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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Basics & Questions
Depression and anxiety on TRT week 5 after great start.
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<blockquote data-quote="madman" data-source="post: 184769" data-attributes="member: 13851"><p>When first starting trt it can be a bumpy ride.</p><p></p><p>You are injecting exogenous testosterone and not only will your hpta shutdown but your hormones are in FLUX during the weeks leading up until levels stabilize (6 weeks) and depending on the individual many will experience what we call the honeymoon period where you feel euphoric due to the surge in hormones/dopamine which is short-lived and temporary as the body will eventually adapt.</p><p></p><p>Others tend to experience ups/downs during the transition until levels stabilize and during this time (first 6 weeks) it would be a big mistake to gauge how you truly feel on such protocol as even once levels stabilize it will take 2-3 months for the body to adapt and this is the critical time period when one should truly gauge how they feel overall regarding relief/improvement of low-t symptoms and overall well-being.</p><p></p><p>Blood work should be done at 6 weeks to see where said protocol (dose of T/injection frequency) has your TT/FT/e2 levels along with other blood markers such as (CBC which includes RBCs/hemoglobin/hematocrit).</p><p></p><p>No point in jumping to conclusions just yet and the smartest thing to do is tough it until you have blood work done than you and your doctor can decide if any adjustments need to be made.</p><p></p><p>Odd that they would start you off using daily injections seeing as you have high SHBG let alone with a whopping dose 23 mg/day as it will most likely have your TT/FT levels very high.</p><p></p><p>Larger doses of T injected less frequently as in once weekly would have a bigger impact on driving down SHBG but even than in many cases it will not drop significantly when using trt doses.</p><p></p><p>Some men may experience a bigger drop in SHBG whereas in others it will be insignificant.</p><p></p><p>You would most likely have been better off starting on 100mg/week or slightly higher and splitting up the dose into twice-weekly injections (50 mg every 3.5 days).</p><p></p><p>More sensible to start low and go slow.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="madman, post: 184769, member: 13851"] When first starting trt it can be a bumpy ride. You are injecting exogenous testosterone and not only will your hpta shutdown but your hormones are in FLUX during the weeks leading up until levels stabilize (6 weeks) and depending on the individual many will experience what we call the honeymoon period where you feel euphoric due to the surge in hormones/dopamine which is short-lived and temporary as the body will eventually adapt. Others tend to experience ups/downs during the transition until levels stabilize and during this time (first 6 weeks) it would be a big mistake to gauge how you truly feel on such protocol as even once levels stabilize it will take 2-3 months for the body to adapt and this is the critical time period when one should truly gauge how they feel overall regarding relief/improvement of low-t symptoms and overall well-being. Blood work should be done at 6 weeks to see where said protocol (dose of T/injection frequency) has your TT/FT/e2 levels along with other blood markers such as (CBC which includes RBCs/hemoglobin/hematocrit). No point in jumping to conclusions just yet and the smartest thing to do is tough it until you have blood work done than you and your doctor can decide if any adjustments need to be made. Odd that they would start you off using daily injections seeing as you have high SHBG let alone with a whopping dose 23 mg/day as it will most likely have your TT/FT levels very high. Larger doses of T injected less frequently as in once weekly would have a bigger impact on driving down SHBG but even than in many cases it will not drop significantly when using trt doses. Some men may experience a bigger drop in SHBG whereas in others it will be insignificant. You would most likely have been better off starting on 100mg/week or slightly higher and splitting up the dose into twice-weekly injections (50 mg every 3.5 days). More sensible to start low and go slow. [/QUOTE]
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