Oops, way too much estrogen
First of all, please please do not be mean. I did a silly and I am learning from it. I am DIYing it and doctors in my area are difficult at best when it comes to trans folks. But, while this is mostly a vent, friendly advice is welcome.
So anyways, yesterday was my third dose. I was planning on taking 4mg of of Estradiol Enenthate once a week, which comes out to 0.1mL for the vial I have 40mg/mL. My first dose was a half dose, aiming for 2mg.
Well. I was stupid, misunderstood the measurements. So my full dose for the second and third week was 1mL... which comes out to 40mg... holy shit...
I am aware, that is WAY, WAY too much. I did my injection, and then realized I misunderstood my measurements and had a panic attack.
The good thing... is that I'm fine! No major side effects at all. I have some muscle soreness in my legs, and I had a single leg cramp once last week. But, I also have a very physical job and work out, so that's probably part of it. No mood swings, headaches, nausea, no blood clots, etc etc. I'm generally a pretty healthy person and I feel this could have gone different if I lived a more lazy lifestyle and was a smoker.
So, I'm skipping my dose next week, as Estradiol Enenthate has a very long decay time. Maybe even two weeks. Then, I'm going back on the normal dosage of what is ACTUALLY 4mg per week.
I'm so thankful that estrogen overdoses don't really happen. I know too much estrogen can be bad, but from what I've read it's more about long term high levels being an issue.
Thank you for reading. I still have some time to go before I'm fully in the clear, but I'm optimistic.