Question about HRT meds

[alwayzcocacola06]

If i get regular shots can i get through MO rather than going to office very 2 weeks or month? Just curious. My dr will work with me. He will up my dose and/or my frequency from every 4 weeks to every 2 weeks. He told me one shot last 4-6 weeks. How is this so if the half life of test cyp is 10-14 days?

 

[joe d]

your going to want every week. you may have to shop around but you can get a doc to give you weekly.

 

[alwayzcocacola06]

your going to want every week. you may have to shop around but you can get a doc to give you weekly.

by him saying every 4-6 and us going every 4 i think he would go every 2 but probably not every. any suggestions on what i might could say to help increase my chances. I know im only 27 but my test was truly low as I know of no way to cheat a blood test. especially when i was on est's test drive when the test took place

 

[theemperor]

Have you checked with an Endocronologist before stepping into the HRT realm?? I still think your too young at 27, there could be other factors involved stress,thyroid,etc.

 

[Varga]

by him saying every 4-6 and us going every 4 i think he would go every 2 but probably not every. any suggestions on what i might could say to help increase my chances. I know im only 27 but my test was truly low as I know of no way to cheat a blood test. especially when i was on est's test drive when the test took place

This is so easy
Here is the skinny on test cyp
1. In your system for 8 days tops
2. Every 2 weeks is a major waste of time...you are going to free wheel for a week in between that makes you feel like shit the ups and downs are not worth it
3. Just have him test you 7-8 days after the shot it will be low
then you just say to him ...now what you will have no test for a week
4. Tell him that you feel like crap, no errections etc because you wont anyway dont even have to lie.

The best way and the most optimum way is to keep test levels as constant as possible.
2x a week injections is optimum
1x a week injections is ok
1x every 2 weeks is last resort

you want to do less test but more often that's the idea to keep test levels as constant as possible.

 

[alwayzcocacola06]

well I initially went to doc for adipex for weight loss and ED pills. Lost 70 lbs got the meds. Meds worked sometime and sometime not. We did bloodwork and my test levels came back real low. I guess its not HRT but rather just test enhancement

 

[Varga]

well I initially went to doc for adipex for weight loss and ED pills. Lost 70 lbs got the meds. Meds worked sometime and sometime not. We did bloodwork and my test levels came back real low. I guess its not HRT but rather just test enhancement

HRT or not the protocols I mentioned is how is basically going to be.
Can you figure why your test is low?

 

[alwayzcocacola06]

i have no clue? I dont know if this is relative or not but I have my 3rd kid on the way. I would think low test would affect sperm. maybe not. I just know that I feel like a brand new man on test. I actually want to do yard work which I used to loathe. My wife says im in a better mood and I am

 

[Varga]

i have no clue? I dont know if this is relative or not but I have my 3rd kid on the way. I would think low test would affect sperm. maybe not. I just know that I feel like a brand new man on test. I actually want to do yard work which I used to loathe. My wife says im in a better mood and I am

That's good you have a new renewed interest in life sort of speaking
Having kids is not really a good measure of testosterone levels. Your body can produce sperm with a low testsosterone levels..as low as 250 or even less.
But to feel good you need your levels to be more like 400-900 range.
I would try to get weekly shots if I were you. lower dosages like 100 or 150mg a week will cause less of a spike in estrogen build up and keep your testosterone levels more constant.
Test cyp will not be in your system for 14 days...realistically is more like 7-8 tops.
Docs like the 2 week interval due to the injection frequency not because it's most optimal way of using the product.
In time you will feel the ups and downs of 2 week shots but if you can handle it you can try it but im not too crazy about it.

 

[straitedge52]

I've been on HRT for 18 months...started at age 56. The 2 week deal didn't work well for me because of the "YO-YO " effect. I convinced my Dr to go with the 1 wk deal and that worked well. I eventually bumped the dosage a bit and went to 2 x a week. My Dr & I are the same age and have similar profiles so we compare notes. After about 6 months he started writing me and let me do my own thing injection wise. I run bloods twice a year.

My base HRT is about 150 mg/wk and I will double that 6wks on/off with a cycle. once I go beyond the base HRT for a week or 2 I learned my body likes PCT of Adex and HCGenerate.

All in all I am a new man in ALL respects and can thank this board for much of the education and insight that I have. Ther is much to be learned and I find that I learn something new every day.