Dr increased TRT doseage.

[jamieruggiero]

Hello, almost a year ago I started TRT, 100mg a week, my initial lab showed under 200 for total T. It went up hight and then balanced out at 624. I got my year checkup labs done and T back down to 124. So Doc upped dosage to 120mg weekly.
I just have a hard time understanding why it would drop so low again while on trt, it had only been 4 days since my last 100mg injection..
Any ways just wondering if this has happened to others?

 

[datsthat]

That is very strange. Are you doing bloodwork with exact same protocol as your other bloodwork?

 

[kenpoengineer]

Similar thing happened to me. I've been on TRT for a year at 45 mg E3.5. Last bloodwork surprised me with my TT and FT dropping and the doctor increasing my dosage.

 

[jamieruggiero]

Same protocol, blood work taken 4-5 days after last injection..
I still have yet to hear why I have low T at 36.. Pituitary showed no issues, my tyroid has a node but my blood levels for lhyroid I been told are okay..
I had a ultra sound on the testicles, said they looked fine.. just one of those things where I'm baffled, and wish I knew why?

 

[fame126]

Same protocol, blood work taken 4-5 days after last injection..
I still have yet to hear why I have low T at 36.. Pituitary showed no issues, my tyroid has a node but my blood levels for lhyroid I been told are okay..
I had a ultra sound on the testicles, said they looked fine.. just one of those things where I'm baffled, and wish I knew why?

Exact same here man! We simply do not produce enough is what I'm going with. Really no other explanation. I started when I was 33 and am 35 now

 

[bad rad]

I had a similar issue after being on Test E for about 18 months. I switched to Test Cyp and my levels went back to normal for my dosage. Now I alternate the esters. I don't know why but supposedly the body adapts to clearing the specific ester.

 

[kisaj]

This is a very interesting topic because mine actually have gone up over the latest year. TRT is a constant learning experience. I love it because, in the end, we are responsible for our own hormone management.

 

[jcam222]

What other blood work was done other than the total and maybe free test levels? There are a host of things to balance where the T can get lost on pathways. Was SHBG checked? Free T?

I theorize sometimes too that when the first check is done after starting TRT that perhaps the body isnt shut down yet and you get your natty plus the exogenous hormone. A year later you are shut down big time. Just a thought?