Acceptable testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) dosages and frequency

[jimmyo333]

I am 40 yrs old been on testosterone cypionate for 4 months I self inject 2 times a week with a complete dose of 1cc or 200mg .my starting t level was 225 and after 1 month it jumped to 1300 I lowered dose and still inject twice a week i was suffering from hot flashes and feeling up and down we added anastrozole to knock down estrogen levels .I feel great now level were at last test 900 still high but Im young and it feels good I would like to keep it up at 900 my Doctor is great he is actually on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) himself so i trust him and he is very helpful .I think these other doctors that are injecting people once a month are just plain cruel you feel good for a week and than you want to kill your self for 3 weeks after not fair if your Doctors a Prick you need to find one that is gonna help you not torture you .

 

[funkymonk]

So how often are much are you injecting per injection now? 100mg 2x a week?

 

[jimmyo333]

i am now injecting 100mg twice a week so 200 mg a week .I also have seen my cholesterol dropping off tooits always been high it was 320 and after 3 months its now 240 . it hasnt been this low in I dont know how long even when I was taken statins to lower my cholesterol it would never go lower than 270 .

 

[CenturionHRT]

sounds like it is working out for you. I am suprised 200mg a week only puts you at 900 though. when are you drawing blood in relation to your T injection?

 

[Geezer]

Should I "head for the hills?"

Am diagnosed with primary hypogonadism but unemployed & cannot afford the gel. Went to GP to transfer from androgel to injectible but they will only give me 1cc every 4 weeks. From this forum, this sounds VERY low. Should I ride this out or get a new GP? I am 5' 8" & 220#. Thanks to all for feedback.

 

[Tide14]

Am diagnosed with primary hypogonadism but unemployed & cannot afford the gel. Went to GP to transfer from androgel to injectible but they will only give me 1cc every 4 weeks. From this forum, this sounds VERY low. Should I ride this out or get a new GP? I am 5' 8" & 220#. Thanks to all for feedback.

I'm new to this so someone will correct me if I'm wrong but 1cc every 4 weeks? That sounds like a waste of time. You're looking at 200mg of test. It won't be frequent enough to build up your levels and it will be out of your system by the next shot. Hell, you probably will even feel worse.

 

[bobbythebody]

My docs been givin me 200mg every 2 wks. and I've been hittin 200mg of my own on the off weeks. Just got blood checked and I'm at 742 so now my doc said 300 every 3 or 4 weeks WTF I gotta talk to him or get another doc....

Don't feel to bad...my total test is 313 and my new doc told me that it's fine, needless to say I am getting ready to start a protocol from Maximus, hoping it gets here today!

 

[Beyoung]

ive been on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) for years and im prescribed 300 mg every 2 weeks , i divide that into 150 mg a week and when i get blood word done im usually in the high 5oo's-low600's range.

Are you just doing test?

 

[Beyoung]

Well, so it seems like 100mg of Test Cyp/E is good starting point.

What about Aromatase inhibitor (AI) and hCG dosages?

HCG two days a week before test injection. .25 mg of arimidex on day on and day two after test. Sorta standard testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) stuff.

 

[Beyoung]

900 range

My testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) guy says you want to be up in the 900 range to see any real improvements on all fronts.

 

[MoparMuscle]

I feel the best on a once every 5 day injection protocol

 

[Thedude67]

I just got bloodwork done n my total test level was 548. Bloods were taken 7 days after my last test shot. 200 mgs a wk split evenly 500ius hcg a wk

 

[Packgus]

Thedude - seems like you got some bad test. 200mg a week should have your levels close or over 1000.

 

[Thedude67]

I'm already on the team bro so that can't be . I was havin some estro issues n am thinkin maybe that was why my levels were low. B4 I started the protocol my test # was 171.

 

[confused123]

I know this thread is old but had to add my protocol....

On 200mg a week of cyp for months and still stuck at 259 total test....blood taken before weekly shot....Just blasted an extra 100mg for the week and acne comes back.....

some suggested estrogen problem...just started liquid arimidex hopefully it works.....

been looking for my sweet spot for 7months still havent found it..."still on roller coaster'

 

[wolfman010]

are you injecting vegetable oil? there's no way your test should be that low on 200mg a week. something is seriously wrong

 

[cjw2021]

confused, if arimidex doesn't work something stronger like letrozole may.

 

[Bullseye Forever]

well my dose is high for trt,300mg/week and my levels are staying in the 500's...

 

[DeusMalo]

I'm not sure why people keep thinking a particular dose of anything has the same effect on everyone - that's b.s. Whether test, supplements, food, Xanax, allergy meds or pain killers. Metabolism and half life's represent a small sample during testing of a drug - they are means, not exact.

At 200mg t cyp a week I was under 500, and it wasn't bogus test - sandoz t cyp from the pharmacy. My doc had me on 400mg/week and I wasn't even at 900. Granted it wasn't an optimized protocol but tweaks me when I see stuff like 'there's no way' - that's the friggin problem we're battling with doctors and getting OPTIMAL TRT. How many times on this forum we see ppl asking for help because their doc will only prescribe what's normal?

Sorry for the rant but c'mon guys don't feed into the problem we all want to solve.

 

[DeusMalo]

BTW confused - get your Aromatase inhibitor (AI) straight to get e2 down, look at SBHG and drive it lower and you'll see improvement. Your test will go up, but ur prob like me that it won't hit your optimal range at 200mg/week.