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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Basics & Questions
What should I do to get T levels to normal
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<blockquote data-quote="BadassBlues" data-source="post: 269606" data-attributes="member: 38526"><p>Hi Dave,</p><p></p><p>Injection intervals are just as important as dosage. When you inject testosterone cypionate (cypionate is the ester that binds the testosterone) you are creating a depot that is dissolved over a period of time, slowly releasing the testosterone into your system. Cypionate has a half life of about 8 days. Right after injection, you get what is known as a peak, the highest level of T from the injection. This then fades into the trough, the lowest level of T. There are other esters that have different half lives, but cypionate is the most common.</p><p></p><p>In your case, injecting at two week intervals creates a long span with a very low trough. Essentially, after 8-10 days, you have none of the active medication in your system and since your HPTA is now shut down from using exogenous (not your own) testosterone, your t levels plummet.</p><p></p><p>There are other esters that are designed for longer intervals, but most who have tried them don't report very good results. At least from what I have seen. Perhaps others on here can give a different perspective.</p><p></p><p>If you are going to stay with cypionate, you need to adjust your injection intervals to weekly, or bi weekly. Some guys do very well with a single IM (intramuscular) injection. Some do twice weekly, either IM or sub q (subcutaneous, just under the skin). Sub Q injections are quick and painless as you are using an insulin syringe.</p><p></p><p>There are newer oral forms of testosterone as well. I am not up to snuff on those, as I have not used them, or researched them. [USER=13851]@madman[/USER] would be a good source of info on that.</p><p></p><p>We are here to help, any questions, just ask.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BadassBlues, post: 269606, member: 38526"] Hi Dave, Injection intervals are just as important as dosage. When you inject testosterone cypionate (cypionate is the ester that binds the testosterone) you are creating a depot that is dissolved over a period of time, slowly releasing the testosterone into your system. Cypionate has a half life of about 8 days. Right after injection, you get what is known as a peak, the highest level of T from the injection. This then fades into the trough, the lowest level of T. There are other esters that have different half lives, but cypionate is the most common. In your case, injecting at two week intervals creates a long span with a very low trough. Essentially, after 8-10 days, you have none of the active medication in your system and since your HPTA is now shut down from using exogenous (not your own) testosterone, your t levels plummet. There are other esters that are designed for longer intervals, but most who have tried them don't report very good results. At least from what I have seen. Perhaps others on here can give a different perspective. If you are going to stay with cypionate, you need to adjust your injection intervals to weekly, or bi weekly. Some guys do very well with a single IM (intramuscular) injection. Some do twice weekly, either IM or sub q (subcutaneous, just under the skin). Sub Q injections are quick and painless as you are using an insulin syringe. There are newer oral forms of testosterone as well. I am not up to snuff on those, as I have not used them, or researched them. [USER=13851]@madman[/USER] would be a good source of info on that. We are here to help, any questions, just ask. [/QUOTE]
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