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I have had exogenous T in my system for months, and have had high total and high free for two months straight, and the only thing different in my life is that I'm eating way too much. Admittedly I have not been good about sticking to a protocol. However, while I understand that stabilizing...

Taking 5mg I've been absolutely fine, regardless. Taking 10mg I will feel sides if I haven't eaten in like six hours, but they are minimal. Even taking 10mg first thing in the morning, the sides are not bad, no more than a slight annoyance. If I've eaten normally all day and take 20mg at...

Since the PDE-5's didn't work for you, I would think that blood flow isn't the issue anyway. But if I'm wrong, and you haven't tried it yet and it's not on your DNT list, you may want to consider Arginine. It worked for me, while Citrulline didn't.

I've gotten those side affects at higher doses on an empty stomach. If you're taking it on an empty stomach, start taking it with food.

I'm definitely not trying to talk for madman, but just pointing out he was saying injecting (smaller doses) more frequently is often beneficial despite having high SHBG, not because of having high SHBG. The standard protocol for high SHBG is once or twice a week.

I bought 1.5's (23g) because I liked the thought of going deep. The first injection felt great going in. But I woke up sore the next day, and the pain lasted a week. I have not, and will not, ever do it again. And I've never heard of a doctor insisting on it...but I am pretty new to the game.

Oh well, if that's what she wants, I guess you don't have a choice. LOL.

Even though everybody processes exogenous T differently, you raised the dose 25% and it raised your total T 68%. That sounds really weird. I've read there's some evidence that arimidex raises T, but I'm not sure if that goes for trt or just natties. Regardless, you only raised that 25% also...

Great replies, a big thanks! I understand your criticisms, but one that I don't understand is your displeasure at high free T trough levels. I've seen you mention it quite a bit. What is the specific problem with it? Side effects or health issues or both?

Please explain, or point to, the science regarding blood levels stabilizing after x weeks. It's not that I don't believe you; I'm just having a hard time wrapping my head around that. If I front load and get good numbers, and then start a EOD protocol, getting bloods done weekly and getting...

I haven't noticed any difference from there and the outer thigh.

About two weeks of M-W-F. Left thigh was the old go-to site, but it got more and more sore. Did right thigh once and somehow ended up aggravating old sciatica; delt once and was sore for my workout. I don't want to do subq, and would like to use up my 1in 23g's before considering switching...

The meat on the outside of the shin.

I've started using it. For me it's pain-free during and after injection. Is there anything I'm missing out on by injecting there. Most things I read say it doesn't matter where you inject, because the oil will spread the same anyway, but one or two sources say small muscle injections have more...

I'm getting total, free and E2 checked tomorrow. I have missed two workouts in a row and want to try to fit a workout in immediately after getting the blood drawn. I usually take yohimbine about two hours before exercise, so I would be taking it about 1.5 hours before bloods. Is there any...

Since you brought up SHBG...Injecting more often raises it, but does the inverse hold true? Are high SHBG guys better off pinning less?

Then dividing our doses and injecting more frequently has no benefit as far as aromatization?

Doesn't the proportionality change depending on how much you're injecting? Wouldn't 200mg have a higher percentage of aromatization than 50mg?

These thyroid results might explain some of the symptoms I've been experiencing. I've been paying for tests myself, and that's why I've just been getting the basic assays. I figure I can either take these thyroid results to an endo, which my insurance would cover. Or I can pay for some better...

I had been dealing with an overwhelming urge to eat for over a month. It seemed like there was nothing to look forward to except for eating. Ten days ago I started on 300mg of XL I still had from a Rx from last year. On the fifth day I noticed that the urge was gone and my outlook was positive...

I know there are a lot of different things that can come into play when it comes to sexual functioning. I'm wondering if temperature-dependent morning wood can point-towards/rule-out anything. I'm still getting dialed in, but I have been checking my numbers along the way (using generic assays)...

150 weekly, EOD, sounds perfect. I inject IM. I've made the mistake of changing protocols and doing some things based on perceived symptoms, and now I really want to stick with what's absolutely trusted and simple. A little down the road I might consider subQ. As I lower the dose I am...

100 mg test cyp e4d, aromasin as needed based on symptoms. I want to lower the dosage and increase the frequency, but I have been unable to divvy up these 1ml vials any more than in half. I have three left, and then for my refill I'll get a 10ml vial, which will work better. I haven't been on...

Well, not technically "low"...4.4 (4.0 - 15.2). I had it tested due to having no sex drive. Looking online I'm not seeing much about how to raise it.

Do you ever just decide not to bother climaxing? I'm not suggesting that would be the answer to your problem, but I do think indulging in sex without climax would help your symptoms more than sex with climax. I find my sexual health to be at its best when I keep my orgasms to a minimum.

I made a slight correction to the math. I did not say anything regarding what a preferable ratio is.

Not trying to nitpick, but everything is off by a decimal point. 32/1442 = .022 or 2.2%.

What parameters for getting the most accurate reading?

I have been gaining weight, but luckily it seems I'm not gaining nearly as much as I should be from all I'm eating. Definitely supraphysiologic for a period, but I'm thinking by now that should be subsiding. I did some equating the best I could based on half-life and calculated taking 200, then...

I started trt early this year. I finally had a decent protocol but dashed it because I wanted to get off AI's. My current protocol is 200mg test cyp E7D. I have only been on it for two weeks, but I took an extra dose to front load, so I'm about three weeks in. I have read enough of these threads...

I went from 46 to <5 in 4 days by taking 25 mg of aromasin. I felt no difference. In fact the day before the second blood test I woke up with wood for the first time in weeks. The only discernable low estrogen symptoms I've ever had in my life are that my elbows will sometimes hurt when taking...