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Switching to sub q injections raised libido
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<blockquote data-quote="madman" data-source="post: 209419" data-attributes="member: 13851"><p>Most would never need 200+ mg T/week to achieve a healthy let alone high FT and yes even men with highish/high SHBG.</p><p></p><p>Many men can easily achieve a healthy let alone high or in some cases absurdly high trough FT on 100-150 mg T/week when split whether twice weekly (every 3.5 days), M/W/F, EOD let alone daily.</p><p></p><p>Some may very well need the higher end dose but it is far from common.</p><p></p><p>Was your previous protocol 200 mg T injected once weekly and were labs done at the trough?</p><p></p><p>As you can see your TT 1035 ng/dL is high but far from absurdly high and seeing as your SHBG is high 63.4 nmol/L then your FT would most likely still be high (low-mid 30 ng/dL) but far from absurdly high although if these are your levels at true trough (7 days post-injection) than your peak TT/FT and e2 levels will be absurdly high 8-12 hrs post-injection/during the first few days of the week.</p><p></p><p>You jumped on trt blasting out of the gate using 250 mg T/week let alone 200.</p><p></p><p>The best piece of advice is to start low and go slow.</p><p></p><p>T-only protocol as we want to see how your body reacts to testosterone.</p><p></p><p>Would have been more sensible to start on a lower dose split twice weekly.</p><p></p><p>It is always easier to go up than come down.</p><p></p><p>You made a drastic jump going from 200--->100 mg T/week which would be a much harder transition and most would experience a bumpy ride as the body is trying to adjust during the weeks leading up until blood levels have stabilized (4-6 weeks).</p><p></p><p>Even then once blood levels have stabilized it will take time for the body to fully adapt to the new set-point and this is the critical time period when one should gauge how they truly feel regarding relief/improvement of low-t symptoms and overall well-being.</p><p></p><p>Whether just starting trt or tweaking a protocol (increasing/decreasing dose) every protocol should be given 12 weeks to claim whether it was truly a success or failure.</p><p></p><p>The dose of T should only be increased at the 6 week mark if one feels terrible due to trough FT level being too low (far from common).</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, you started out on a very high dose of T and made the mistake of cutting your dose too much (50%) reduction.</p><p></p><p>Now your trough FT is too low.</p><p></p><p>Need to find the middle ground.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="madman, post: 209419, member: 13851"] Most would never need 200+ mg T/week to achieve a healthy let alone high FT and yes even men with highish/high SHBG. Many men can easily achieve a healthy let alone high or in some cases absurdly high trough FT on 100-150 mg T/week when split whether twice weekly (every 3.5 days), M/W/F, EOD let alone daily. Some may very well need the higher end dose but it is far from common. Was your previous protocol 200 mg T injected once weekly and were labs done at the trough? As you can see your TT 1035 ng/dL is high but far from absurdly high and seeing as your SHBG is high 63.4 nmol/L then your FT would most likely still be high (low-mid 30 ng/dL) but far from absurdly high although if these are your levels at true trough (7 days post-injection) than your peak TT/FT and e2 levels will be absurdly high 8-12 hrs post-injection/during the first few days of the week. You jumped on trt blasting out of the gate using 250 mg T/week let alone 200. The best piece of advice is to start low and go slow. T-only protocol as we want to see how your body reacts to testosterone. Would have been more sensible to start on a lower dose split twice weekly. It is always easier to go up than come down. You made a drastic jump going from 200--->100 mg T/week which would be a much harder transition and most would experience a bumpy ride as the body is trying to adjust during the weeks leading up until blood levels have stabilized (4-6 weeks). Even then once blood levels have stabilized it will take time for the body to fully adapt to the new set-point and this is the critical time period when one should gauge how they truly feel regarding relief/improvement of low-t symptoms and overall well-being. Whether just starting trt or tweaking a protocol (increasing/decreasing dose) every protocol should be given 12 weeks to claim whether it was truly a success or failure. The dose of T should only be increased at the 6 week mark if one feels terrible due to trough FT level being too low (far from common). Unfortunately, you started out on a very high dose of T and made the mistake of cutting your dose too much (50%) reduction. Now your trough FT is too low. Need to find the middle ground. [/QUOTE]
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