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So as of right now I am on 18mg of Test Cyp (ED/Subc) and No Thyroid meds... in a few weeks I am going to draw labs 10hrs post inject and again at 24hr trough..... We will see how my SHBG responds from Test Cyp peak time and trough..... I've done 10hrs post inject and Trough previously with...

I've never noticed anything physically, but I know the lipid profile improvement is a huge win..... but I think a lot of my issues is due to sleep issues the entire time on trt..

Armour Thyroid @ 2 or 2.5 grains "ALWAYs" raises my SHBG on every lab. It also improves my lipid profile. I have a few posts of my past blood work floating around here showing the improvement. I've started supplementing off/on with Thyroid meds because I read somewhere that TRT (Exogenous...

Also, Thyroid supplementation raises it.. at least for me it does and my labs prove it as my SHBG seems to double while on it... my last time using Thyroid my SHBG jumped from 14 to 26.... only problem with Thyroid supplementation is that it is a hassle to time doses around eating/empty...

Has anyone ever clarified the difference between naturally low SHBG and TRT induced low low SHBG???? do we consider and treat natural/TRT imposed low SHBG the same? My SHBG prior to TRT was averaging in the mid-high 30's, however, since starting TRT my SHBG has been single digit to high...

Yes, used HCG for about 4 months and it didn't do much, if at all... it definitely raised my E2. Didn't get any mental benefits either...

Honestly, smaller and larger doses were indifferent to me as the common denominator is that my sleep has sucked on every protocol. I've supplemented with Preg, Prog, dhea and Thyroid. There is a lot of threads on here of my experiences and bloodwork results with Preg, Prog, Dhea and Thyroid...

All my protocols that I have been on over the past 12 years have been 3 months or longer..... along with different dosages and different esters. Sleep has been the issue from the jump.

You bring up an interesting point with GSO shelf life.... then would it stand to reason to possibly refrigerate opened vials for future use.... I've just read that there is no degradation of the molecules even though the vial will crystallize if refrigerated... thoughts?

No worries.... I should have clarified initial question more towards the Efficacy... I apologize as well.....

Nah, I think all of us on this forum would benefit greatly just by using your tried and true method/comments of "I tried it and nothing bad happened!" lmao ..... but have fun the rest of the way posting memes and answering yourself from here on out! lol

For someone with the name "readalot", you have to be the biggest idiot on here as you clearly have no idea of ascertaining/discerning factual information opposed to anecdotal. And you seem to have a lot of time of cutting snippets of comments out of context and then trying to respond to them in...

@readalot you're not reinventing the wheel here and/or telling me any information that I didn't already know... benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate is standard in most Test compounds.... and the safety of the injection is just one part of the question... the other bigger part of the question is...

Thanks Nelson Vergel ! @readalot I have Empower Test vials and I have no labels indicating 28 day usage as past labels and/other brands have previously stated... (further, no one in the TRT game ever paid attention to the 28 day rule for obvious reasons anyway) In fact the beyond usage date is...

What's the opinion on Testosterone shelf life for opened vials.... ? I was thinking of giving Test Prop a try again and have 90-95% full vial from Empower that was opened about 13-14 months ago....(it was stored in dark, dry place, the color and consistency still looks like new). Any thoughts?

With low SHGB like me, you need to focus on Free T not Total T, and remember to watch your E2 as you will be more sensitive to all sex hormones fluctuations with low SHBG.

I'm afraid to go up to supraphysiologic levels chasing a homeostasis that might never be achieved with TRT, especially when higher levels start inducing potential cardiac triggers/heart issues/Sex Hormone issues, etc.... I'm 48 years old and my biggest fear right now is death. I cannot fathom...

Over my 12 years of TRT, Ive tried anywhere between 200mg/week to 42mg/week divided into injection frequency of 2xWk, 3xWk, EOD and currently ED. I've tried Prop, Cyp and Prop/Cyp blend. Due to my low SHBG every day injects are the logical choice... but sleep issues have been a huge problem...

Holy SHEEEEEIITTTT!!!! your situation sounds exactly like mine since starting TRT ( I have been on over 12 years now)...... I know my memory and verbal/articulation skills have decreased noticeably to me since being on TRT.... and I have mild depression ( not suicidal, but just don't give...

Been on TRT for about 13 years now (48 yrs old).... Never once been dialed in... tried every type of injection, dosing frequency, long acting/short acting esters, etc..... (I have horrible sleep, no mental motivation, physical/mental laziness, low sex drive, noticeable cognitive slowing...

Yes, My SHBG was in the low/mid 30's before starting TRT... and then it tanked to single digits.... and I only got it back into the 20's with Thyroid supplementation....

My Thyroid labs prior to starting Thyroid were considered normal.... FT4 was in-range at bottom 10% of the range, FT3 was in-range at top 20% of range, TSH was usually anywhere between 2 - 3..... (Supposedly anything over 2 is considered Sub-clinical Hypo).... anyway, since I have been on...

Daily low inject (Test Cyp @ 12mg) along with NDT thyroid (Armour Thyroid w/ T3) raised my single digit SHBG into the mid 20's (26 on labcorp range)......

Ok... so I have tried Empower Pharmacy's LF foam and Hair Restore Ultra.. My DHT starting point baseline in December 21' was 882 (ref range: 106.0 - 719.0 pg/mL). From December 21' to March 22', I was using LF foam @ .025/ML and in March my DHT lab came back at 412... but I also added 20-30mg...

Did you get any bloating on preg? I upped my Preg and DHEA at one point and had really bad bloating and I couldn't figure out which was causing it... Also, how long did it take you to notice an improvement on 400mg of preg?

How much Pregnenelone are you taking? I was taking 30mg Preg and it put my level at 20% of the range.. then I bumped Preg up to 50-75mg and I stayed at the 20% range... I don't notice any difference on/off preg... on a side note, my Progesterone slightly increased while on Preg.

Just had another set of labs done interesting results from March 22 labs compared with current May 22 labs. March 22 labs I was using 30mg Pregnenelone, 10mg DHEA, between 20-50mg Progesterone cream, 12mg Test Cyp ED and .0025 topical finasteride. Pregnenolone Ref range: 23 to 173...

This has great info Stop the Thyroid Madness™ - Hypothyroidism and thyroid mistreatment and this Dosing with T3-only (whether by itself, or in combination with other thyroid meds) - Stop The Thyroid Madness Also, struggling on T3 may indicate a cortisol problem

Just fyi... if you were running only T3 then you may have needed possibly 75mcg or higher... especially when you are trying to clear out RT3.....

I've been trying for a long time to get T3 from my current DR to add along side my Armour thyroid but she won't prescribe it, so I finally got a t3 script off Push Health online... I was taking 3 grain Armour (2 grains AM and 1 grain mid afternoon).. Now I'm taking 1.5 grains w/ 12.5mcg T3 AM...

As most of you on this forum know from my other posts that I have been on TRT for about 11-12yrs now and never felt dialed in.. Suffering from mild depression, lack of sleep, no motivation, cognitive issues, etc.... So I was recently going over my current and past blood labs to see if there are...