Injection frequency & effects on other issues

Sawdustmaker

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I currently do injections 2x per week. I'm with Defy Medical. My H&H always gets high and I have to donate blood. I also don't sleep well. I've heard from here and other places that increasing the frequency of injections (some say every day) that the H&H doesn't increase, at least not as much. A while back, I began donating whenever the Red Cross allows (every 54 days I believe) and my iron and ferritin went way down. In another post here, a user said his sleep improved when the iron and ferritin got up to normal. I haven't checked them since I stopped donating as often so not sure where the iron and ferritin are currently, but I'm getting labs in a month or so for something else so I'll get them checked.
So does increasing frequency of injections benefit H&H, or anything else? I'll run it by with Defy but I'm curious what other's experiences are.
Thanks,
Paul
 
When I switch to daily's I no longer had to donate blood. I wonder if it was from daily's or just longevity.

 
Wow daily! A lot syringes to buy! It the theory is right, maybe I'll start doing three per week and see what happens. Thanks.
Most daily guys inject Subq with small 5/16" 31 gauge needles. You don't even feel it. Are you currently injecting IM?

Reducing dose usually helps with sleep. Although my sleep sucks even on low dose and I've been on daily TRT for years lol. What is your weekly dose?
 
Wow daily! A lot syringes to buy! It the theory is right, maybe I'll start doing three per week and see what happens. Thanks.
I use a 29 g 1/2" easy touch syringe. I use both shallow IM and SubQ. I inject in shoulders, VG and love handles SubQ. I combine T and HCG in same syringe.
 
Most daily guys inject Subq with small 5/16" 31 gauge needles. You don't even feel it. Are you currently injecting IM?

Reducing dose usually helps with sleep. Although my sleep sucks even on low dose and I've been on daily TRT for years lol. What is your weekly dose?
Cypionate 200 mg/ml – 0.25 ml SQ twice weekly. How long does it take you to draw up and give a testosterone dose with a 31 gauge needle?! Like 15 minutes? :p
 
So does increasing frequency of injections benefit H&H, or anything else?
Nothing is a absolute in the hormone world. Give it a try and let us know.

One thing to consider is oral T (Jatenzo/Kyzatrex) affects H&H far less than injections that only a very small percentage of men experienced high H&H in the clinical trials.

You may be trading controlled H&H for low iron which is basically fixing one problem while causing another. I can't imagine feeling optimal in this situation.
 

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