I was prescribed 180mg of test/cyp a week. It comes in 200mg/ml bottle. I would like to do EOD shot but am unsure how much to put in one shot so not to go over the 180mg week. Thanks for any help I am sure I am over analysing this.
180mg / 7 days = 25.7mg a day
so EOD = ~51mg which at 200mg/ml bottle = ~.25ml shots EOD
Is this your starting dose? 180 seems high for a first attempt.
I am just going by what my doctor was saying to take. I have not had a follow up bloodwork done yet. He said he will adjust after being on this for 8 weeks. Thanks for the reply.
ok.
I wish you the best of luck, but I am honestly concerned about your treatment plan since the only details you have given is the T dosage (which seems extreme for a starting dose amount).
What were your original test results? Did he run Thyroid, E2, cortisol, Vit D, etc.?
What other medications/supplements is your doctor recommending?
Also have you read any of the stickies or other posts on how wrong most doctors are when it comes to HRT, and how doctors can cause needless suffering with the wrong diagnosis or treatment plan?
TESTOSTERONE, TOTAL
186 L
280 - 800
ng/dl
SEX HORMONE BIND GLOBULIN
16
10 - 80
nmol/L
TESTOSTERONE, FREE
4.07
2.4 - 12.2
ng/dl
ESTRADIOL
22.4
7.6 - 42.6
pg/ml
Thyroid
t3, free 3.5 1.8 - 4.6 pg/ml
t4, free 1.19 0.9 - 1.7 ng/ml
TSH 1.510 0.27 - 4.2 uIU/ml
cortisol 6.8 ug/dl
vitamin d,25-OH,Total 27 L >30 ng/ml
oh and I was wrong it it 160mg a week .8 on a 1cc needle
so what were your D3 levels? did the test just show >30? That is pretty useless.
your doctor at least ran most of the needed tests which is a good sign, but did your doctor just prescribe 160mg weekly and nothing else? nothing to maintain your testicles, nothing to control aromatase of T to E2? What do you think will happen to your E2 levels once all of that T gets pumped into you? Do you think that it will stay the same as it is right now?
160mg a week is still extremely high for the first attempt at HRT.
have you read through any of the other posts or stickies?
TSH is border line hypothyroidism. TRT and hCG might help a bit. If you are not using iodized salt, you need to change that. Sea salt does not contain iodine unless package states that it has been iodized. Eating sea food? Check your waking body temp before you get out of bed. A pattern near 97F is a a problem. Do not count on getting any iodine from any prepared foods or salted snack foods. Many are now iodine deficient, using sea salt or kosher salt and eating more and more prepared foods.
For most, only injecting T is going to be a failure from a quality of life point of view.
EOD: divide the weekly dose by 3.5
Yes I read the stickies. I am on HCG as well(250iu E3D). He said he will give me something for my E2 if it needs it( and I am sure it will). D3 was 26.7, the >30 is for what optimal would be. Oh well I was just wondering how to split up the dose so thanks for that. I have been on this for like 5 weeks doing 2 .40ml shots a week. I feel 10 times better then I did before.
Your E2=22pg/ml before TRT is where you want to be after TRT. It has no place to go but up. If you doc will not do anything unless E2 is over 43, that is a major problem. Your target is serum E2=22pg/ml for optimal response to your T levels.
[quote]KSman wrote:
TSH is border line hypothyroidism. TRT and hCG might help a bit. If you are not using iodized salt, you need to change that. Sea salt does not contain iodine unless package states that it has been iodized. Eating sea food? Check your waking body temp before you get out of bed. A pattern near 97F is a a problem. Do not count on getting any iodine from any prepared foods or salted snack foods. Many are now iodine deficient, using sea salt or kosher salt and eating more and more prepared foods.
For most, only injecting T is going to be a failure from a quality of life point of view.
EOD: divide the weekly dose by 3.5[/quote]
He did say to start taking in more salt.
[quote]KSman wrote:
Your E2=22pg/ml before TRT is where you want to be after TRT. It has no place to go but up. If you doc will not do anything unless E2 is over 43, that is a major problem. Your target is serum E2=22pg/ml for optimal response to your T levels. [/quote]
He also stated that he would not let it get anywhere near those numbers(43). He said that since I am 32 I might not need to take something for E2 but if it started to creep up he would take care of it.
E2: Many in mid or upper 30’s feel bad. I can feel poorly at E2=28. E2=22pg/ml is considered optimal from a libido point of view and libido is a really good measure of well-being. Libido follows well-being. Few docs understand this.
I am having no issue there. shit my wife would probably like E2 to be a little off about now. but 3 weeks after I started taking my shots my libido has went through the roof and shows no signs of letting up. Poor girl, I feel bad for her sometimes. I really do.
Well thanks again guys I really appreciate it.