Pretty New to TRT

imajeckel

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Im pretty new to this TRT...I'm a 29yr old. I was very big into lifting up until i was about 26. Started a family and had a few injuries and fell off the wagon for a while.
About a yr ago i started working out again. I have lost ALOT of muscle and gain ALOT of fat. So i started out slow getting back in to it. I figured i was going to be sluggish in the gym for a while.
Well after about 6 months of working out i wasnt gaining anymore energy nore was I losing much fat. Went to the Dr and my Test levels were around 150ng/dl. Started me on a gel. it brought it up to 240ng/dl.
from reading and having younger kids i decided injections were better for me. to many times where kids would wake up right after i put my gel on in the morning and had to hold them away from me.
Dr put me on 200mg/ml every 2 weeks. I feel pretty good after it for about 3 or 4 days. she checked it again about being on shots for 2 months. she wanted it checked at 3 days before my next injections.
When i did that it was about 220ng/dl. she said she wants me to have a lvl over 250ng/dl but she is going to check it 3 days after my injections. Well to me, 3 days after i inject 200mg it will be that high.
Whats do you guys think a good value after 3 days would be? I get my blood drawn tomorrow. Should i talk to my Dr. about maybe uping my dosage to where my total is higher then 250 at the end of the injections to?
What are some suggestions from you guys since alot of you guys have been on it for a while. when i first started i hoping to maintain around 400-800 all the time. I thought about injecting 100mg every week instead.
 
I believe two weeks between shots is to long.....you would have more stable blood levels of T if you were on a e5d protocol. I personally pin twice weekly to help cut down on spikes and I get away with taking less AI.....good luck and keep us updated
 
Just had my labs drawn and my total test was 484 after a 200mg injection on Friday. Is that still pretty low for just 3 days after.
 
First off I am the same age as you and sound like the same. First thing I would demand something between 600-800 just getting over 250 is the class doctor looking at ranges, 250 is low for a 50 year old. 400 would be fine I guess if you felt good.

As for the shots every week is a must. The funny thing is the dosage instructions on the medication says 200 every 2 weeks and not to do anymore but everybody knows. I started out on 100 every 7 days and am at every six days now. Im not so sure the 100mg was good so I bumped up to 140 and waiting to see how that looks.

Also you may want to look into an Aromatase inhibitor (AI) or HCG which I am pushing for now. steroids will turn into extrogen which basically negates the positive affects of testoserone and can cause bloating, sore nipples, etc. HCG will help eliminate ball shrinkage and and keep you fertile, but if thats not a concern you may not want HCG. I would test before you get those, seems like some docs just start it immediately, but I think the better method is to start on T and see what your body needs, less meds the better for me.
 
I called and ask for a estrogen level Tobe done today too so I guess I will see what that is. I'm not worried about being fertile. We have 3 kids and my wife just had her tubes tied. I don't really noticed anything at the 485... I'm going to ask for at least 200 ew I think
 
I called and ask for a estrogen level Tobe done today too so I guess I will see what that is. I'm not worried about being fertile. We have 3 kids and my wife just had her tubes tied. I don't really noticed anything at the 485... I'm going to ask for at least 200 ew I think

Even if your doc says no to shots one a week as long as you have enough shots you can do it anyways. I think if you did weekly you would have a better experience. I was doing seven days in between now doing six I cant imagine waiting another 7 days for it. Also the half life of Test is like 5 days so really at about 10 days out its all out of your system anyways.

But as for your reading three days after I would think that number would provide your peak or starting a descent a little. From everything I have seen you need blood work the day of your shot before the shot. The idea is the day of your shot should be the lowest point and you want to work to keep that within range. and your peak will be higher.
 
The closest to the day of my shot was 3 days before. it was after 11days and i was at 220. My concern is even if she keeps me at 200mg eow and i split it to 100ew...if 200mg only brought me to 485 is 100mg ew only going to get me to like 350. thats still at the low end of normal. so basicly im going to be back down to where i started about 5 days after my injection. im going to ask her if i can take a injection and have my blood drew the next morning and then at day 5,6,7. Think that would benefit me.when i started all of this i was hoping for my test to be about 400-500ng at all times at least with a max of 700-800ng a day or 2 after injections. The injections do not bother me so i will be doing them ew no matter what she says
 
well bc of insurance reasons i had to have them do my last 2 injections. and they were in the glute but when i did it my self they were in my thigh. I was using a 22g inch and using the whole thing. Im not sure what they were doing
 
i started with a 21g and that hurt, now I pull with 21 and pin with 23g. try and get a smaller pin needle, it seems 23 is popular but some guys go even smaller which mean it will take longer.
 
I was told by the dr that 200mg eow is the standard dose but I have to take 100mg ew for a month and see what it brings it up too. The. I ask her he if she would treat me the same way she would treat. 60 yr old and she stated yes. Do you think it's time to start looking for a new dr
 
I was told by the dr that 200mg eow is the standard dose but I have to take 100mg ew for a month and see what it brings it up too. The. I ask her he if she would treat me the same way she would treat. 60 yr old and she stated yes. Do you think it's time to start looking for a new dr

maybe not, the treatment should be the same, but the end result might be different.
 
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