So I'm on a weekly dosing regimen where I inject on Wednesday. The following Monday I think I'm observing a crash of sorts. I want to observe for another week or so, but I think that like others on here, the weekly dosing may be too infrequent. Does that match others' experiences where weekly wasn't enough? Did you "crash"?

They can make you produce more red blood cells and thus higher hemoglobin as well as hematocrit levels. You deal with that by giving whole blood every two months or so.

I believe you would need a couple of T tests during the week. I was on a two week crash at the end regimen and testing moved that to weekly injections. It’s important to get the right amount at the right interval.

That's a fair point about testing, but I'm also trying to get the personal and experienced perspective too.

I cut my dose in half and inject twice a week. I also rotate where I inject. I don't get the swings like some do that inject once.

jetdads post post above was a great example of dosage amount and frequency.

If you feel like you’re crashing then that is your answer. It’s validation. Others hopefully will chime in. But it’s different for all of us biological machines. You might be crashing from a high level post injection to normal level. You might be crashing from normal to low. Share the information about crashing with your prescriber.

The crashing feeling is no fun at all.

My testosterone was 27 about 4 yeaes ago while the range for my age is 600-900. I had lost cognative ability and was exhausted all the time. I started taking T through my Dr and got the level raised to 428 which was still low, but I was able to function normally.

What’s your age?

Talked to a friend of mine the other day and we were discussing a mutual friend who has had major health issues from abusing ( in the literal sense) anabolic steroids. His T-levels were 1800-2000.

Friend confided that his T-levels have been in the single digits to low double digits for years. I encouraged him to get on TRT.

T-levels are something I keep an eye on

I am 57 and never used drugs. As far as steroids are concerned or any other like substance. I took one injection in 1987 and did not like the effects. Nothing other than that, but there is a ton of folks doing stuff now including peptides. I have been going to the gym for 6 years now and can tell when someone is on junk. I only care about my health

I’m a huge fan of IPA/CJC-1295. Just from a rim sleep perspective it’s awesome. Unfortunately you can’t take it for extended months or it loses its effectiveness

What are peptides?

I quit keeping up with all the new stuff after pro-hormones came on the scene 20+ years ago.

They fall in category of naturally occurring in body. Laymen’s terms short chain amino acids that your body produces in accordance to a response. Some of them, we have played with their specific sequence to hone in on a more specific targeted response

Example you sprain your ankle, your body specifically produces a certain peptide to help that tissue heal. We figured out the amino acids chain and now can recreate it in large quantities to use it to help heal that tissue even more.

I need a good doc, someone give me a recommendation. Anywhere between Roanoke and Lewisville is good for me

"I am 57 and never used drugs. As far as steroids are concerned or any other like substance. I took one injection in 1987 and did not like the effects. Nothing other than that, but there is a ton of folks doing stuff now including peptides. I have been going to the gym for 6 years now and can tell when someone is on junk. I only care about my health"

Ramsey, you must have gotten an overdose with that one shot. When I was trying to find the right dosage my Dr gave me a 2cc loading dose. After a few days I felt like absolute chit. I literally felt like I was going to die. Classic case of too much of a good thing. It did spike my PSA which did lead to the discovery of my prostate cancer. After five years treating the cancer and monitoring the PSA, I went back to the "T" therapy. Different Dr. and I started at a very low dose with the intention of finding my sweet spot dosage. It took some playing around but my levels are now where I want them. Given the correct dosage (for you) with your low levels it should benefit you. Watch your estrogen levels as some folks like me tend to convert the testosterone to estrogen. I take Anastrozole to help with that. I feel much better and actually putting some muscle mass on at 74 YO. Beware there are too many Dr's out there that aren't as knowledgeable as they should be and they just dole out the "T" way too easy.