First Bloodwork Since Starting TRT. High Total Test

Hey guys…so back in sept 2020 i had all the symptoms id hear associated with having low T…so I reach out to local clinic. get tested- it was at 268…so i start my TRT. .35ml of 250mg/ml test c 3x a week…It works I feel amazing…so after that i choose not to continue with the clinic due to cost after intro rate and continue on my own. I’ve been on test cyp ever since but due to the curiosity I have gradually increased my dosage now about .7ml 3x a week. I have no side effects, not even a pimple and have really relied on my body to tell me how its going. Still feel amazing with great gains in the gym and body fat loss. So i get my yearly blood work Monday and ask them to check my test levels and I was kinda shocked at my total test of 2269( i did pin that sunday before the monday test not thinking about it)
…i will attach everything but what do yall think? also my cholesterol is slightly higher than normal . I am open to all forms of criticism, hear to learn more. … see attached photos for blood for the test reading is very bottom on one of them.



Ive been there and its all about experimenting. Lower your dose a bit and test again in 3 months. I feel best around 1500TT, but Ive managed to get it down to 1250TT and feel ok

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0.7 ml 3x a week @ 250mg/ml is over 500mg a week. No wonder your levels are over 2200ng/dl

Thats not TRT, thats a cycle.

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Don’t see SHBG or FT on there, but assuming you’re “normal” I’d say you’re well above range needed for TRT. Enjoy for now, don’t cruise on this dose forever

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Is that 0,7ml divided into 3 week doses? Or you´re taking 0,7ml 3x per week ?

As said, if you´re doing it at 3*0,7ml = 2,1ml per week and assuming each ml contains 250mg, then…you´re doing 525mg of testosterone per week.

Sorry to say, but that´s is not TRT.

Please notice, I´m not an expert in this matter by any means. Just my 2 cents.

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Thanks everyone for your replies, I do realize I am way past TRT :sweat_smile: but just wanted to make sure nothing was crazy out of line… So for me going forward my dosage now will put me in this range. as middleages said kinda just experimenting now seeing when things put me. I am going to dial it back to .5ml 3x a week and retest in a few months see where that puts me. I plan on staying on test for awhile so i want to find something that works that i can cruise on… i was honestly in a dark place , little to no motivation not a good outlook for anything, sleepy alot . tried the Dr route, ended up on anti depressants blah blah blah. helped a little but took a toll elsewhere…like not getting hard. weird mind. stopped those. figured try the TRT route…bingo. So much has changed since I started and not even considering the gym portion of it. Thats like a bonus

Yes, 125mg (1ml = 250mg T) per week is more within what TRT is.

Although I´m not on TRT, never been, what I have always read from the most experienced users along the time I visit this forum is that TRT is not a sprinting race, it is a marathon. And the least effective dose that resolves your symptoms and makes you feel normal again, will be the best you can use.