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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
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HELP - Doubts about TRT
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<blockquote data-quote="Cataceous" data-source="post: 279081" data-attributes="member: 38109"><p>I think that is a perfectly reasonable protocol if blood work looks ok. As you note, there are individual variations. At that dose I would have excessive free testosterone and would experience some side effects. However, others who metabolize testosterone faster would only see upper-normal-range values and could do well. Overall, a low-and-slow approach to dosing is preferred because lowering from an excessive dose is more likely to cause discomfort than raising from a dose that's on the low side. </p><p></p><p>Regarding possible side effects from either short-term or long-term exposure, I'm more concerned about the range of 120-200 mg TC/week, which is unequivocally non-physiological. It's particularly egregious when hypogonadal men are put on such doses by default. I don't discuss dosing at 200+ mg TC/week because then there's rarely the pretense that it's TRT. In the end, informed individuals should be able to dose how they want. But part of being informed is recognizing that there are known and unknown risks in high dosing. The average risk may not be that high, but that's going to be of little consolation to the guy who finds he's particularly susceptible to heart injury, for example.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cataceous, post: 279081, member: 38109"] I think that is a perfectly reasonable protocol if blood work looks ok. As you note, there are individual variations. At that dose I would have excessive free testosterone and would experience some side effects. However, others who metabolize testosterone faster would only see upper-normal-range values and could do well. Overall, a low-and-slow approach to dosing is preferred because lowering from an excessive dose is more likely to cause discomfort than raising from a dose that's on the low side. Regarding possible side effects from either short-term or long-term exposure, I'm more concerned about the range of 120-200 mg TC/week, which is unequivocally non-physiological. It's particularly egregious when hypogonadal men are put on such doses by default. I don't discuss dosing at 200+ mg TC/week because then there's rarely the pretense that it's TRT. In the end, informed individuals should be able to dose how they want. But part of being informed is recognizing that there are known and unknown risks in high dosing. The average risk may not be that high, but that's going to be of little consolation to the guy who finds he's particularly susceptible to heart injury, for example. [/QUOTE]
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