Most common total weekly dose for cypionate/enanthate

[sh1973]

That’s some really high levels. I feel terrible with levels that high.

 

[Saul]

80 to 120 is most common. I think 80 to 100 is best, but everyone is a bit different. IMO, issues that people complain of most often, such as fighting E2 and low Ferritin, are due to too high of a T dose.

 

[Gman86]

Do you? I appreciate your input. I'll take what you say into consideration more than most simply because you're a high SHBG man like myself. It's easy for low- normal SHBG men to say that my total T is high, but coming from another high SHBG guy, your anecdotal experience that high levels like this make you feel terrible holds a little more weight for me.

What do you like your free testosterone levels to be around?

 

[sh1973]

Gman I seem to feel best in the 12-18ng range. I’ve had it as high as 45ng. For me it literally feels like I have the flu once I pass 22-25ng free t. I might add as well E2 was not out of range whenever I felt like this. One thing I learned the hard way is guys like us should never take Aimidex. It will knock your estrogen to the floor in a hurry even with a very small dose it took me 4 to 5 weeks to get over trying that once. Even with total t levels 1000-1200ng I’m only 24-26pg/ml on the sensitive E2 assay.

 

[Gman86]

What was the range on your blood tests for free T? I use questdiagnostics and their range is pretty different.

And that’s funny you say that about arimidex. My E2 crashes with even a tiny amount too! Same thing with exemestane. Verified by two different blood tests months apart. 0.25mg EOD of arimidex, and 6.25mg EOD of exemestane both had my sensitive E2 at 9.

Got any other tips for a high SHBG guy like myself? Id much rather learn from others mistakes than to have to make them myself lol

 

[sh1973]

The range is 9-30. Someone like you or I does not need to take anything to lower estrogen since most of it is bound up anyhow from the high shbg. I honestly feel some better when eating soy or having a drink occasionally, both of which increase estrogen in the body. I just can’t seem to get the libido aspect conquered. Lots of people swear by hcg, but it does nothing for me. I don’t care about testicle atrophy, due to having a vasectomy. I just want to feel decent and have a normal libido. I always do pretty well energy wise and with mood. I have found also that cutting back on cardio has lowered my shbg some. I used to do 6-7 days a week at 30-40 minutes, but now do 4-5 days at 30min. I’ve just started with the twice weekly dosing, so I’ll have to see how it pans out. The doc at Defy says they see a reduction in hematocrit by splitting the dose. My hematocrit doesn’t get too bad until I go above 120mg per week.

 

[Gman86]

So is there any other ways you've found to lower your SHBG. Has the once per week injections gotten it down at all? I'm currently on EOD, to minimize spikes and reduce E2 as well as HCT. I'm obv aware that less frequent injections can lower SHBG a bit, but not sure if anectodal stories of this hold true or not. I'd hate to go to once a week, or even twice weekly, have my HCT and E2 spike more, and not even get the benefit of lowered SHBG.

Also I apologize if this is interrupting the original question of this post. I should probably message you directly. I have so many questions I can think to ask u lol.

 

[sh1973]

You can pm if u want

 

[HR_Watson]

You can pm if u want

sh1973 and Gman86 - I also have high SHBG and don't tolerate Ai's too well. What're the implications of this?

 

[sh1973]

You can actually end up causing osteoporosis if you’re not careful. Nelson discusses this in some of his podcasts.

 

[charile12]

What's your cialis dose?

 

[sh1973]

3mg per day compounded

 

[charile12]

Me to from empower. But I also have 5.5mg and think those make it harder. I love the cialis though lowers pressure a bit, see veins, and most of all don't have to worry about losing my erection.
I guess if it works at 3 should stay there

 

[sh1973]

Yeah so far so good. Better than paying for the brand name for sure.

 

[warrior1]

150@ week.

 

[Milad Zadeh]

Currently at 152mg total per week

 

[Systemlord]

100mg is to low for me now, I do not know what changed.

To be continued.

 

[sh1973]

Systemlord have you started having symptoms? Just out of curiosity what are your levels currently at 100mg?

 

[rotwiler]

I was on 100mg a week, but my T levels were above max on labcorp scale, so I cut down to 80(split up in 2 40mg doses) but I do drop to 70 a week when I start getting bad back acne. So with me, varies by lab results and symptoms, so 70-80 week has been good. I also take 1 anastrozol a week split up in 2.