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I'm planning on getting HRT in the coming weeks, at least just to try for a month or so to see its effects as I can't get blood tests currently. I'm going to be buying Climen tablets, which are pretty cheap, but in the guide I'm following it tells me to get Androcur tablets as well which are insanely expensive for me.

Is it absolutely required that I buy them, or can the small amount of cypro in Climen tablets be sort of sufficient?

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[โ€“] dreamy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Androcur is 1800TRY (~40USD) in my country and it would take me some saving up just to spend that much lol. Another reason I can't get vials is my country has effectively banned getting anything from abroad.

My current intention is to just test out its effects for a month or so, using OTC estradiol meds which are pretty cheap (Climen is 75TRY but Turkey is seeing a supply shortage of it for some reason, and Cyclo-Progynova is 150TRY but it seems I can only use half a package of it because of norgestrel). I don't think that monotherapy is possible with these ๐Ÿ™

[โ€“] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm sorry, that sucks :((

When you say ban stuff from abroad, you mean they search packages coming from abroad? E vials are usually disguised as essential oils or whatever unless the checks are really severe

Also in Turkey you can get estradiol over the counter? Without a prescription? That sounds really cool!

[โ€“] dreamy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 week ago

When you say ban stuff from abroad, you mean they search packages coming from abroad?

Sorry, it turns out that what I had heard before was exaggerated. It seems that they used to tax stuff you bought from abroad only if it passed 30 euros, but now they're doing it for anything you buy, even if it costs like a dollar, and the taxation rates are pretty bad (30% for products from the EU, 60% for other countries, and an additional 20% for electronics, personal care products etc.). I could try it I guess but I would really need to save money for it lol.

Also in Turkey you can get estradiol over the counter? Without a prescription? That sounds really cool!

Yup! That is pretty nice c: