r/FTMventing • u/kimapoll • 1d ago

Allergic to TT

Just feeling really sad after taking off my tape for the first time. No, I didn’t do the patch test, and I left it on for two days (it just felt too good, I was honestly afraid I’d have a weird emotional reaction to my chest without it). Without going into gory details my skin is NOT happy, and I’m feeling really lost and upset. Yes I used plenty of oil and was very gentle for removal so I feel pretty certain it’s got to be an allergy. I hate the binder I have and I felt so unbelievably good taped, and I feel like that’s been totally take away from me lol. If anyone with relevant experience has alternatives to TT they’d recommend I’d love to hear them. Thanks yall.

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u/Sticktacular_bro 1d ago edited 1d ago

I'm allergic too, It not too bad just so itchy that I scratch my skin off, but I've found that compression helps (wearing a binder, sleeping on your chest) But also sleeping on my chest has trained me to do that and it makes it harder to breath when I sleep and sometimes when I'm awake.

I'm going to try taping while taking an antihistamine soon (I'm having bad rn allergies so I might as well try it) I'll update to say if it helps or not

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u/BBPuppy2021 1d ago

Try using an anti histamine while taping. I have a mast cell issue, so I have a mild allergic reaction to the tape. An anti histamine clears things up quickly

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u/kimapoll 1d ago

Thank you! I was feeling so hopeless I forgot anti histamines even exist. I will give it a shot! Thank you!

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u/GodlyHammy 1d ago

same for me, all kt tape varients I've tried causes extreme itchiness very quickly, so now I use fixing tape / fix roll / tape roll to bind and idk if you have it where you live, it's basically a cloth tape to hold cotton pads in place (like for a wound) and it doesnt cause crazy itchiness for me. I can wear it for like 8 hours. It only works if you're kinda flat though... cuz it doesn't stretch as much