I just started my 1st shots ever. 1st one was 125 cc injected by my nurse friend in butt. 3.5 days later I decided to cont. doing the injections myself so another 125cc but in stomach with insulin needle. No pain, no problem. Plan to do 250cc a week / every 3.5 days 125cc .But just in the 1st week I can feel stronger and have bigger pump in muscles. Ive worked out all my life to keep in shape, good diet but how am I able to feel the TRT so quick, in 1 week? Thanks
250cc?
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Placebo is a hell of a drug.
You’re stacking exogenous T on top of endogenous T and so the honeymoon period begins, enjoy it while it lasts. In the coming weeks you may not feel like you do now and once you hit 6-8 weeks, the body will find a new normal.
Ok thanks . Makes sense .My free testosterone level for my age in middle range. Just wanted to bump it up a bit. Though Im not really wanting to go higher than 250mg, will I have to just to maintain this present feeling of more strength and “pump” ? Thanks
Then, this wouldn’t be TRT, this would be performance enhancement. You would need to monitor your hemoglobin levels because this is what dictates what levels you can run safely.
Why? 250mg is already well above therapeutic dosage - at this point the number is arbitrary and “TRT” really isn’t accurate.
Ok. I meant to say testosterone instead of TRT. Yes, Im taking 250mg a week for some muscle gain, better sleep, etc. But not looking to go higher than 250mg. My free T was 550 before starting 1 week ago and Im 54yrs old
Well, stick with it for a bit - as others have mentioned, you are likely experiencing placebo. You still have a few weeks of placebo/honeymoon coming up, just be ready that this won’t last.
I don’t think I would stick with 250mg long term either… now is not the time to go messing around with heart health.
Good lord.
Been there, done that.
I started out at this point too. Bloodlabs showed mean levels above reference. I just dosed down to 200mg recently - feeling better than on 250mg.
More Isn’t Always Better
I suffer from primary hypogonadism. The only “week 1” feeling i got, was better a lot better sleep than before and mental clarity. Strength boosted 30% in week 4 - 5. I’d say placebo.
Why go on TRT then? Your free T was 550! That’s well in range, and over twice the amount that I had when I was 21. TRT is a serious commitment.
Why do people swear like it takes absolutely weeks or months for people to feel something? It is in fact possible he is already feeling it the first week.
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100% feel it . In the gym and my muscles have more pump. I havent gained any weight yet, but in any case , placebo or not, I’ll take it! All Im saying is I feel it, no crazy gains or anything.After the 1st pin in butt, I felt sick within 6 hrs , but it went away after 1 day. After 2nd pin in stomach, 3.5 days later, felt no more sickness
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