These are trough values. I haven't pulled labs mid-day after an injection to know. I probably should pull a lab a few hours post injection to see where I fall. To that point, my libido is normally highest in the morning, but many days it is high as well. Comparing Test-P and Test-C, I have...
I know there are many low SHBG posts and most are negative for the most part. I wanted to share some things that I have learned through some experimentation over the last 4 years seeking more libido that have helped me dial some things in to my current protocol:
19mg T-Proprionate ED
.25mg AI...
Lots of views on this. I assume this must be rare then. I definitely don't get a full natural erection and am surprised that many seem to. I definitely get a hard shaft but not everything else.
I've used Trimix and Bimix off and on for the last year. I see so many posts about the raging 18 year old erection that many get and I want to see if I am the only person with this particular issue. I get a very full corpus cavernosum and nothing in the way of a fill in my corpous spongiosum...
Thanks for this post, Kettlebells. Success stories are always great to read! For your Free T reading of 12.6, what was the range? My range has a top end of 18.1 ng/dl so that doesn't seem all that low in contrast to your low Total T. I am not a diabetic but have not responded well to PDE5...
I should also add that I have been feeling great but need to give this much more time to deem it successful. I've had peaks and valleys trying to dial in - this has just been the longest consecutive successful run so I think I am in the right direction at least.
I use a 30g pin. Hard to say on the differences between cypionate and propionate for me because my dosage changed at the same time. For now, I'm going to stick with Prop.
I mainly inject in my glutes. I inject HCG in my stomach but when I inject Test in my stomach it gets irritated and creates a lump. This was with cypionate as well. I don't experience any injection pain from propionate.
Yes, I've actually been doing this for a while. I do think it helps me but I've been up and down on higher doses of Test while using the cream. It definitely boosts my DHT.
I guess the main thing I am looking for guidance on is if Total T matters for low SHBG guys that have higher Free T? If ones Free T is on the higher end, are you losing anything just because Total T is lower?
Any other low SHBG guys feel better with a lower Total T? My current numbers are:
Total T: 428 ng/dl (240-950dl)
Free T: 14.1 ng/dl (4.65-18.1)
SHBG: 18
DHT: 653 pg/ml (112-955)
E2: 27 pg/ml (10-40)
I used to always be on the higher end of Total T and Free T was through the roof from higher...
ERO - I've seen number of your posts through the last few years with no results an I am hopeful this will continue to improve for you. I was curious, do you ever have moments of strong libido or even a few consecutive days? I'm just curious if it is no libido at all or bursts as I have been...
I am on a somewhat aggressive dose of .25 mg AI ED. I know the 19 E2 sticks out but that result was shortly after stopping an experimental protocol of .5mg ED which brought my E2 down to 10. I will draw labs again next week but would guess I am back to my normal 26-32 range before when I was...
Thanks - I have actually tried that. One click of 50mg/ml daily drove my DHT through the roof and I had minimal results along with noticeable hair loss and acne. I tried a lower dose cream of 20mg/ml and felt no effects.
I am mainly wondering if free T is the true feeling of TRT and total T...
I should've clarified that this was an ultra sensitive LC/MS test from Mayo. I've never not drawn a sensitive test (I've used 2 top well known docs in this arena). I'm not sure why the range is 10-40 but it is sensitive.
Hi all, I know there are countless low SHBG posts but I felt the need to start another. Are most of us normal SHBG before TRT? Does that matter in any way?
I am thinking of drastically cutting back my dosage as my free T is consistently high. I have had Total T almost to 1000 with a similar...
UPDATE - I have now switched to Bi-Mix and have had great and consistent results of a 1.5 hr erection at 6 units after roughly 10 uses. I guess I had a very sensitive response to Alprostadil (PGE1). I wanted to update on case anyone else out there had a similar response to Trimix.
Interesting, I didn't know that AI lowers Free T. With my low SHBG, I guess that hasn't been an issue for me.
Is your current protocol working for you?
I've ebbed and flowed so much on this journey that it is almost hard to day. I was on EOD for much longer and had libido and energy come and go sometimes. Under this recent protocol I felt great for about 2 days early on. My guess is that was my sweet spot with E2 as I started my .5mg ED AI. Now...
Also, my EOD draw was always at trough on second day after injection at the same time. I seemed to always have a higher Total T with that protocol for some reason.
I am a lower SHBG guy and have resorted to daily injections. My last lab showed a major dip in Total T and I am now at 510 ng/dl. My weekly dose has not changed but is broken out into daily injections. My protocol is:
23mg Test-c ED
1 click of 20mg/ml Test Cream on scrotum for DHT
.5mg AI ED...
I get it - my labs are all returned to me individually so that is a huge pain but I will take screen shots of them all and post soon. I see others that post a comprehensive list and I'm jealous. I do not live anywhere close to a Labcorp and have only used Quest on a rare occasion where I wanted...
I should've clarified that all of my E2 tests have been ultra sensitive. I don't respond much to AI apparently as I've had 3 tests within 3 months on a .5mg EOD AI protocol that have been around 30. This 20 was the lowest for no apparent reason..but it was a new lab. My lab used to send my E2 to...
Yes, the urine was just a one time thing before TRT. I have had many blood draws in my 8 months of TRT. Most recent results are on this protocol:
46mg Test-C EOD
220IU HCG EOD
.5mg AI EOD
E2: 20 (8-35) * I fluctuate here and this is my lowest ever. Normally around 26-35 range
Free T: 214...
Sure - I have many blood labs over the last 8 months post TRT but the main pre-TRT lab that he requested was a 24 hour urine hormone test. This is what caused the diagnosis of a hyper-metabolizer. I want to emphasize that this lab was before TRT.
My current protocol is:
23mg Test-C ED
220IU...
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