Dosage VS Levels

[brandlife]

I’ve been on TRT for about 2 years now and have a local dr that I see. She’s more of a vanity dr and not a urologist but she’s also not a pill mill “male clinic” either which I like. I’ve heard stories of clinics really just issuing you stuff and not really caring for you and I’ve heard some drs really hasn’t long you and giving you a hard time - she’s right in the middle

anyway I wanted to ask about dosage vs levels. I guess I’m pretty sensitive to test cyp bc I’m on 80mg per week (pin 2x’s per week) and that keeps my total test around the 1100-1200 mark. I blast in the summers at 140mg per week and I get up to 1500 total test.

1 - how do you guys feel about dosage vs what your actual levels are?
2 - do my levels and strategy sound sane?
3 - how often do you test levels on trt?

 

[Mikereyn513]

The thing I when it comes to trt only you can answer those questions. Only you know how you feel. As long as your not getting any estrogenic side effects and don't need an a.i. or serm you're good. Of you were getting side effects than obviously you would need to decrease. You definitely are sensitive to the test tho. It sounds like you could be a "hyperresponder" to gear like a lot of pros. Guys that can get freakish results on not that much.

 

[brandlife]

The thing I when it comes to trt only you can answer those questions. Only you know how you feel. As long as your not getting any estrogenic side effects and don't need an a.i. or serm you're good. Of you were getting side effects than obviously you would need to decrease. You definitely are sensitive to the test tho. It sounds like you could be a "hyperresponder" to gear like a lot of pros. Guys that can get freakish results on not that much.

i’ve always been sensitive to all types of drugs and alcohol included so I am not surprised that I respond so quickly to any type of medication

The interesting perspective to the facts that only iCan answer certain questions is that last year when I first started my dosage I was taking 150 mg total per week and my levels were close to 1800. From what I have read that is pretty high and not healthy. Looking back, even though I thought I felt fine my blood pressure was also through the roof and it was a bit much…..

 

[Uncle_E]

How long after injection are you testing? I was testing once a year, but the clinic changed it to every 8 months now. I avoid split doses leading up to the test and inject once a week, then get tested 7 days later, fasted in the morning.

200 mg test cyp/week has me in the 900’s 7 days later. 100mg/week has me a little under 500 7 days later. Sounds like you respond to it better than I do!

 

[Dick-Hertz]

I always fall into the 5x rule. When I do 200 mg, I test at around 1000 mg total-test.
Normally I just do 150 mg a week and fall around 750-800 total-test, which is where I feel my best.
I dont like being in the high range, I start to get the negative sides when I use a bit more.
(Hematocrit, BP, anxiety, etc).

At 150 mg or so, all my sides and blood-markers are perfect...

 

[Dick-Hertz]

I always fall into the 5x rule. When I do 200 mg, I test at around 1000 mg total-test.
Normally I just do 150 mg a week and fall around 750-800 total-test, which is where I feel my best.
I dont like being in the high range, I start to get the negative sides when I use a bit more.
(Hematocrit, BP, anxiety, etc).

At 150 mg or so, all my sides and blood-markers are perfect... (And coincidentally, feel much better).

 

[Mikereyn513]

i’ve always been sensitive to all types of drugs and alcohol included so I am not surprised that I respond so quickly to any type of medication

The interesting perspective to the facts that only iCan answer certain questions is that last year when I first started my dosage I was taking 150 mg total per week and my levels were close to 1800. From what I have read that is pretty high and not healthy. Looking back, even though I thought I felt fine my blood pressure was also through the roof and it was a bit much…..

Yea if your blood pressure is that high than you either have to drop the dose or take an ARB like telmisartan. My blood pressure always spikes like that when I do orals especially dbol

 

[Mikereyn513]

I always fall into the 5x rule. When I do 200 mg, I test at around 1000 mg total-test.
Normally I just do 150 mg a week and fall around 750-800 total-test, which is where I feel my best.
I dont like being in the high range, I start to get the negative sides when I use a bit more.
(Hematocrit, BP, anxiety, etc).

At 150 mg or so, all my sides and blood-markers are perfect... (And coincidentally, feel much better).

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[brandlife]

The thing I when it comes to trt only you can answer those questions. Only you know how you feel. As long as your not getting any estrogenic side effects and don't need an a.i. or serm you're good. Of you were getting side effects than obviously you would need to decrease. You definitely are sensitive to the test tho. It sounds like you could be a "hyperresponder" to gear like a lot of pros. Guys that can get freakish results on not that much.

at 150mg per week I do get itchy nips and take a .5 armidex 1x's per week and that usually sets me straight.

"when" to test is really the key - I have no clue. I get legit bloods from labcorp and not a flinger prick.
Last time I waited full week and didn't do any injections that week bc I didn't want to alarm my dr and my levels were pretty low...in the 500's - I just got a slip to do more bloods and not sure when.

I always fall into the 5x rule. When I do 200 mg, I test at around 1000 mg total-test.
Normally I just do 150 mg a week and fall around 750-800 total-test, which is where I feel my best.
I dont like being in the high range, I start to get the negative sides when I use a bit more.
(Hematocrit, BP, anxiety, etc).

At 150 mg or so, all my sides and blood-markers are perfect...

I agree about how I feel. At the high levels I really still felt great, had great gains, but my BP was pretty high and I was pretty aggressive, but thats how I roll in the summer time. I'm on the beach 3 x's a week and like to look my best.