Recent content by GeorgieBoy

I never mentioned anything about 200mg/week or any numbers, not sure where you're coming from with those numbers. Not everyone's doctor is gonna prescribe them 200mg/week, or even 150mg/week. Good for you if your doc will, some don't have that luxury and can't afford private docs/clinics. For...

Do you not understand what I'm saying? I'm saying take less so you get a buffer, then take what you need to be optimal and keep the buffer. That's it.

"When your results come back below optimal". Thanks for confirming my point.

You completely missed what I was saying. I'm saying don't take more than what you need to be optimal, just get a buffer so you're never in a situation where you run out of T. You're putting words in my mouth.

Why?

Exactly. Alternatively, if your doc is not one of the sensible ones, one option is to take less than they initially prescribe and ask for more when your levels come back below optimal. Keep doing that until you get a prescription that includes a dose that makes you feel great/optimal + a good...

Get your doctor to prescribe you extra Test as a buffer. My doc prescribes me an extra 50% on top of what I'm taking as a buffer for traveling, so I don't have to refill as often, in case something goes wrong, etc...

I think I remember you saying somewhere you do 2x/week injections. Does that work subQ? It seems even at 60-70mg twice a week, that would be a lot for a subQ injection.

As far as the OP's question, my doctor has mentioned going up to 250 mg/week and didn't make it sound like it was anything crazy, so I'm pretty sure I could get him to go up to 300mg/week, maybe even more if I really wanted to.

When do you get tested? For ex if you inject Monday morning and Thursday evening, when do you draw blood to see 1000ng/dL?

Thanks Vince, that's definitely reassuring. I don't care about the blood but always worry about causing permanent internal damage.

Does the scar tissue go away eventually? If not, wouldn't it become a problem over time after decades of injecting, even with small 29G needles?

Is there a way to avoid those? Does it not matter? I don't care at all about the blood or the pain, I'm just concerned about avoiding long term damage to my muscles or tissue in general.

I started Shallow IM injections a week ago, alternating Delts for now to keep it simple. I use a 29G 1/2'' insulin syringe. Every day has been painless and bloodless until today, when it hurt more going in and when I pulled out some blood came out. Not much, just a drop that went down my...

This is anecdotal but someone I know started TRT with SHBG at 70 and it lowered to 35 after a year of daily subQ injections. Pretty high dosage at 25mg/day and he's using hCG so I'm not sure what the role, if any, of hCG is here. But in his case, daily injections of exogenous Test normalized...