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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Basics & Questions
How to lower dose and avoid side effects
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<blockquote data-quote="madman" data-source="post: 220194" data-attributes="member: 13851"><p>200 mg T/week split into more frequent injections is a whopping dose of T and would easily have most men's trough FT high/absurdly high.</p><p></p><p>Looking over your lab's post #3 you are hitting a very high trough TT of almost 1200 ng/dL (1197) and your SHBG is lowish 20 nmol/L.</p><p></p><p>Would bet that your trough FT is even higher than you think as you most likely never had it tested using an accurate assay.</p><p></p><p>The only way to know where your FT level truly sits is to have it tested using an accurate assay such as the gold standard Equilibrium Dialysis or Ultrafiltration.</p><p></p><p>You easily have room to lower your dose and you will still be able to hit a healthy FT.</p><p></p><p>When tweaking a protocol (dose T/injection frequency) it is common to experience ups/downs during the transition as the body is trying to adjust.</p><p></p><p>T levels will be in flux during the following weeks until blood levels have stabilized (4-6 weeks TC/TE).</p><p></p><p>Much harder going down than coming up so you may be in for a bumpy ride during the transition.</p><p></p><p>Even then once blood levels have stabilized it will take time for the body to adapt to the new set-point and this is the critical time period when one should gauge how they truly feel overall regarding low-t symptoms.</p><p></p><p>Every protocol should be given 12 weeks before claiming it was truly a success or failure.</p><p></p><p>Would be more sensible to drop your dose from 200--->150 mg/week.</p><p></p><p>Cutting your dose by 50 mg T is going to have a big impact on dropping your TT/FT.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="madman, post: 220194, member: 13851"] 200 mg T/week split into more frequent injections is a whopping dose of T and would easily have most men's trough FT high/absurdly high. Looking over your lab's post #3 you are hitting a very high trough TT of almost 1200 ng/dL (1197) and your SHBG is lowish 20 nmol/L. Would bet that your trough FT is even higher than you think as you most likely never had it tested using an accurate assay. The only way to know where your FT level truly sits is to have it tested using an accurate assay such as the gold standard Equilibrium Dialysis or Ultrafiltration. You easily have room to lower your dose and you will still be able to hit a healthy FT. When tweaking a protocol (dose T/injection frequency) it is common to experience ups/downs during the transition as the body is trying to adjust. T levels will be in flux during the following weeks until blood levels have stabilized (4-6 weeks TC/TE). Much harder going down than coming up so you may be in for a bumpy ride during the transition. Even then once blood levels have stabilized it will take time for the body to adapt to the new set-point and this is the critical time period when one should gauge how they truly feel overall regarding low-t symptoms. Every protocol should be given 12 weeks before claiming it was truly a success or failure. Would be more sensible to drop your dose from 200--->150 mg/week. Cutting your dose by 50 mg T is going to have a big impact on dropping your TT/FT. [/QUOTE]
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