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DirtyDirtyVagrant
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I am trying to get some idea what I'm going to be paying for an anti-androgen and an estrogen tablet without insurance. Just a ball park guess. Try to give it to me in a way that I can assign the dollar amount to the period of time that the prescription is supposed to last?
Also, standards of care for TS cases only allow for hormones to be administered after a year or whatever of living full time as a female. Does that apply to testosterone blockers? Or can I take those in the interim?
I don't want to keep aging as a man while I desperately scrape up the money for this crap.
Also, standards of care for TS cases only allow for hormones to be administered after a year or whatever of living full time as a female. Does that apply to testosterone blockers? Or can I take those in the interim?
I don't want to keep aging as a man while I desperately scrape up the money for this crap.
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If your doctor is comfortable prescribing them, get generics, and get them at Costco, Fred Meyer, Wal-Mart, or Target. For God's sake, stay away from Walgreens, Rite-Aid, CVS, etc. They will take you to the cleaners for your generics, because they mark them down to be slightly below the brand name, while the previous four pharmacies mark them up slightly from their acquisition cost (which is typically dirt cheap).
In the anti-androgen camp you're looking at spironolactone (seems to be preferred) or finasteride. Finasteride seems to run cheaper, and is often on the 4 bucks a month deal, while spironolactone seems to hover around 20-30 bucks a month.
In the estrogen camp the only real generic available is estradiol. This will also be incredibly dirt cheap, and will usually be on the 4 bucks a month deal. If the doctor prescribes conjugated estrogens (e.g., Premarin) you're potentially out 60-90 bucks a month, as there are no generics. If the doctor prescribes progesterone, you are probably looking at brand Prometrium, with a cost similar to Premarin.
Hope this helps.
No problem. Good luck, and best wishes to you on your journey.