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How to lower TRT weekly dosage safely?
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<blockquote data-quote="madman" data-source="post: 211854" data-attributes="member: 13851"><p>Definitely, a whopping dose of T 196mg/week especially when injecting daily (28mg T).</p><p></p><p>Although TT 1142 ng/dL is high I would be more concerned with where your FT level truly sits.</p><p></p><p>Looking over your previous threads same protocol (dose T/injection frequency) your SHBG hovered between 25-30 nmol/L.</p><p></p><p>If your SHBG is still within the 25-30 nmol/L range then you can rest assured that with a TT 1142 ng/dL your FT would be very high (most likely 40 ng/dL).</p><p></p><p>Running such levels will surely have one struggling with elevated RBCs/hemoglobin/hematocrit.</p><p></p><p>Even then the only way to know where it truly sits is to have it tested using an accurate assay such as the gold standard Equilibrium Dialysis or Ultrafiltration.</p><p></p><p>FT 5-10 ng/dL is considered low.</p><p></p><p>FT 16-31 ng/dL (high-end) is healthy.</p><p></p><p>Most men will do well with FT 20-30 ng/dL.</p><p></p><p>Some may choose to run higher levels.</p><p></p><p>Comes down to the individual.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>I've tried lowering the dose in the past to 12 units per day which comes out to 168mg per week. <u>I felt awful after a week and bumped it back up</u>.</strong></p><p></p><p>You already tried back in 2019 and bailed early.</p><p></p><p>1 week means jack shit.</p><p></p><p>You have been on the forum since 2017.</p><p></p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/lowering-test-dosage.18505/[/URL]</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>This has been hammered upon over the years:</strong></p><p></p><p>Anytime your protocol is tweaked (increasing/decreasing T dose) hormones will be in flux during the weeks leading up until blood levels have stabilized (4-6 weeks TC/TE) and it is common for many to experience ups/downs during the transition as the body is trying to adjust.</p><p></p><p>Even then once blood levels have stabilized it will take the body time to adapt to these new levels (set-point) and this is the critical time period when one should gauge how they truly feel overall regarding relief/improvement of low-t symptoms.</p><p></p><p>Every protocol change should be given 12 weeks before claiming whether it was truly a success or failure.</p><p></p><p>The only time T levels should be increased at the 6-week mark is if trough FT levels were too low (highly doubtful).</p><p></p><p>No quick fix here.</p><p></p><p>Patience is key.</p><p></p><p>Cutting your overall weekly dose by 20-25 mg T is a good starting point.</p><p></p><p>Going from 200mg T--->150 mg T/week would be a significant jump and most likely result in a very bumpy ride as there will be a big drop in TT/FT levels.</p><p></p><p>Overcoming the mental hurdles will be the biggest challenge when tweaking your protocol as the first 6 weeks can be very misleading when looking at the bigger picture.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="madman, post: 211854, member: 13851"] Definitely, a whopping dose of T 196mg/week especially when injecting daily (28mg T). Although TT 1142 ng/dL is high I would be more concerned with where your FT level truly sits. Looking over your previous threads same protocol (dose T/injection frequency) your SHBG hovered between 25-30 nmol/L. If your SHBG is still within the 25-30 nmol/L range then you can rest assured that with a TT 1142 ng/dL your FT would be very high (most likely 40 ng/dL). Running such levels will surely have one struggling with elevated RBCs/hemoglobin/hematocrit. Even then the only way to know where it truly sits is to have it tested using an accurate assay such as the gold standard Equilibrium Dialysis or Ultrafiltration. FT 5-10 ng/dL is considered low. FT 16-31 ng/dL (high-end) is healthy. Most men will do well with FT 20-30 ng/dL. Some may choose to run higher levels. Comes down to the individual. [B]I've tried lowering the dose in the past to 12 units per day which comes out to 168mg per week. [U]I felt awful after a week and bumped it back up[/U].[/B] You already tried back in 2019 and bailed early. 1 week means jack shit. You have been on the forum since 2017. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/lowering-test-dosage.18505/[/URL] [B]This has been hammered upon over the years:[/B] Anytime your protocol is tweaked (increasing/decreasing T dose) hormones will be in flux during the weeks leading up until blood levels have stabilized (4-6 weeks TC/TE) and it is common for many to experience ups/downs during the transition as the body is trying to adjust. Even then once blood levels have stabilized it will take the body time to adapt to these new levels (set-point) and this is the critical time period when one should gauge how they truly feel overall regarding relief/improvement of low-t symptoms. Every protocol change should be given 12 weeks before claiming whether it was truly a success or failure. The only time T levels should be increased at the 6-week mark is if trough FT levels were too low (highly doubtful). No quick fix here. Patience is key. Cutting your overall weekly dose by 20-25 mg T is a good starting point. Going from 200mg T--->150 mg T/week would be a significant jump and most likely result in a very bumpy ride as there will be a big drop in TT/FT levels. Overcoming the mental hurdles will be the biggest challenge when tweaking your protocol as the first 6 weeks can be very misleading when looking at the bigger picture. [/QUOTE]
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