Good target T level?

[sirgawain]

I've been on TRT for over a year now. Had a talk with my doctor this week and he felt my 1200-ish at the trough was obviously "too high" and that it might be contributing to my lack of sensitivity. I'm on 7 units a week and he thinks pulling me down to 6 would "correct" it. I'm not sure what his target number is, and he didn't really name one. He just felt 1200 at the low is pretty high. My E is around 38, no AI.

Thoughts?

 

[Systemlord]

There's a lot of info missing here, like ester/half-life, injection frequency and dosage. Some men are more sensitive to injection frequency as far as getting sexual parameters ideal.

Also too much T can be just as bad as not enough on sexual function due to an onslaught of hormonal signaling.

As far as an ideal target for Total T, Free T and estrogen, that answer is going to be different depending upon the individual.

We have no ideal where your Free T currently sits. The Free T is the active portion of testosterone. Most men will thrive with Free T near or slightly above normal.

 

[sirgawain]

You're right, of course. I'm an idiot --

1. My current protocol is 3.5 units (cyp...) twice a week (mon morning, thur night).
2. I do HCG (india) .5 2x a week
3. He wants me to move down to 6 total per week from 7

 

[Systemlord]

My current protocol is 3.5 units (cyp...) twice a week (mon morning, thur night).

I'm sorry this info is incomplete, this is volume of medicine minus the strength. T cypionate is measured in milligrams, example 100 mg strength vial at .5 ml 50 mg.

You Test vial should have the strenth written on it.

HCG is measured in IU.

 

[sirgawain]

I'm sorry this info is incomplete, this is volume of medicine minus the strength. T cypionate is measured in milligrams, example 100 mg strength vial at .5 ml 50 mg.

Testosterone/DHEA 200/10 mg/mL intramuscular liquid

Does that help -- this is what I have on my bottle.

 

[Systemlord]

Testosterone/DHEA 200/10 mg/mL intramuscular liquid

Okay so the DHEA is mixed in with the testosterone cypionate, got it.

If you don't already have 1ml insulin syringes, I would get some asap as this will allow for easy small dosage reductions.