Peaks and valleys injecting every 3.5 days

[lcvl]

Hi everybody,

Has anyone ever quantified the magnitude of peaks and valleys in TT and FT levels when injecting E3.5 days?

I always do my blood testing on injection day, right before my shot. Wondering if there's a way to aproximately calculate my peak, based on those values.

Thanks!

 

[Vince Carter]

If you're on a good stable program that you like it would be informative to test your T/E/FT and so on, 12-24hrs post injection, just to get a perspective on the otherside of things. I've seen a 24hr high of 1475 before.

 

[CoastWatcher]

If you're on a good stable program that you like it would be informative to test your T/E/FT and so on, 12-24hrs post injection, just to get a perspective on the otherside of things. I've seen a 24hr high of 1475 before.

Sound advice. Test for peak and trough. I had an enormous variation, much greater than I would have anticipated.

 

[lcvl]

Thanks guys.

Vince Carter, a 1475 high and a low point of...? I know we all respond differently, but just to get an idea of what the variance might be...

 

[Vince Carter]

I remember a trough of 880 at that time

 

[lcvl]

On a E3.5 day protocol? That's a pretty huge swing...

 

[CoastWatcher]

I went from a peak of 1100 to a trough of 770 when on a 3.5-day injection schedule. I certainly felt it.

 

[Nelson Vergel]

I have not found one single published study about PK of T injections following the protocol that many of us use on ExcelMale.com

I assume that our peaks and valleys are a lot smoother. Does our T peaks 1.5 days after injection? No one knows.

If anyone wants to do an experiment testing their TT and FT every day for 7 days with our protocol let me know. I will provide you with a super low cost for the tests for the sake of communal knowledge. Of course, all our livers and metabolisms are different, so a PK curve may differ from person to person.

 

[gallan]

I'd be up for that but I think the labs are closed on Saturday and Sunday...so...5 days of testing?

 

[ERO]

Also everybody, the magnitude of the swing in levels are greatly dependent upon one's SHBG levels. Guys with low SHBG are going to have a larger difference between peak and trough than guys with mid-range or higher SHBG. Its why a lot of low SHBG guys inject daily or EOD.

 

[lcvl]

My SHBG is usually at mid range, and on a E3.5D protocol (Monday morning and Thursday mid-day injections) I rarely feel any (low) fluctuations in T levels.
The only exception is what I call the "Tuesday effect". On Tuesdays, the day after my Monday injection, I almost always feel great. A great night of sleep (Monday night), great mood in the morning, really positive outlook at life, great energy throughout the day. I guess it's because of the T peaking 24hours after the shot. The funny thing is that I don't get the same effect on Friday (day after my second shot of the week).
Again, overall I feel pretty good on this protocol, but still I can feel that little extra boost on Tuesdays.