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My 6 weeks TRT Labs: advise welcome
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<blockquote data-quote="madman" data-source="post: 259922" data-attributes="member: 13851"><p>As I have stated numerous times over the years 6 weeks means nothing when looking at the bigger picture.</p><p></p><p>Unless your trough FT level was absurdly low (far from common) or on the other extreme high/absurdly high and you were struggling with sides it would be a big mistake tweaking your protocol.</p><p></p><p>Every protocol should be given 12 weeks to gauge whether it is a success or failure.</p><p></p><p>When using TC/TE steady state is achieved (4-6 weeks).</p><p></p><p>Once a steady state is achieved it will take time for your body to adapt to your new set-point.</p><p></p><p>As you can clearly see on < 90 mg T/week ( 30 mg split M/W/F) you are hitting a very high trough TT 1000+ ng/dL and more importantly a high trough FT as your SHBG 36 nmol/L is normal (not high/low).</p><p></p><p>Top it off that this is your true trough Monday morning ( 72 hrs post-injection) on the M/W/F protocol which means that your peak TT, FT, and estradiol will be much higher!</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Dosage</strong>: Should I <strong><u>increase decrease the dosage</u></strong>? I know for some in this forum "more is better", but maybe lower will be better? or not?</li> </ul><p></p><p>More in the majority of cases is never better when your trough FT is already high.</p><p></p><p>Even then your RBCs, hemoglobin, and hematocrit are sitting at the top-end.</p><p></p><p>Although this should not be a big deal seeing as you mention no symptoms keep in mind that you are only 6 weeks in on such protocol and it will take anywhere from 6-9 months or in some cases up to a year to reach peak levels.</p><p></p><p>So where your RBCs, hemoglobin, and hematocrit sit now is not where they are going to be 6-12 months down the road.</p><p></p><p>Increasing your T dose which would bring up your peak/trough TT/FT will only drive up those blood markers further!</p><p></p><p>If anything you need to give the protocol more time to truly gauge how you feel overall.</p><p></p><p>Again big mistake tweaking your dose/injection frequency 6 weeks in.</p><p></p><p>Glad to see you are finally hitting FT levels you can brag about LOL.</p><p></p><p>Keep us posted on where this goes.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/sleep-question.26473/#post-238838[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="madman, post: 259922, member: 13851"] As I have stated numerous times over the years 6 weeks means nothing when looking at the bigger picture. Unless your trough FT level was absurdly low (far from common) or on the other extreme high/absurdly high and you were struggling with sides it would be a big mistake tweaking your protocol. Every protocol should be given 12 weeks to gauge whether it is a success or failure. When using TC/TE steady state is achieved (4-6 weeks). Once a steady state is achieved it will take time for your body to adapt to your new set-point. As you can clearly see on < 90 mg T/week ( 30 mg split M/W/F) you are hitting a very high trough TT 1000+ ng/dL and more importantly a high trough FT as your SHBG 36 nmol/L is normal (not high/low). Top it off that this is your true trough Monday morning ( 72 hrs post-injection) on the M/W/F protocol which means that your peak TT, FT, and estradiol will be much higher! [LIST] [*][B]Dosage[/B]: Should I [B][U]increase decrease the dosage[/U][/B]? I know for some in this forum "more is better", but maybe lower will be better? or not? [/LIST] More in the majority of cases is never better when your trough FT is already high. Even then your RBCs, hemoglobin, and hematocrit are sitting at the top-end. Although this should not be a big deal seeing as you mention no symptoms keep in mind that you are only 6 weeks in on such protocol and it will take anywhere from 6-9 months or in some cases up to a year to reach peak levels. So where your RBCs, hemoglobin, and hematocrit sit now is not where they are going to be 6-12 months down the road. Increasing your T dose which would bring up your peak/trough TT/FT will only drive up those blood markers further! If anything you need to give the protocol more time to truly gauge how you feel overall. Again big mistake tweaking your dose/injection frequency 6 weeks in. Glad to see you are finally hitting FT levels you can brag about LOL. Keep us posted on where this goes. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/sleep-question.26473/#post-238838[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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