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<blockquote data-quote="Cataceous" data-source="post: 242470" data-attributes="member: 38109"><p>If testosterone's only effect were promoting muscle growth then this doctor's more-is-better thinking wouldn't be quite as idiotic. However, testosterone has myriad functions and influences a lot of other hormones. The average healthy guy has total testosterone that maxes out at about 600-700 ng/dL. What might reasonably be expected if he goes on TRT later in life and pushes his testosterone up over 1,000 ng/dL? Any semblance of balance that testosterone has with other hormones is out the window. Why would anyone think this would feel better?</p><p></p><p>What exactly is a "microdose"? The physiological range of testosterone production is about 3-9 mg per day. This is equivalent to about 4-13 mg of testosterone cypionate per day. Personally I've tried doses in this entire range and find I do best close to the bottom. But 4-5 mg TC is still physiological, and thus should not be characterized as "micro".</p><p></p><p>Way too many of us have learned the hard way that excessive dosing is not better for overall health. A sample:</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/anyone-combine-injections-and-cream-how-do-you-feel.22766/#post-195436[/URL]</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/for-those-who-are-struggling-on-trt.25592/[/URL]</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/numb-penis-anorgasmia-during-sex-low-cortisol-high-prolactin-on-trt.21461/post-230059[/URL]</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://forums.t-nation.com/t/trt-most-probable-weekly-dose-range-for-treating-male-hypogonadism/270416/49[/URL]</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/anyone-combine-injections-and-cream-how-do-you-feel.22766/post-195136[/URL]</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/anyone-combine-injections-and-cream-how-do-you-feel.22766/post-196305[/URL]</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/hello-60yo-starting-trt.23181/post-198852[/URL]</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/have-you-ever-decreased-your-dose.6430/post-34989[/URL]</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/hello-60yo-starting-trt.23181/post-198831[/URL]</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/trt-patient-feeling-better-after-lowering-my-prescribed-dose.15352/[/URL]</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/dose-change-side-effects.23289/post-199912[/URL]</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/first-labs-after-starting-trt-wow.23483/post-212984[/URL]</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/any-guys-on-trt-long-term-and-how-is-it-newbie-androgel-but-haven%92t-began.26603/post-241239[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cataceous, post: 242470, member: 38109"] If testosterone's only effect were promoting muscle growth then this doctor's more-is-better thinking wouldn't be quite as idiotic. However, testosterone has myriad functions and influences a lot of other hormones. The average healthy guy has total testosterone that maxes out at about 600-700 ng/dL. What might reasonably be expected if he goes on TRT later in life and pushes his testosterone up over 1,000 ng/dL? Any semblance of balance that testosterone has with other hormones is out the window. Why would anyone think this would feel better? What exactly is a "microdose"? The physiological range of testosterone production is about 3-9 mg per day. This is equivalent to about 4-13 mg of testosterone cypionate per day. Personally I've tried doses in this entire range and find I do best close to the bottom. But 4-5 mg TC is still physiological, and thus should not be characterized as "micro". Way too many of us have learned the hard way that excessive dosing is not better for overall health. A sample: [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/anyone-combine-injections-and-cream-how-do-you-feel.22766/#post-195436[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/for-those-who-are-struggling-on-trt.25592/[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/numb-penis-anorgasmia-during-sex-low-cortisol-high-prolactin-on-trt.21461/post-230059[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://forums.t-nation.com/t/trt-most-probable-weekly-dose-range-for-treating-male-hypogonadism/270416/49[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/anyone-combine-injections-and-cream-how-do-you-feel.22766/post-195136[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/anyone-combine-injections-and-cream-how-do-you-feel.22766/post-196305[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/hello-60yo-starting-trt.23181/post-198852[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/have-you-ever-decreased-your-dose.6430/post-34989[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/hello-60yo-starting-trt.23181/post-198831[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/trt-patient-feeling-better-after-lowering-my-prescribed-dose.15352/[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/dose-change-side-effects.23289/post-199912[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/first-labs-after-starting-trt-wow.23483/post-212984[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/any-guys-on-trt-long-term-and-how-is-it-newbie-androgel-but-haven%92t-began.26603/post-241239[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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