I’ve been injecting for a year Sub-Q. Recently after a very long turnaround at work and not much sleep I began feeling extremely tired. Could not recover even with my workouts. Went and got bloodwork and my testosterone has been cut in half.
I curious if it is due to me wiping my body out at work for 4 weeks. It’s as if the subQ I switched too straight from IM was doing a good job keeping a level. I’m wondering if I need to do another IM injection to get the level back up as a boost and then go back to my subQ for maintenance. anyone have to do this periodically?
I inject .30mL every 3 days. Test was 650. last run was 291. E2 was 20 (I take .02mL of an emulsified AI by mouth with each injection to control the E2)
im fixing to go on vacation with the kids and don’t want to feel like shit. Today is injection day and wanting to try IM to boost me back up. Thoughts?
It just depends. This deep in the game you should have an idea of how you feel, and if it is E2 related or not.
Other than feeling tired and not being able to finish your workouts, any e2 sides? Acne, limp dick, emo, bloat?
If I didn’t have any e2 symptoms, and I was fairly certain my test was low, I would inject more or go back to IM. Personally, I would just inject more Sub-Q, but that’s the only route I have ever injected test with. I wouldn’t want to feel like crap on a vacation either, but you don’t want to overdo it and have to deal with e2 IF that is even an issue. Sounds like it shouldn’t be, you have an AI, and your e2 is on the lower side with labs.
Not all IM’s go well. Some have reported pain for days. I would stick with subQ
It sure sounds like work was you real problem and that is fixed now. Time to heal.
I would not change your protocol at all.
I really prefer that method just wasn’t sure since I went there from the IM I did for years if subQ was working more as a maintenance and I needed a boost up.
He did not say he had that problem before work kicked his a-ss. His TT was 650.
Now the work load is over the TT should return.
You do know you body burns T the more you work it , or over work it like this post states, the more it uses.
Your TT doesn’t just increase because you’re not stressed out anymore. He’s on TRT, all the test he gets, is injected. And also excreted at a set rate, based off your SHBG.
That the job of the thyroid, it speeds up every cell in the body. In the morning the thyroid steps on the gas and you wake up, night falls and thyroid lets off the gas and you fall asleep. So the thyroid changes when the workload changes.
What I think is wierd that he was at 650 then on same protocol drops to under 300. Something not right. Was it when he took the lab?
Regardless without OP giving ideas on why it would drop like that, he probably will need more T. I would think to do complete labs first though.
That interesting and why a properly working thyroid is so important to TRT patients. With that said I have read on at least one other forum that you should not exersize or have sex/masterbate before doing your blood draw. Sounds like that is pure broscience/bullshit.
The reason for no exercise or having sex or masterbating before doing your blood draw is pure science. SHBG increases with exercise and prolactin increases after sex, everything you do causes hormonal changes within the body.
I can back up everything with studies, lose the attitude and humble up a little and you might actually learn something.
Am at a new endo for my wife and saw this. What do we think of undecanoate again?
I was surprised to see this in the waiting room. Lol
1 shot than another after 4 weeks than every 10 weeks.
You’re allowing an ad to charm you, it’s having the desired effect that was intended. Aveed isn’t going to work for everyone, test cypionate is effective for everyone. Aveed will not work for someone who metabolizes testosterone fast or those with high SHBG. That makes its use limited maybe for someone with low SHBG who metabolizes testosterone at a snail’s pace.
My opinion doesn’t change simply because you saw an ad in your doctors office.
The lab draw was after a week of 16 hour days and on a day late on my dosing schedule so I expected it to be low. Just not that low. I figured rest and sleep would catch me up.
Two weeks later no changes. The doc had me on synthroid for 3 months to see if my t4 would respond. It changed nothing. Got off. If anything it seemed to make me tired and reduce my numbers.
Let get our facts straight before we lead new members in the wrong direction with misinformation. We get new members in here all the time pretending to know what they’re talking about all the while causing confusion for those trying to learn.
