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I'm not sure this is always true. I've been having issues running out before my script is refillable, yet I've never mis-dosed or lost product or anything else that would make me run out sooner. Either someone isn't doing their math correctly, or they're assuming the bottles ARE overfilled when...

I didn't say can't get hard, just that cialis doesn't put my erectile function at a 10 like it used to. And yeah, pretty damn good overall was more a comparison to how I felt pre-TRT when my total T was 64...lol...like I said, I tend to be a little too optimistic when it comes to that because of...

I would say things are maybe slightly worse now. I do have cialis troche's that I use as needed, 10mg at a time, but that seems to have stopped working, or at least works maybe 20% as well as it used to. I also never have morning wood, though for a while on the old dose I was having frequent...

Thanks JQ88 for your insight. I was having some high E symptoms (night sweats, hard to lose fat, issues with erectile function, etc.) which is why we lowered the T dose, to prevent more conversion. But I did make some serious diet changes, though I wouldn't say it's hardcore since I still have...

This time I drew at about 24 hours after my last injection. Last time I was a little late and drew about 32-33 hours after my last injection. So last time was more of a trough than this time. In some ways I feel better, other ways not so much. Though I call my mood stable, that's probably more...

New numbers just came in after I put up that reply. Here they are: Total T: 824 (348-1197) Free T: 17.5 (8.7-25.1) E2: 29.1 (8-35) SHBG: 36.2 (16.5-55.9) Kind of shocked to see the drastic drop with such a small change in dosage (from .25ml to .23ml). And now I'm conflicted...everything looks...

I feel pretty damn good overall. Lots of things have improved for me over the past 6 months: mood is stable (number 1 for me), body composition is getting better, energy levels are good, I sleep way better, etc. Last time we checked back in March, my total T was 1137 (range of 348-1197), Free T...

Currently doing .23ml EOD (standard 200mg/ml bottle).

No, I stayed with EOD for the time being and I'm doing pretty well. Fresh bloodwork coming in soon, so my first consult in months will be coming up. I doubt we'll go to every day, but who knows.

I pre-load, but just overnight. I inject EOD so I like to load them the night before, then inject early in the morning. Never had an issue.

I actually said "pretty much since day one"...sorry, should have been much more specific...I would say I started on DIM/I3C about 5-6 weeks into TRT after experiencing some bad hot flashes, night sweats and bloating. So I have experience both with and without it, and it seems to be better with...

I've used DIM (and I3C, the active derivative of DIM) pretty much since day 1 on TRT a year and a half ago. I feel like it's helped with estrogen symptoms like night sweats and bloating, but I can't say that's more than just a placebo effect. I'm not sure exactly how it works pharmacologically...

I went SubQ for a number of weeks and couldn't tolerate it because of the injection site irritation like you describe. So I went back to IM and I couldn't be happier.

I also wondered this. I've lost weight since my last bloodwork (about 20lbs) and I'm wondering if it will have an impact on my T and E2 numbers. Bloodwork being done again soon, so we'll see (dose changed only slightly since my last test).

It's not an issue. I inject every other day, way more than most, and I've never had one issue with a rubber stopper (I use a 25g). Also, no, you would never want to replace it...that would open the bottle and the meds to contaminants and you don't want that.

I often recommend Dr. Eugene Shippen's book 'The Testosterone Syndrome'. That and both Dr. Crisler's book as well as Nelson Vergel's.

I have this exact problem. When I first started TRT, it was full blown hot flashes/body sweats. But often now it's just that I feel hot, but I'm not sweating terribly bad. Then at night my neck in particular leaves my pillow wet but the rest of the bed is fairly normal. Weird. We're trying to...

Agree on the EOD for low SHBG guys. That's what I'm doing now and it's been the best dosing I've tried yet (out of weekly, then every 3.5d, now EOD).

I've heard this about high E2. My last test had me at 49 if I recall correctly (sensitive). We're trying to bring it down over the past few months without an AI, so we'll see what my next test says. I may have to give in to an AI eventually...because I hate this acne thing.

Thanks, that's the one I was looking at, just wasn't sure if there was something better. To keep the expense reasonable, I was planning to use it a few times a week in affected areas. Is that going to do me any good, or does it require daily use to be effective?

I believe re-ride is correct here. I've always injected air equivalent to the amount I'm drawing out, and it's worked flawlessly for me for over a year (and I inject EOD, so that's a lot of syringe filling).

Not sure where to put this thread, so please move it if necessary. Anyone have good recommendations on reasonably priced zinc soap? I've heard it's good at controlling body acne. I have a fairly mild issue with it, but I'd still like to control it better if I can. Do I need to use it daily? Or...

This has absolutely been my experience. I definitely felt euphoric every time it was shot day when I started over a year ago with once a week shots. I'm now on every other day shots and I don't feel "shot day rush" anymore, just steady, solid equilibrium which for me IS euphoric compared to my...

I've been told after about an hour on the skin, most of it's been absorbed. Not sure how accurate that is or if I misunderstood.

That's too bad. I had just heard of them and was hoping they'd come to my state soon.

TRT has helped with my anxiety fairly significantly. It had been worse than it was when I started TRT, but it wasn't fully under control by any means. Now it's very much a gentle hum in the background most days.

That's just his low T talkin'.

Yes, exactly.

So bioavailable T is just another way of looking at Free T? If so, I wonder why this doctor was so hip on bioavailable T as a good indicator to go by.

So I was listening to a talk by Dr. Robert Carlson (heart surgeon) about TRT and the heart and he talked quite a bit about bioavailable T and why it's more important than Free T. Basically, from what I understood, bioavailable T is what you have after SHBG does its work, and free T doesn't take...

Maybe he meant 250? That would be more reasonable.