Blood taken prior to first foray into TRT.

[oldballs2013]

G'day all,

Got my bloods taken with a view to starting TRT. 41 year old male, already on tirzepitide, tesamorelin and ipamorelin.

Can anyone help me figure out what sort of dose I might want to take twice weekly to get my levels as high as they can go without becoming supraphysiological?

And within these levels is there any need for PCT etc?

Thanks for any input. Cheers.

 

[ChasetheCase]

You are not going to get TRT at those levels, are you doing it DIY?

If so, you've already got reasonable levels, not much benefit staying within range. What are your concerns with going superphysiological?

Our current reference ranges are not optimal, they are already ~30% down compared to the past due to our diets, environment and genetics. I'm pretty I remember correctly, but a Dr online (forgot who) stated the risk of high test isn't until you go over 1600.

As for dosage everyone responds differently, you'd need to take test for 6-8 weeks then test. I'd recommend starting at 125mg a week and then see where you end up. As for PCT, you either have to stay on for life, or PCT and hope your levels come back to baseline. Most likely will, but not everyone does.

 

[oldballs2013]

You are not going to get TRT at those levels, are you doing it DIY?

If so, you've already got reasonable levels, not much benefit staying within range. What are your concerns with going superphysiological?

Our current reference ranges are not optimal, they are already ~30% down compared to the past due to our diets, environment and genetics. I'm pretty I remember correctly, but a Dr online (forgot who) stated the risk of high test isn't until you go over 1600.

As for dosage everyone responds differently, you'd need to take test for 6-8 weeks then test. I'd recommend starting at 125mg a week and then see where you end up. As for PCT, you either have to stay on for life, or PCT and hope your levels come back to baseline. Most likely will, but not everyone does.

Thanks for the response. I suppose my concern with going supraphysiological was side effects.

When you say stay on for life, would that be constant or do you still have to cycle? Apologies for the basic questions.

So at this stage I will start at 125mg a week split into two, as you suggested, and then I'll get bloods taken again in 6-8 weeks.

 

[ChasetheCase]

You would just stay on the same weekly dose and protocol for ever.