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New to TRT - First Protocol Results
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<blockquote data-quote="S1W" data-source="post: 192073" data-attributes="member: 16947"><p>I guess I can't honestly speak to what 50mg/day of cream should do since I've never dosed that low and don't recall seeing anyone here who did either. Your results do not surprise me though considering the dose.</p><p></p><p>I now understand the method of dosing you are using. My first TRT prescription was for cream and I also used a dosing syringe. I have since used Topi-Clicks and can say that they make it way easier. One thing you'll want to be aware of while using the dosing syringe is to draw way more cream into the syringe than you need, then slowly inject it back in til you get to your dose marking. It's easy to get big air bubbles in the syringe and because of the opacity of the cream, it can look like you have a properly measured dose when in fact it might be half air.</p><p></p><p>The pharmacy your doc is using likely can give you Topi-Clicks, too. After months of fussing with dosing syringes, I asked my small local pharmacy if they had Topi-Clicks and they said "Yeah, but they cost a little more". The money was not an issue lol.</p><p></p><p>As a side note, I would say go into this optimistically - injections are definitely more popular, but I managed to feel very good on the cream and still think it was one of the better overall protocols I've had.</p><p></p><p>It is very likely that you would see some changes to your blood work in 2 weeks, but it may/may not be indicative of where you would land with this protocol long-term. Additionally, blood work without subjective notes on how you have been feeling is not very useful and two weeks isn't enough time to evaluate that. Don't fall into the trap of feeling like blood work is some kind of report card and that you're trying to get good grades. Instead, focus on how you've been consistently feeling <em>before</em> you get the blood work, then use the blood work as some sort of metric for where you feel good. The lab numbers where people thrive are wildly different for everyone.</p><p></p><p>With that, I'd say skip the blood work in 2 weeks, save your money and time, be consistent with your new dosing, and just do the blood draw that would be required for your next appointment. Take notes about how you have been feeling before your get your blood work done. Those notes may be useful down the road.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="S1W, post: 192073, member: 16947"] I guess I can't honestly speak to what 50mg/day of cream should do since I've never dosed that low and don't recall seeing anyone here who did either. Your results do not surprise me though considering the dose. I now understand the method of dosing you are using. My first TRT prescription was for cream and I also used a dosing syringe. I have since used Topi-Clicks and can say that they make it way easier. One thing you'll want to be aware of while using the dosing syringe is to draw way more cream into the syringe than you need, then slowly inject it back in til you get to your dose marking. It's easy to get big air bubbles in the syringe and because of the opacity of the cream, it can look like you have a properly measured dose when in fact it might be half air. The pharmacy your doc is using likely can give you Topi-Clicks, too. After months of fussing with dosing syringes, I asked my small local pharmacy if they had Topi-Clicks and they said "Yeah, but they cost a little more". The money was not an issue lol. As a side note, I would say go into this optimistically - injections are definitely more popular, but I managed to feel very good on the cream and still think it was one of the better overall protocols I've had. It is very likely that you would see some changes to your blood work in 2 weeks, but it may/may not be indicative of where you would land with this protocol long-term. Additionally, blood work without subjective notes on how you have been feeling is not very useful and two weeks isn't enough time to evaluate that. Don't fall into the trap of feeling like blood work is some kind of report card and that you're trying to get good grades. Instead, focus on how you've been consistently feeling [I]before[/I] you get the blood work, then use the blood work as some sort of metric for where you feel good. The lab numbers where people thrive are wildly different for everyone. With that, I'd say skip the blood work in 2 weeks, save your money and time, be consistent with your new dosing, and just do the blood draw that would be required for your next appointment. Take notes about how you have been feeling before your get your blood work done. Those notes may be useful down the road. [/QUOTE]
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