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My intention is not to rehash the endless IM versus Subq debate around here. I am merely curious whether a shorter 5/16" needle can be used in deltoid for shallow IM. Most including myself would typically use a minimum of 1/2" for shallow IM. However, I find that 1/2" occasional gives a...

Inspired by @Cataceous, I have been tinkering with Enan/Prop blends for the past year. The idea behind the daily blend is to re-introduce daily T fluctuation. Inject first thing in morning to peak early in day and let levels come down overnight. For example, Cat’s personal data based on 4:3...

A couple of months ago, I purchased a massage gun to loosen my chronically tight calves for running. It worked very well for this purpose. I was surprised how at how powerful and deep the massage gun penetrates. My monkey brain got to thinking, why not use it on my subq TRT injection sites...

I have kept a crude TRT journal over the last several years, adding notes every week or so. On occasion, I will review the journal to spot any patterns or conclusions that I can draw with a reasonably high degree of certainty. This is how I often find myself repeating the same mistakes over...

I recently undertook a very unscientific 10 week experiment with Empower's nasal testosterone gel (similar to Natesto) to see if such a short-acting form of T could increase my baseline natural production. The idea is consistent with some of the Natesto studies that @madman has cited. NASAL T...

Like many on here, I started with harpoon needles from my general physician and then graduated (mercifully) to 29 gauge x 1/2 fixed insulin needles for shallow IM thanks to the advice of this forum. A year ago I moved on to low dose daily SUBQ and began using 31 gauge x 5/16. For insulin...

I have been injecting daily (propionate) for some time now using 31 gauge .3cc 5/16 insulin syringes. I want to start preparing a week's worth of prefilled insulin syringes at one time for sake of convenience. My main concern is how to keep the process sterile. I am assuming that backfilling...

I switched this year from E3.5 injections to low dose daily injections thanks to @Cataceous. I'm currently injecting 8mg each morning of Propionate-only after trying a blend of Cypionate and Prop. Like many on here, I started with harpoon needles from my general physician and than graduated...

I have been having some success with low dose daily propionate for the last several months. Dose levels have ranged from 8-10 mg injected every morning after waking. Overall, it has been a far better experience than my previous cypionate protocol of 80-100 per week (split every 3.5 days)...

What if you could enjoy the benefits of exogenous testosterone - even if on a limited basis - while minimizing many of the usual side effects? I was determined to find out through a very unscientific experiment with Natesto, a short-acting nasal testosterone gel discussed numerous times on...

Like many on this forum, I struggle mightily with sleep problems - in my case, the inability to stay asleep throughout the night. A poor night’s sleep often ruins the next day to the point where I often feels like sleep is more important than testosterone. I have tried numerous sleep drugs...

Before I launch into my (long) post, I would first like to thank the members of this forum for being so generous in sharing their knowledge. I have found the first hand experience of people on this forum to be lightyears ahead of the the standard TRT protocol endorsed by the medical...