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I'm going through the same thing now: libido has crashed after four weeks on T cypionate. I don't want to bother tweaking protocols with hCG and such. I'm considering stopping the cyp now and then requesting from Defy both enclomiphene for HPTA recovery and nasal gel which is supposed to be...

No to both. Not due to test anything for a couple more weeks. I have a feeling I'm just one of the guys described in the quote below. Yep to all this. Libido is just too complex for our current understanding and tools. The original post even ended with "...my prolactin is fine. My progresteron...

I found this thread because I noticed my heart rate went up from ~88 bpm to ~100 bpm in the 3-4 weeks since I started TRT. How high did your heart rate go?

"Someone with a natural TT of 1000 and that same someone with an injected TT of 1000 aren’t going to be the same." This is where I get hung up. Just how different is it, I wonder. Should we be aiming for normal physiological range, high-normal, or supraphysiological if only slightly so?

Thank you both for sharing. I am considering nasal gel and enclomiphene next, but have been wondering about nasal gel combined with hCG too. And the recommended Natesto dosing did strike me as a bit on the high side, so I'm not surprised to see @TLawyer feels better on a lower dose.

Magnifying Glass + Flashlight by RV AppStudios, but there are others that may be better. The Magnifier + Flashlight by App2U is pretty good too.

I downloaded a magnifying glass app that also has a lamp function. I view the syringe through that on my smartphone, and it allows me to be very precise with plunger position on or between the I.U. lines. I've attached some pics to show how clearly this allows me to see what I'm doing. I use...

Defy wanted me to start at 100 mg test cypionate weekly MWF, but I put myself on 10 mg daily. I have labs from my UGL TRT days that show I get to 770 ng/dL TT on 25 mg EOD with FT well over range.. So the 20 mg/day as a "micro" dose really jumped out at me.

Fascinating. I have some PTSD and mood issues that I currently manage with aripiprazole and bupropion. I would love to give therapeutic MDMA a shot. This discussion has me very close to trying selegiline. Does anyone know if the Selgin from AllDayChemist is a good choice?

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No matter how I try, I am always left with a tiny air bubble. I ever so slightly overfill beyond my intended dose to make up for it. Should I be aiming to have zero air bubble in the syringe? I've included a pic of the air bubble in my 10mg daily shot.

I just switched my PCP, partly because of availability (my doctor and others are booked out till March) and partly because I just want to try barking up a different tree in terms of responsiveness to my concerns. I'll ask about lisinopril, ARBs, and Telmisartan.

Just FYI: That latest bloodwork is a month before I started injections again. I've been injecting only 10 days as of today. So that bloodwork was years of me taking nothing. I get my first TRT bloodwork in late January.

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My blood pressure has hovered around those numbers for years. I'm worried about it getting worse. I'm on 10 mg testosterone cypionate, IM, QD. But I was self medicated for a couple of years after I turned 40, about six years ago. I blasted and cruised for most of that time, then tried a low...

Interesting...

I'm hypertensive with blood pressure usually measuring about 130/90, but my PCP hasn't put me on any medication. I started TRT a week ago with low dosing. Wondering how cautiously I should proceed here.

I found some records from 2018 where I was on 25 mg test E EOD for at least four weeks and got these results: Estradiol, Ultra LC/MS/MS 54, < or = 29 pg/mL Testosterone, T LC/MS/MS 779, 250-1100 ng/dL Testosterone, Free 261.5, 35.0-155.0 pg/mL Free T, calculated-V 26.3...

Yep, but Emeric's last post on the matter had him cycling between 10 mg daily and 6 mg daily every eight weeks. I wonder if he's really onto something with cycling low doses, maybe letting androgen receptors freshen up. I doubt there are any studies cycling physiological dosing.

312 TT and 6.35 FT ng/dL were in my initial hypogonadal state after a few years of middle age following a few years of blasting and cruising in a very haphazard manner. I just started proper TRT this past weekend, so it will be another five weeks before I get blood work showing me where this...

Congratulations! BTW I too am a low-doser (just started TRT this week at 18 mg EOD), who also just dropped DHEA. I started with 25 mg/day and that might have been too much, but the 10mg-of-test-C-per-day guru himself, Emeric, recommended dropping DHEA entirely, so I did that. I feel like the...

Thanks. I hope one of the upsides is libido. That's my main goal, but there seems to be mixed results of that from Natesto.

I, for one, really appreciate this digression. This is what I've been wondering about Natesto. I'm just starting TRT and was steered away from Natesto, but I'm purposefully underdosing the test cypionate (or right-dosing?) to 18 mg EOD (63 mg text C/week). I have the intention of switching to...

You can buy insulin needles online without a prescription. If you're going to be dosing under 20 mg/day, then the 29-gauge 3/10cc 1/2" should do nicely. Just do a search for "insulin needles online" and comparison shop.

How many hours after I inject cypionate would I test the highest? How many hours before the injection would I test the lowest? Is it as simple as just before the next injection? I am on an EOD schedule.

I was just told on another site, "The research also shows that endogenous T replacement is closer to 5mg daily than 7mg as has been the belief for many decades." They didn't link a study for this, but maybe it's worth consideration.

This is encouraging; I'm starting at 18mg TC EOD.

Seems to be better than Clomid, but not as good as scrotal cream. I'm probably going to end up trying TNG + scrotal cream.

Couldn't one just half dose the 10mg, i.e. one nostril per dosing instead of both? Unless there's something I'm missing. I ask only because it's much more economical to get the 10mg. TNG is already such a much more expensive route than injected cypionate.

I feel like I've been shafted. I really wanted to give this a try. Cataceous even put in a call for me. Maybe by the time I'm due for a follow-up, Natesto/TNG will have gotten overwhelmingly popular and they won't fight me on trying it. In any case, I'm wishing you luck with your LH with this...

I tried to go this route with my initial treatment with Defy, but they steered me (rather aggressively) toward cypionate injections, which I begin next week. Is it possible simply to order these TNG sticks? Either way, please update us on how it makes you feel and any labs!