Has anyone gone from T transdermal compounded cream to injections?

[JacksonCu]

My DHT is 5x the reference range max and I developed acne. I use compounded cream every morning and the dose put me at 500-900 when measured 2 hours after application.

 

[Fortunate]

My DHT is 5x the reference range max and I developed acne. I use compounded cream every morning and the dose put me at 500-900 when measured 2 hours after application.

What dose and where were you applying? How many times a day?

I recently posted my labs on a somewhat modest dose on the scrotum. Labs were crazy out of whack.

Lots of people have gone from cream to injections and vice versa.

 

[JacksonCu]

What dose and where were you applying? How many times a day?

I recently posted my labs on a somewhat modest dose on the scrotum. Labs were crazy out of whack.

Lots of people have gone from cream to injections and vice versa.

 

[JacksonCu]

Insides of thighs and elbows, and a bit on the scrotum. One click every morning, plus one click 3 nights a wk. 50 mL per click of 20% cream.

This gets total T in the 600-900 range tested 2 hours after morning application.

I've since switched to applying on the insides of my arms and rubbing it on my sides. My thinking is it's hairless so there will be less conversion to DHT.

What were the reasons folks switched from cream to injections and vice versa?

 

[Fortunate]

Those that switch from cream to injections seem to be guys that don't absorb cream well. It appears that you absorb it well. So do I. In fact, I am trying cream again right now. My issue is figuring out a way to not absorb too much.

There are various reasons why a guy may switch from injections to cream. Some guys hate needles. Others suspect they react to something in the injection (oil, preservative, excipient). Some guys use add a little cream along with a primary injection protocol to bump up their DHT (for improved libido).

 

[Cooper]

I've since switched to applying on the insides of my arms and rubbing it on my sides. My thinking is it's hairless so there will be less conversion to DHT.

Do you have any concerns of transference to others when applying to you arms and side?

 

[Fortunate]

Do you have any concerns of transference to others when applying to you arms and side?

Not really. If I apply it to my arms in the morning, I get dressed, go to work and I'm covered. My understanding is that transference is unlikely beyond several hours.

Edit: sorry - I just saw this question was not for me!

 

[Rick2915]

My DHT is 5x the reference range max and I developed acne. I use compounded cream every morning and the dose put me at 500-900 when measured 2 hours after application.

I started out with the gel stuff but that didn’t raise my numbers very much went to injecting about 5 yrs ago numbers are all good now

 

[Rick2915]

Those that switch from cream to injections seem to be guys that don't absorb cream well. It appears that you absorb it well. So do I. In fact, I am trying cream again right now. My issue is figuring out a way to not absorb too much.

There are various reasons why a guy may switch from injections to cream. Some guys hate needles. Others suspect they react to something in the injection (oil, preservative, excipient). Some guys use add a little cream along with a primary injection protocol to bump up their DHT (for improved libido).

I hated needles but worked through my fear and I do weekly injections now with no issues

 

[Willyt]

If this forum is any indication, the vast majority of guys who start with or later try cream eventually return to injections for a variety of reasons.

As @Fortunate mentioned, one hybrid approach is to establish base with low dose injectable and then top-off with dab of cream for some daily variation and/or DHT bump.

 

[Keepfit1]

Insides of thighs and elbows, and a bit on the scrotum. One click every morning, plus one click 3 nights a wk. 50 mL per click of 20% cream.

This gets total T in the 600-900 range tested 2 hours after morning application.

I've since switched to applying on the insides of my arms and rubbing it on my sides. My thinking is it's hairless so there will be less conversion to DHT.

What were the reasons folks switched from cream to injections and vice versa?

I applied gel for 15 years to shoulders a and arms, DHT mid range T up near max, I suspect its the scrotum application and maybe inner thighs that jacks up the DHT , defo the scrotum

 

[Cooper]

still use gel?

 

[Keepfit1]

still use gel?

yes, I injct 40mg/week cyp with daily subq, I also apply testogel 9am, 2pm 7,pm to give me the equivelent of 70mg per week of injectable. Its a very unusual regime but the only one I can get to work so far

 

[Willyt]

yes, I injct 40mg/week cyp with daily subq, I also apply testogel 9am, 2pm 7,pm to give me the equivelent of 70mg per week of injectable. Its a very unusual regime but the only one I can get to work so far

Interesting to see the injectable base + cream in action.
What do you feel are the benefits? Sorry if I missed an earlier thread, but what do your numbers look like on this protocol?

 

[NeverSayNeverAgain]

I personally don't recommend creams unless you are having an issue dumping blood all the time from injections or if libido is completely shot. Creams don't produce nearly as stable T levels as injection shots and that was probably the toughest part for me but over time I just got use to it, also creams brought my libido up big time.

As someone already mentioned and you are already doing applying on the inner arms, biceps controls DHT by a lot you probably don't get as much T as scrotal application but just add another click on arms if that's the case.

 

[Fortunate]

I personally don't recommend creams unless you are having an issue dumping blood all the time from injections or if libido is completely shot. Creams don't produce nearly as stable T levels as injection shots and that was probably the toughest part for me but over time I just got use to it, also creams brought my libido up big time.

As someone already mentioned and you are already doing applying on the inner arms, biceps controls DHT by a lot you probably don't get as much T as scrotal application but just add another click on arms if that's the case.

So, to be clear, you are or are not using cream?

 

[NeverSayNeverAgain]

So, to be clear, you are or are not using cream?

I'm on cream

 

[Ribeye]

My DHT is 5x the reference range max and I developed acne. I use compounded cream every morning and the dose put me at 500-900 when measured 2 hours after application.

You really should wait 4 hours after application at least, to have labs measure if you want to measure a peak. It takes longer than 2 hours for complete absorption. Your labs may be considerably higher for Total and free T than you thought.

 

[camygod]

Surely the fact it's raises dht so abnormally high won't be good in the long term ?

 

[Fortunate]

Surely the fact it's raises dht so abnormally high won't be good in the long term ?

That’s a hotly debated topic.