Reasons why the 1x inj every 2-3 weeks protocol is 8-10 years outdated!!!

[LowT Mike]

I wanted to try to get this thread back on track because it's so important. Again, Mike, this is a great post - and thank you.

I had a question. The doctor who writes me T-cyp, believes in the outdated protocol you describe above. If I understand him correctly, he feels it's important for a person to get to baseline in order to empty (for lack of a better expression) the T-receptor sites . In other words if the receptors are always charged up, they get desensitized. He feels the steady state of serum T is not a good thing. Is there any science behind this assertion? And has anyone ever heard of such a thing???

The "burn-out of T receptors" is a weak science. I dont believe in this at all. Just ask the 1000s of my patients that have been on TRT for almost 2 decades. Their are many different protocols and you cant say this dosent work or that dosent work. Every one is different. Find the protocol that works best for you and stick with it. If a doctor triages correctly and gets the patient to truely identify his symptoms...he/she will find majority of men using the 1 injection every 2-3 weeks is terrible majority of men feel great the first 3-4 days then in the dirt week 2-3. The best TRT guys know this as fact!! Very hard to change a doctors mind. they are not in the business of saying "I dont know". Its a shame. He needs to go to an A4m meeting and meet the 3,000 doctors that know his protocol is horrible and creating more side-effects.

[2Sox]

The "burn-out of T receptors" is a weak science. I dont believe in this at all. Just ask the 1000s of my patients that have been on TRT for almost 2 decades. Their are many different protocols and you cant say this dosent work or that dosent work. Every one is different. Find the protocol that works best for you and stick with it. If a doctor triages correctly and gets the patient to truely identify his symptoms...he/she will find majority of men using the 1 injection every 2-3 weeks is terrible majority of men feel great the first 3-4 days then in the dirt week 2-3. The best TRT guys know this as fact!! Very hard to change a doctors mind. they are not in the business of saying "I dont know". Its a shame. He needs to go to an A4m meeting and meet the 3,000 doctors that know his protocol is horrible and creating more side-effects.

Mike,
Thank you VERY much for your response to this. This doctor believes very strongly in this "T-receptor burn out" idea, and in his outdated protocol. Why he has so many patients is a complete mystery to me. His curiosity was peaked (and so was his head NP's) when I spoke to each of them on separate occasions about the low dose, more frequent protocols that many men and now practicing. It's in my chart and when I get my next blood work, I hope it makes some sort of an impact on what they do. Nevertheless, from my knowledge, the FDA no longer permits doctors to have Testosterone in their offices to administer; they are now required to write scripts for their patients - to self administer or bring in to the doctor's office to be administered. (Unfortunately, this also brings with it more of a chance for abuse.) So now patients have more control of their protocols. Such is the case with me.