truebuffalo
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Testing peak vs trough, even with a trough in natural ranges, around 829, my peak is at about 1200. I know that technically this may be the top end of the old range, but naturally, most men never achieve this number, even with high shbg.
With my trough lower, around 650, my peak stays in range, reaching about 1000 (which is still higher than most natural guys). But I kind of lose the benefits of TRT, they only happen after the shots and disappear.
My doctor switched me to creams for a trial. Huge boost in energy, erections, etc. But it ruins my sleep and my energy in the morning is awful until my cream dose kicks in. It is likely putting me WAY above natural range, and then dropping to nearly hypnogonadal levels by the next morning.
Therefore, I think daily injections would make sense to stay in the upper end of the range without going over. Aside from my first year on TRT, I've never had much of a libido on cyp, and erections never great. However, maybe if I stay in natural ranges, my body will adjust to them and having a constant number of say 8-900, staying in range the entire week.
Has anyone with normal shbg here tried daily injections, and what was your experience?
I know that going over the range isnt inherently BAD, but I kind of like the idea of staying within what the body was naturally meant to accomodate.
As far as natural DHT, the range in labcorp is 30-85. My DHT on injections comes back at 60-63, should that be enough for a strong, youthful libido? The only thing I found to boost it was the cream, which puts me at least 2x over the reference range for DHT. Nobody should need that much for a youthful libido or strong erections, right?
Also, full disclosure about libido, I have not gone more than 3 weeks without porn since I was a teenager. Has anyone here quit porn and restored libido/sexual function and can share their experience?
With my trough lower, around 650, my peak stays in range, reaching about 1000 (which is still higher than most natural guys). But I kind of lose the benefits of TRT, they only happen after the shots and disappear.
My doctor switched me to creams for a trial. Huge boost in energy, erections, etc. But it ruins my sleep and my energy in the morning is awful until my cream dose kicks in. It is likely putting me WAY above natural range, and then dropping to nearly hypnogonadal levels by the next morning.
Therefore, I think daily injections would make sense to stay in the upper end of the range without going over. Aside from my first year on TRT, I've never had much of a libido on cyp, and erections never great. However, maybe if I stay in natural ranges, my body will adjust to them and having a constant number of say 8-900, staying in range the entire week.
Has anyone with normal shbg here tried daily injections, and what was your experience?
I know that going over the range isnt inherently BAD, but I kind of like the idea of staying within what the body was naturally meant to accomodate.
As far as natural DHT, the range in labcorp is 30-85. My DHT on injections comes back at 60-63, should that be enough for a strong, youthful libido? The only thing I found to boost it was the cream, which puts me at least 2x over the reference range for DHT. Nobody should need that much for a youthful libido or strong erections, right?
Also, full disclosure about libido, I have not gone more than 3 weeks without porn since I was a teenager. Has anyone here quit porn and restored libido/sexual function and can share their experience?
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