The sun was blazing an hour ago! I quickly got my shit together to go to the park next to the gym. I even increased my dose. Now I get to the park and it’s like this. According to the weather forecast though the uv index is moderate. Is this actually enough? I am Fitzpatrick type 1
Fitzpatrick type 1:
Very pale, no tan just burn, I have a fair few freckles on my shoulders and arms, minimal moles.
I started taking MT2 3 days ago. I’ve been taking 50mcg. Was planning to take for my loading phase for at least 7 days then progress to 100mcg after 1 week.
I have literally had no sides. Minor minor nausea on day 1 but none since then. Should I just progress to 100mcg now, as I was planning beginning 100mcg for week 2? Have been getting minimal sun as expected in London. A fair bit today but 15 mins the two days before.
Should I keep progressing, or carry on with 50mcg loading and increasing then after?
Thank you for any advice
So I pinned for the first time last night. 50mcg. No issues. Very very mild nausea. I was shocked at how tiny the pin prick was. Anyway flash forward to today and instantly got this blotchy reaction to the pin site. This was about 90 mins ago. The site has calmed down now, why has this happened? Did I inject too deep? Weird angle? Any advice? As far as I’m aware I didn’t do anything different to yesterday.
(Image 1 & 2, straight after pinning, image 3 is approx 75 mins later, Image 4 is the pin prick site from yesterday)
I’m preparing for my first pin. Except it has only just dawned on me how on earth do I dispose of sharps? I’ve never seen a post on this and it’s only just crossed my mind?
I have to say as a pale Fitzpatrick type 1, the idea of getting on a sun bed freaks me out so much!
I haven’t started mt2 but planning to very soon. I’m well aware of starting at a very low dose and increasing slowly, especially for my skin type.
What about length of time on a sun bed? I’m the sort of person who burns in approximately 10 mins of direct sun exposure. I also know that time on a sun bed is longer than the same time in the sun.
A part of my is like okay I’ll get on a sun bed but for like 1 minute, is that actually plausible? I’m very afraid of burning myself especially during that first session.
Any advice please!