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I'm talking about building muscle here. Other things being equal, like training, diet, and doses of testosterone, I put on more muscle faster with enanthate than similar doses (or even slightly higher) of prop.

I also have lower hematocrit with test propionate vs enanthate at comparable dosage (48% with enanthate, 45% with prop, pre-TRT 40%, doses in the 140-175 mg weekly range for both). I suspect changes in hematocrit are a good proxy for the anabolic effects of testosterone, as test prop is also...

Ok, if that didn't work, I would see what happens with raising the dose. Your DHT is pretty low too I'm noticing. If you don't get anywhere with the increased dose, some other things you might try: scrotal cream, prop, and adding DHEA.

I might try hCG here before raising the TRT dose. It can be helpful in cases like yours with a high T/E2 ratio, some headroom for additional E2, and lackluster libido / sexual function.

My position is that both stances are correct: our health suffers when salt intake is too low, and when it is too high.

No, not at all. Your understanding of total T, SHBG, Free T, and their interactions and implications here is correct.

Have you tried propionate or cream? Long esters contribute to a feeling of emotional flatness or numbness in my experience. Feel much more normal and "like myself" on the faster-acting forms of TRT.

Unlikely I would think, as oxandrolone is not very androgenic at all relative to DHT. Some lower androgenicity DHT derivatives may actually worsen symptoms by competing with the more potent DHT at androgen receptors.

It's only a paradox if you subscribe to the cholesterol theory of atherosclerosis. There are alternative theories, in which a therapy that does nothing but modify lipids would not be expected to positively influence outcomes, and therefore not be paradoxical...

No, because of the next Q/A: Quite possibly. Give it a few months to see the post-honeymoon effects.

When you hear that your androgen load is high from Gman... it's high. Lol

No, because as I said before, I think this has more to do with normal circadian rhythms, and the fact that I drink coffee only in the morning and then it wears off somewhat. Some cultures take a nap in the afternoon during this normal lull in energy when cortisol levels dip. Not every...

Feel best around mid-morning and worst mid-afternoon. I think this has more to do with circadian rhythms and coffee consumption than TRT though.

What was your dose for these labs, when did you draw blood in relation to the time of the last shot, and how are you performing the injections (IM vs subq)? And what pharmacy / brand of testosterone was used?

If his SHBG didn't move very much, and it probably didn't, he had a free T around 13 ng/dL at 635 total. I define that as a waste of time, and I don't have time to debate the point. We'll have to agree to disagree.

I don't believe this, but assuming it were true, the answer would still be: take more.

Yes

Your PCP wasted your time with the 50 mg weekly protocol and I wouldn't take your lack of response to that as indicative of what TRT can do for you. I would get back on the 100 mg weekly, see how that treats you longer-term and adjust from there. At the same time, many of your symptoms are...

Would rather have my lowest levels while sleeping rather than during the afternoon and evening while I'm awake. Better for sleep and energy IMO. If you're doing scrotal cream once daily, you aren't doing it at bedtime either. Similar reasoning and effects, similar pharmacokinetics

No, there have not. Topical will probably be more effective for your fitness goals though, with a higher testosterone area under the curve.

It does contain BB, and I don't know the amount. I think I've become less sensitive to it or something, because it doesn't seem to bother me anymore.

I only use dht gel on an as needed basis and no hCG. Can't tolerate extra estrogen beyond TRT alone. No ethyl oleate.

My HCT is lower on prop than on equivalent dose of enanthate (equal mg of testosterone). I think this may be a proxy for reduced anabolic effects I've also observed from prop vs enanthate. I felt great initially on the pharmacom prop and then not so good later on. It appeared to be...

This isn't realistic. I'll tell you a more plausible worst case scenario: it doesn't resolve your original complaints, but your body composition, gym performance, and aesthetics improve significantly. It's going to put more muscle on you, because you are not a special flower immune to the...

Yes, assuming you've raised free T enough to move the needle.

Same, ironic isn't it.

How are you feeling relative to the enanthate protocol? I would prefer the degree of fluctuation you had with enanthate. I would also guess it would have to be MCT for it to have metabolized that fast. You have no way to determine what the carrier was? Important for science here.

18-20 mg in the morning.

Yes, with the combination of symptoms and low free T and E2, you should "at least consider that TRT is the answer."

I've been using prop in MCT oil for some time now and I don't notice any issues I could relate to a shorter half-life.

Yes, combining either of those with enclomiphene will result in more anabolism than you have now. Absorption of the oral testosterone is decent fasted, good with a moderate amount of fat, best with alot of fat. Yes, you can compensate for the lower bioavailability of taking oral T with less...