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I had my first shot about six weeks ago (am now using the daily gel, not because of any problems with the injection but just because my doctor wants me to try different methods). The injection hurt and made a big bruise on my butt, but the actual T didn't hurt going in.

I haven't seen any definite physical effects yet, but I do feel some changes: I'm less likely/able to cry, generally calmer though prone to flashes of intense anger, and most of all, RIDICULOUSLY HORNY. Like break-your-wrist-masturbating horny. Be prepared for this, as it's apparently very common.

[ETA: I don't personally care, but you might get more responses if you lock this post.]

Edited at 2011-07-22 01:43 pm (UTC)

T is suspended in oil if you inject it and is a slow release hormone, so you ... probably won't feel anything. I dunno about the stinging you're talking about, it's a to each his own kind of thing ... people react to the injection itself differently, most people don't feel anything.

Seeing effects is gonna vary ... but you're talking months although personally after a week my genitalia was growing ... this did NOT happen for my friend at all so don't expect it... check out the big FTM forum and all the hundreds of posts on T there and scroll through old posts here, as these questions have been asked a lot ... not to say no one wants to answer them, but it will be good reading for you

A good timeline with T to know and really understand is that it takes 5-6 weeks for it to reach the level it should be in your system, hence changes taking months, and every time you change your dose your new lab work should reflect at least a 2 month wait.

I've been on T for 4 years

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I'll second reading through ftm 's tags about starting T. People have widely different experiences, from 'nothing really happened for a couple months' to 'I felt something right away.' For me, nothing dramatic happened for a month or so, but I felt a lot of relief at finally starting T (after a year and a half or so of trying to decide if I should, then trying to get access when I was hella broke) right away. In the first 2 weeks or so, my sex drive, appetite, and need for sleep went up, my dick got very tender as it started to grow, and I got a cold that first week, during which my voice started to drop (IDK when it actually changed, the cold lasted a while)

I know what you mean about some medications burning or tingling, but IME, T doesn't do that. If you give the rubbing alcohol a few seconds to try before injecting, you'll usually just feel a small pinch as the needle goes in. Sometimes it hurts a bit, sometimes I literally don't feel anything during my shot. FWIW, I do intramuscular injections using a 22-23 gauge needle.

Good luck!