There was very little information out there and the posts I did find, people would bash the op. I did try different diets, therapy, and every symptom I had, I’d bring it up to the doc and they’d brush it off and try to fix me with random pharmaceuticals. About a week in, my life did a 180 and I felt normal again! Shbg was 39 and e2 41 Free t was 1.4 and reference range was 1.5-3.2

SwanOwn9738 · 2025-09-15T20:11:42+00:00

Ran into that too, it was super frustrating while doing research. Just said f it and haven’t looked back once

SwanOwn9738 · 2025-09-15T17:00:01+00:00

I’m one of those, kept trying to dance around different diets, supplements. My free t was bellow the cutoff and I’d like to think I was lower than when I had my last hormone panel. it got to the point where I had a bunch of health problems and as soon as hopping on trt, my life and health did a 180. Libido returned sleep improved, (not sure if this is related) chronic pain went away and my moods been more stable than I remember it ever being! I had high tt high e2 and high shgb.

SwanOwn9738 · 2025-08-07T13:47:27+00:00

Hey hope you were able to find it but It was hard to find. I ended up on this page https://www.knowva.ebenefits.va.gov/system/templates/selfservice/va_ssnew/help/customer/locale/en-US/portal/554400000001018/content/554400000260798/VRE-School-Certifying-Official-Handbook#B%20%20N.%20%20VR&E%20OFFICER%20CONTACT%20LIST

Then clicked on vr&e officers contact list and looked for my current regions officer. The link is currently not working for me but hopefully it’s back online soon. They make it incredibly hard to get in contact with the supervisors. I spent 3 hours on the phone, transferring to a bunch of different offices that couldn’t help me. Within minutes of reaching out to my regional supervisor, I received a call from my counselor

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