So i’ve been on Sustanon since late 2019, having been diagnosed with Klinefelters in 2015 and previously been on the gel and Nebido. I self inject sustanon every 3 weeks; follow an anti-inflammatory diet which has reduced my bmi, visceral fat levels, subcutaneous fat levels, etc;
I supplement with tongkat ali, nitric oxide, l-lysine and Fadogia Agrestis.
I have just requested an SHBG blood test and free T blood test and the results are back.
@swoops39 Laid out probably the most optimal (probably the best) approach for you — but how can you be sure it’s going to mess up your bloods if you haven’t even tried it? Right now — a long-acting ester and with that injection schedule and a long-acting ester, you’re basically strapped into a three-week hormonal rollercoaster. Your levels are likely spiking and crashing, which can seriously throw off how you feel between doses.
Also, don’t skip your thyroid panel — Klinefelter’s often comes with some off thyroid values, and that could be a hidden reason why your free T isn’t where it should be.
I’d rather have low T than endure that rollercoaster. Why don’t you spread that out to once or twice weekly? 100mg/wk would probably put your total and free testosterone within range without dangerously raising other metrics
@LivingWith Are you getting your bloods drawn at the trough, just before your next injection? That could explain why your SHBG is at 54. A 250mg dose of any testosterone ester should typically lower SHBG significantly, unless there are other underlying issues, like thyroid problems, affecting it.
Yes the NHS is a joke especially when TRT types are like a lottery with nebido and sustanon the only offerings in east sussex, yet other areas of the uk provide cypionate and will put you on HGH.
I have done a 125mg dose every 10 days in the past but I felt no different from taking 250mg every 21 days.
@tacojitzu - no i am not fixated on chasing a free T or bioavailable number on paper. I am 49, 195cm, 90kg with a small amount of stomach fat and can lose weight easily with a high protein anti-inflammatory diet but I’m assuming that if my SHBG levels were lower and bio-available T levels were higher - then maybe I might actually feel more able in the sex department and more able to build muscle.
These most recent ones were done 1 week before my next injection - hence the 29 total t level; the previous ones were done 1 day before my next injection and my total t level was at 15.
Can you possibly change the injection interval of the sustanon?
I once took it e3w and while it maintained good levels for 2 weeks (and supraphysiological levels for 2-3 days) it wasn’t adequate for maintaining normal serum testosterone levels
At the very least 150-200mg e2w would be better
Because this is in range
It’s like mid normal
To be expected on 250mg e3w, esp shortly after injecting