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3 days. The SHBG was at 71, but I was only a month in and I didn't do any more labs until now

Thanks for replying! The doctor didn't test the free T and used the calculated method. I believe he said my free T was about 12-13 ng/dl, and it needs to be at least 25-30 ng/dl. Then I read on this forum that it needs to be tested with dialysis. I tried everything to lower my SHBG before...

Looks like it lowered my SHBG and it stayed like that even a year after stopping it. So maybe it'll lower it even more

yeah, I think I'm getting acne from that now. I have some arimidex left, should I take a small dose?

So here's the results before starting TRT in 2022. SHBG was pretty high, and the doctor said that my free T was low and I needed TRT. I was on 200mg a week for about 6 months and didn't feel much difference, so I stopped. My total T was around 1400 and everything else was the same. I just got...

Normal free T is 9-15, anything above that is a full blown steroid cycle and can be dangerous

Are you sure you're injecting testosterone? Your total T is low, too. Needs to be at 25-30. With your SHBG, probably even more than that

It takes several days to work and it doesn't reduce your e2, just blocks e2 receptors in your breast. Maybe it's all that estrogen kicking in? Are you sure your nolva is real?

How long did it take to get the levels to normal?

Yeah, you're getting older. Luckily, you can reverse it with the help of trt

Yeah, you will likely benefit from it. Just make sure there's nothing that's affecting your t levels first, like sleep apnea

Your free T is barely above the range. I started TRT with your peak levels and have to keep my total T at 1600 to feel good with similar level of SHBG, but it's going down because of trt. I wouldn't use tru-t with your shbg level. How do you feel on this dose?

Can you just sucks it out of the injection site? With a syringe?

3-4 sets 8-12 reps 1-2 reps short of failure 3-4 times a week with progressive overload works for 99% of people. It's simple and effective. You can probably get better results training 15 times a week and doing 10 sets but most people don't want to spend 40 hours a week on the gym

Would increasing my T level help? Should I be injecting more frequently even though my shbg is 70?

Hi, I've been taking 160mg of T per week divided in 2 shots. I'm on week 10 right now and have been having constant nipple sensitivity and irritation for the last 3 weeks. I was on 0.25mg of Anastrozole 2 times a weeks and then upped my dose to 0.5mg twice a week when the symptoms began and it...

10-12 sets per body part per week is optimal. Not 10 sets per workout. Failure is not necessary when doing compound movements like squats, but it's recommended when doing biceps curls and so on

You're supposed to do 8-12 reps until failure with the same weight for 3-4 sets. And increase the weight when you can do more then 12. Doing 10 sets is a waste of time

Some people feel better when they take an AI

Well your free T is super low on your lab. Are you sure that range is not for women?

If you have very high SHBG and 500 TT there's no way your free T is normal

Your free T is too low. More free T will raise your e2. The reason you have low libido is probably the free T of a 80 year old man

Your e2 is low because of low free T

Does the honeymoon happen to everyone? I'm on week 2 and don't feel anything except for higher energy levels

You would have developed health issues and died young with that level

I wasn't injecting anything so that was my natutal state. I was at 1200 total T 65 SHBG when I felt better

I'm young healthy and not obese yet only at 10 ng/dl. Total T is over 1000 though

Would that be too high level of total T to be at long-term in your opinion, or only the free T matters? People with low SHBG can achieve the same level of free T while keeping their total T under 1000

Usually high SHBG guys need large doses once or twice a week while people with low SHBG can inject like 70 mg a week and still have high free T

So having 2000+ total T is not harmful for health if the free T is in range?

You're saying that low free T is caused by low T production no matter what SHBG level is, but why when injecting trt doses of T that provide a flow of free T it still gets bound by the shbg leaving a person with low free T levels?