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Testosterone Basics & Questions
How long till levels reach optimum?
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<blockquote data-quote="littlemanb" data-source="post: 156606" data-attributes="member: 15335"><p>Sorry Madman, I just came across this thread and I agree with you 100%..labs are just as important as symptoms or how you feel..I started TRT 1 year ago at 50 mg every 3.5 days..I felt great for the first 3-4 months (total t around 700 at trough) then started to feel horrible..labs showed my tt test levels dropped to 500..it hovered between 480 and 520 for a few months.It was now close to where I was when I first started TRT at around tt of 380-400 range.My doctor told me that this can happen as you body adjusts to the treatment..so about 3 months ago we changed my dosing to the same protocol but with an increased TRT dose of 35 mg.</p><p></p><p>I felt great but my labs at trough came back showing really high numbers. See recent levels below:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]8118[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I feel great with no side effects at all..so we are now changing my protocol to 30 mg every 3.5 days..so labs and symptoms/feelings can go hand in hand..just because I feel great at these levels without any frequent bloodwork/labs being done Theses high numbers could cause me problems in the long run..because the body is not used to being at theses high levels all the time..</p><p></p><p>I’m lucky at this time my shbg, hematocrit (45%) and my estrogen have always been at good levels, even with T levels this high but that doesn’t mean it couldn’t start to effect everything else eventually? </p><p></p><p>So now my doc is trying to use labs and symptoms to get me at an optimal level that works within the 800-900 range at trough..</p><p></p><p>We will see how everything goes! </p><p></p><p>So labs are also important when working with your doctor to make sure everything is working symbiotically..</p><p></p><p>Thanks again Madman!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="littlemanb, post: 156606, member: 15335"] Sorry Madman, I just came across this thread and I agree with you 100%..labs are just as important as symptoms or how you feel..I started TRT 1 year ago at 50 mg every 3.5 days..I felt great for the first 3-4 months (total t around 700 at trough) then started to feel horrible..labs showed my tt test levels dropped to 500..it hovered between 480 and 520 for a few months.It was now close to where I was when I first started TRT at around tt of 380-400 range.My doctor told me that this can happen as you body adjusts to the treatment..so about 3 months ago we changed my dosing to the same protocol but with an increased TRT dose of 35 mg. I felt great but my labs at trough came back showing really high numbers. See recent levels below: [ATTACH=full]8118[/ATTACH] I feel great with no side effects at all..so we are now changing my protocol to 30 mg every 3.5 days..so labs and symptoms/feelings can go hand in hand..just because I feel great at these levels without any frequent bloodwork/labs being done Theses high numbers could cause me problems in the long run..because the body is not used to being at theses high levels all the time.. I’m lucky at this time my shbg, hematocrit (45%) and my estrogen have always been at good levels, even with T levels this high but that doesn’t mean it couldn’t start to effect everything else eventually? So now my doc is trying to use labs and symptoms to get me at an optimal level that works within the 800-900 range at trough.. We will see how everything goes! So labs are also important when working with your doctor to make sure everything is working symbiotically.. Thanks again Madman! [/QUOTE]
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