ohiostate2827
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Looking for actual guys only with low shbg at 12 or less that have found successful trt protocols. Mine sits around 9 to 10 on recent labs. Im running testosterone enanthate only finding it difficult to get dialed in
Guys with low shbg trt protocols?
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Getnthat$
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Think about all possible ways you could be lowering it. Honestly low shbg literally is effected by so many variables unless you divulge so much health info, diet, lifestyle and so on it's hard for another to really assist. AI is your friend when it comes to this type of troubleshooting. I have great numbers except low SHGB and I'm also at 12 not really worried about it. When the rest of your numbers are optimal and above....hell k make massive gains consistently without stall. I've also been doing this over 3 decades though. My advice configure your own health AI model. People knock it since they don't know how to use it or its capabilities. It's going to revolutionize this industry among all others and life itself.
Smont
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I can most likely help you figure out if you wanna answer some questions.
Was shbg low before TRT, or is TRT making it low. (Also is free testosterone high?)
Are you going through a clinic or doctor that gives you 1 shot per week or every other week? Bigger less frequent doses cause bigger spikes and drops.
And physical or mental side effects
Any red flags on bloods for insulin resistants or anything like that
ohiostate2827
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Trt made my shbg low..I use a local dr who's on trt as well.. right now daily injections 8mg enanthate..I have done every type of frequency..twice a week shbg went up to 16..no health issues everything has been ruled out
ohiostate2827
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Mine just getting estradiol stable..need e2 in the low 20s upper teens
CorpKiller
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Me. My SHBG was a problem. Low dose TRT currently. 80mg per week. Levels good now.
CorpKiller
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My primary care physician couldn’t discern that my SHBG was the issue. Went to a specialist.
thescience
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what do you mean by dialed in? is there an issue where free estrogen is bothering you?
ohiostate2827
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Yes cause my shbg is so low estradiol im very sensitive to any type of fluctuations
thescience
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I thought just giving it time for trt, as shbg is known to rise significantly at the 60 day mark of use, particularly to the extent dosing is supraphysiological
ohiostate2827
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Shbg hasn't raised over time. It has dropped
Smont
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8mg per day? I know there's some who do this, but standard TRT is 100-150mg and I can almost guarantee that if you switch to 100 to 150 and inject only once or twice a week, shbg will go up. The low dose and high frequency doesn't create a high enough peak for you it seems.
A higher dose less frequently will make a larger testosterone peak and that's going to raise shbg. That bigger dose triggers a regulatory effect and shbg goes up to raise free testosterone to create a balance if you will.
Other possible reasons....
High estrogen I believe can lower shbg and like you said, low shbg can make you very estrogen sensitive.
(AI usually lowers shbg, but if shbg is low from high estrogen, then it may create balance once estrogen levels get normalized) The estrogen and ai relationship to shbg is tricky and I don't completely understand it, just being transparent. I would assume something like dim may help if with your estrogen sensitivity as it balances estrogen more then inhibits it. Dim is a pretty low risk cheap supplement that might be helpful and shouldn't have much if any issues at all
Insulin sensitivity has a big impact, people who are insulin resistant have low shbg
Thyroid - hyperthyroidism=high shbg
- hypothyroidism=low shbg
Liver health - shbg is made in the liver
As far as just regular supplements go
V-D3
V-A
Zinc
Boron
Fish/flax oil
A higher dose less frequently will make a larger testosterone peak and that's going to raise shbg. That bigger dose triggers a regulatory effect and shbg goes up to raise free testosterone to create a balance if you will.
Other possible reasons....
High estrogen I believe can lower shbg and like you said, low shbg can make you very estrogen sensitive.
(AI usually lowers shbg, but if shbg is low from high estrogen, then it may create balance once estrogen levels get normalized) The estrogen and ai relationship to shbg is tricky and I don't completely understand it, just being transparent. I would assume something like dim may help if with your estrogen sensitivity as it balances estrogen more then inhibits it. Dim is a pretty low risk cheap supplement that might be helpful and shouldn't have much if any issues at all
Insulin sensitivity has a big impact, people who are insulin resistant have low shbg
Thyroid - hyperthyroidism=high shbg
- hypothyroidism=low shbg
Liver health - shbg is made in the liver
As far as just regular supplements go
V-D3
V-A
Zinc
Boron
Fish/flax oil