TRT: Weekly T-Shot of 80mg gets me #1049

[Youthful55guy]

Is a T-number of 1049 too high? I had it tested right between injections, at 3 1/2 days.

Previous to that, my doctor started me on 200 mg every two weeks, which got me to 960.

When I went to the weekly injections of 100 mg, it went up to 1279, too high for the doctor to be comfortable with. But he didn't have an issue with the current number of 1049.

I feel great. What do you think? Should I lower it just a hair myself to be safer, or leaves it as-is?

Thank you, Bill

Most people test at the end of the injection cycle, so when you test mid-cycle, it's comparing apples to oranges asking people to comment. The best I can do is offer up this graph of a small study of 6 healthy, young volunteers that had 200 mg T-cyp or 194 mg T-eth injected and then had daily blood draws to plot out the normal decay curve for the two t esters. Also keep in mind that you cannot compare numbers from one lab to another because "normal" values differ between labs.

Now to get on my soap box. Weekly injections are a recipe for disaster. The human body does not adapt well to big fluctuations in hormones like that. I strongly suggest you consider more frequent injections. Some guys do 50 mg twice weekly. I personally prefer the every 3 day (40-50 mg) method. You have much smoother hormone levels and always within the normal range, both on the peak and the nadir.

[kelkel]

Now to get on my soap box.

Your soap box is always appreciated.

[almostgone]

Most people test at the end of the injection cycle, so when you test mid-cycle, it's comparing apples to oranges asking people to comment. The best I can do is offer up this graph of a small study of 6 healthy, young volunteers that had 200 mg T-cyp or 194 mg T-eth injected and then had daily blood draws to plot out the normal decay curve for the two t esters. Also keep in mind that you cannot compare numbers from one lab to another because "normal" values differ between labs.

Now to get on my soap box. Weekly injections are a recipe for disaster. The human body does not adapt well to big fluctuations in hormones like that. I strongly suggest you consider more frequent injections. Some guys do 50 mg twice weekly. I personally prefer the every 3 day (40-50 mg) method. You have much smoother hormone levels and always within the normal range, both on the peak and the nadir.

I'll also attest to the 2x per week injection protocol. I've been on just about every injection schedule that is typically used and 2x/week tops them all thus far. As Y55guy posted with the once/week schedule you get this huge spike and then dwindle down way low, plus more T to E conversion. It really takes a toll after a while when you're riding a rollercoaster all the time.
I'm scripted 150mg cyp/week, but only inject .3cc 2x/week and my TotalT is high 700s to low 800s just prior to injection, but my free T is slightly over the top of the range.