Your best ways to lower Hematocrit?

[Mojo88]

So I was looking at one of my emails from a body building site (I like to go to the gym, even at 70, haha), and they had the list below of 9 ways to lower Hematocrit. Mine was 54 when I was doing ~110mg T-Cyp IM per week, so the Doc said it needs to be lower. As per #1 in the list below, I reduced to 80mg/week and my Hematocrit did indeed go down to 49. I still have some headaches and BP is a tad elevated, so I'd like to get the Hematocrit down lower. Are you guys with Hematocrit issues using any of these methods below? Which worked out best for you?

Thanks

1 Use a lower dose of testosterone​

2 Switch to subcutaneous injections​

3 Consider another mode of TRT​

4 Donate blood​

5 Hydrate​

6 Avoid or reduce red meat consumption​

7 Address sleep apnea​

8 Take curcumin​

9 Use Losartan to treat high blood pressure​

 

[Vince]

I agree with the subq injections. You could consider daily injections like I do. I haven't donated blood for over 5 years now. I use 29g 1/2-in syringe. Makes for a nice sub. Q or shallow IM injection. I'll show you my last labs.

 

[Vince]

Vince Shares his Daily Testosterone plus DHEA and Pregnenolone Results - Excel Male TRT Forum

My protocol, same as last labs. 16 mg of testosterone cypionate daily, 500 iu of hcg twice weekly and no AI. Pregnenolone 10 mg and 25 mg of DHEA. My last injection before labs, about 28 hr.s. Testosterone, Total, LC/MS, 1035.9 High ng/dL 264.0-916.0 Testosterone, Free 33.77...

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[Systemlord]

Donate blood​

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I get phlebotomies every month. For me it's not as simple as lowering the dosage because my testosterone levels drop too low too early in the day

I'm on Jatenzo which has a very short half-life.

 

[Nelson Vergel]

Here are a few other ways:

Search results for: 'blog high hematocrit caused by trt how to lower it'

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[Mojo88]

Well, I decided to try #2 - did my first Sub-Q today. Very easy, and no damaged muscle fibers!

 

[Deleted member 43589]

So I was looking at one of my emails from a body building site (I like to go to the gym, even at 70, haha), and they had the list below of 9 ways to lower Hematocrit. Mine was 54 when I was doing ~110mg T-Cyp IM per week, so the Doc said it needs to be lower. As per #1 in the list below, I reduced to 80mg/week and my Hematocrit did indeed go down to 49. I still have some headaches and BP is a tad elevated, so I'd like to get the Hematocrit down lower. Are you guys with Hematocrit issues using any of these methods below? Which worked out best for you?

Thanks

1 Use a lower dose of testosterone​

2 Switch to subcutaneous injections​

3 Consider another mode of TRT​

4 Donate blood​

5 Hydrate​

6 Avoid or reduce red meat consumption​

7 Address sleep apnea​

8 Take curcumin​

9 Use Losartan to treat high blood pressure​

I just did a therapeutic blood dump the other day on doctors orders. I did notice that my Hematocrit level had dropped 2 points just through being hydrated when I went to donate blood. Blood pressure, I took Losartan and it was ineffective with me to I asked to be switched to Telmisartan. Telmisartan has a 24 hour half-life and Losartan about 6 hour half-life. I already eat very little red meat and my testosterone dose is pretty low as it is. Been using a CPAP for years. Hey, glad to see you are still adamant about going to the gym. You got 5 years on me.