Is 400mg per Week of Testosterone Sustainable for Life? Doctor's Analysis
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- Опубліковано 6 лип 2024
- I see many men using 400mg per week of testosterone, both as patients and online. Some use it for blasting and cruising along with steroids, and some use it alone as TRT. There’s no question 400mg per week will lead to supraphysiologic total T and free T, and many men love how that feels. But is this state sustainable safely? Is this dose sustainable for life? There’s no data on men using 400mg per week, but in this video I discuss what I see in my practice in terms of the side effects and health consequences. If you’re currently on this dose or have been, or you’re just interested in TRT, watch this video!
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
00:00 - Intro
01:16 - NO DATA ON THIS DOSE - WHAT I SEE
01:49 - I've seen 1000's of men on this dose age 20s - 60s
02:30 - Hair loss products I recommend
04:17 - Total & free T lab values I see at 400mg
05:20 HEALTH CONSEQUENCES
06:11 - CNS & libido effects
07:18 - This much free T can cause moodiness & libido issues
08:00 - Fertility effects & regaining fertility
09:02 - Don't start T if you want to stay fertile, some men can't
09:42 - Conversion to estrogen (& other hormones) & anxiety
10:44 - Heart & liver effects, medical issues I see
13:17 - Avoid statins with oral steroids, use alternatives
13:58 - Can we protect a man on supraphysiologic androgens?
14:55 - Heart & kidney effects I expect on this dose
15:46 - Hypercoagulable state, DVTs, increased red blood cells
16:51 - 2 genes with European ancestry that cause this state
18:31 - Prostate effects & testicles
20:12 - Meds for BPH & lifting heavy
21:44 - Is 400mg/week sustainable?
Stay Strong and Healthy,
Dr. O
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As the Anabolic Doc, since 2003, I’ve provided men who are using or have used anabolic steroids a confidential, ethical and professional medical venue to discuss their use. I do NOT in any way support the use of any performance enhancing drugs - PEDs, anabolic steroid or other medicine for muscle building or body transformation. The “off-label” use of PEDs, as such agents is considered illicit and may lead to adverse health outcomes. Please consult an expert health professional regarding any medical agent and do NOT use any medicine without the explicit advice and supervision of an appropriate medical expert.
This video is for education and information only. This is not medical advice. Only take medications as prescribed by your doctor. Do not take illegal substances. Taking steroids can lead to serious health consequences.
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I'm a lean 250 pounds at age 63 and have been on 450mg/wk of prescription delatestryl for 15 years now. Prior to starting this TRT dose I had been training clean, but taking prostate medication for a couple years that completely shut down my natural system. I worked with my family doctor, urologist and endocrinologist for 5 years trying to restart my natural system before they started me on testosterone gel that did nothing, then 100mg/wk of injectable that barely registered. Finally a dose of 450mg/wk put me in the normal range. I still go well over my trt dose and add other anabolics a couple times a year, train 6 days/wk and still out lift the young guys. My libido is as good as it was at 15! I've had a lot of medical test done and still no real issues other than minor kidney impairment, but have also been on many other supplements and sleeping pills for over 50 years. Even if this TRT dose killed me tomorrow, it was well worth it as I was at absolute zero after the prostate medication with no quality of life
damn you must be yoked on 450mg/week
finasteride? avodart?
So you went from 100, it wasn't enough.. so you went to 450? Did you try 250? 350?
I’ve been on 300 mg per week of prescription testosterone for over a year now. I was on 200 mg per week for 6 years prior. The main things I have noticed have been a small increase in contractile tissue, small increase in metabolism, more body hair and facial hair and about an inch increase in neck size. Sex drive has been good, red blood cells haven’t increased any more than they already were, and blood pressure has stayed the same. I’m starting the second year we will have to see what happens. Thank you for all of the info so that we can all keep a watchful eye on our health and actually understand what all the results mean! You put out awesome content! Thank you so much! 🙏
I have been on test cyp 300mg a week for a year I recently switched to ethinate my bloods have been good is what the Dr said hopefully ot continues to go well. I tried lowering to 200mg per week and my libido and energy just wasn't right
@@derekpendleton2319 lower it gradually.
I'm 56 on trt, 1000mg every 10 wks. Testosterone undecanate.
Who's your Doctor lol
damn, i did 250 mg a week and gain 10 pounds, in like 12 weeks. i wanna lower it till 120 mgs a week, to maintain, and during summer go 250 mg of test and 300 mgs masteron a week.
I learn more from your videos than from me researching for weeks... I really appreciate your honesty, openness and professional opinions. Thank you for all you do Doc!
This man has a heart of gold
110mg every 6 days, great results! My metabolism is a little slow, but I feel great. I don't think chasing the highest dose possible is the way to go.
Yeah I've been on cycles of 650 mg of test. Now I just use 125mg of enanthate and I feel normal. Like if I wasn't on exogenous test. Too high of test kind of makes you robot like
Realistically you're supposed to do small doses everyday to mimick your natural production. When doing it once you spike your system hard and then it starts to crash
@@mediaisthevirus John F. Kennedy was on daily shots of test. Allegedly
Test e ?
This man is out here doing gods work. Continue on sir.
I really like your videos; they are very educational, and you are direct and honest. You are the best source for reliable and quality information. Thanks, doc!
I’m 59 do construction, weights motor sports. Now on 200 cyp/wk. Been 5wks now. Biggest complaint gone now being
It’s knocked out muscle weakness and joint pain, not living on advil.
Libido better. Definitely though stronger. Can hang w rugged lifestyle better.
I think hope the 200 cyp/ week is my answer for best life but not dying too much younger 🤞🏼
Well if your on 200mg a week and that's it you should be fine if you go get your blood work ever month or two
I am on 125mg of enanthate 3x per week (monday,wednesday,friday) HCG 500 UI 3x week same days as test . Feels great unnatural quick recovery , great sex drive , no depression.
Is that 125mg split into 3 doses or is it 125mg each shot?
each shot so we talk 375mg weekly @@mrvnmg
That’s a full blown cycle, should be yolked
@@mrvnmg 125 each shot , but since then I've dropped down to 250 per week in two shots by 125 Monday Thursday
I have been on 160 to 200mg a week for a long time and feel great, labs are clean and love it. I do split it to twice a week, find more stable levels and feel better. I have done a few 300 cycles but just cycles, couldn't imagine living on 400 a week!
Why wouldn't you take a 300 cycle? What did feel like over 200?
My clinic prescribed me 100mg twice a week. I dialed it down to 50mg three times a week. Much less sides.
Why take that much needles up your butt when u can 150mg once a week???
Great info! I’m always concerned with blood pressure when using testosterone. I have family history of hypertension and my own blood pressure was pretty high before I was diagnosed with sleep apnea and prescribed a CPAP. Now I’m back to normal levels but I’m always watching out for that. As I’m getting older I find I need T just to feel normal but low levels are best for me. I’m not trying to be a mass monster like I was when I was younger. I’m just trying to get the max benefits with minimal negative side effects. This info helps a lot. Thank you Doc!
I understand that Omega 3 taffy acids reduce blood pressure. You may want to look into that.
Taladafil should help? Also Omega 3 , Koreean gin seng ( also stops to testosterone conversion in DHT)
it's very sustainable for life.... as long as you don't mind checking out a bit sooner than expected
This Dr is a national treasure.
He is not even a Dr, just a guy who likes to help people.
(@@tfootball8704). DR. Thomas O'Connor is the REAL DEAL... He is a MD bro... Medical Doctor !! 👍
I have been on something close to that for a while now. 200mg every 5 days. Not exactly 400mg all on one shot but close. M36 190lbs with a resting heart rate 56bpm, BP 108/60 lipids are all perfect and 0 calcium score. Been doing this for a while now with stats staying around with hat I have shared with no issues. It’s a man per man basis on how long one can sustain higher dose routine
I'm currently on 250mg test c and 125mg of deca with 0.5 mg of anastrozole a week and feel great!!!
Ye till you drop dead at 55 with heart damage………. You can just do a blood test and measure your blood pressure and think your not damaging your heart
I'm on 250mg test cyp a week. UK is absolutely incompetent when it comes to trt. They gave me medication that killed my testosterone to that of a 70 year old. I started getting gyno. Never touched steroids in my life. If I was to listen to the UK doctors I would still be waiting for testosterone. Its been 4 months. If I didn't source it myself I would be in a mess. It's so bad for a man to have extremely low test for that long period. The doctors I have come across have no care. I was so depressed and didn't want to do anything.. now I feel great, no thanks to the nhs. They hardly know anything when it comes to this stuff
You have to go private init, the nhs is still backwards and flawed in so many ways dealing with low T in men
It's deliberate, it will cost them money so they're not interested in helping men, ten a penny aren't we... No value. But most work hard and don't have easy lives so anything we can do to help ourselves we must try
@@hideouslyconceived3110 I would love to but money is tight at the moment. But I got a supply for 6 months. Hopefully by then I can go private.
@@stephenfrench2966 I've had enough of the nhs. Since I f'ed them off my life has become more peaceful.
@@ibrokeintourhouseandstoleu5453 the amount of money we give to that sh1tshow is unreal .
Thanks for all your support
Thanks for what you do man
I was on 500 for about a year then dropped to 400 for the next year after that I started seeing heart and kidney issues I was on BP meds. started getting acne issues, great sex everyday I looked awesome. I stopped cold turkey a month and a half ago that was the wrong thing to do listening to my girlfriend bc she did nursing school, this Chanel is what I should have found before her
500mg a week for a year?
@@ryanciantar very doable if you watch your health markers
Are the kidney issues stemmed from the high blood pressure or too much test?
I’m a healthy 67 year old male, I workout regular 4 times a week . I’ve been on 100 mg per week for 8 years no blood pressure issues or side effects . I really want to lose some belly fat and regain some of my strength I’ve lost . What’s everyone opinion about me jumping up to 200 mg per week ? Is that to much for most people or would I probably be fine ? Thanks everyone
No offense to nurses but wtf do they know . Nurses do what doctors tell them to and that’s it
I trust this doc more than the ones they sent me too
mr illinois here...i was on over 1000per week for 10 years....quit cold turkey for 8 years and im 100% functioning and feel great and look great....ive lost 100lbs total but im in better shape than ever....dont let the media convince you...doctor oconnor id love to be on your show
Sick
In Bangladesh you can go to any pharmacy buy testosterone at 2$ 250 mg lol. Its ridiculous. Pharmaceutical grade. No doctors needed.
Must be nice
It’s grey area in the uk and easy to get but about 25£ per 10ml and probably not as good as pharma sometimes? Is it ok to bring back from there? In personal amounts???
Sell me some
@@thetruthsodealwithit2803 i think you can. You go ask for testanon 250 produced by Nuvista pharma in any pharmacy. Also deca durabolin is available over the counter but 50 mg per 1 ml which is a bummer but cheap and pharma grade 😁😁✌️. Also just pack some in handbag and go back to uk as personal meds.
@Zubair sus is my favorite type to use too
I'm 53 and had been injecting weekly 0.5ml of Testosterone Cypionate 200mg/ml for 5 years now. I have enlarged prostate BPH and was taking Finasteride 5MG but it made me dizzy, depressed and low libido. So I stopped the Finasteride. Feeling better but depressed and anxiety is still there. My Urologists just increased me to 0.75ml per week and I feel great! Doing labs later this month. He wants a lab draw the day after my injection and then another a day before my injection. With 0.5ml I was peaking at 680 and my low was 404 with 110 free. Hopeful that 0.75ml weekly will push me up to 800 peak. Thank you Doc for helping us with your videos! Much appreciated.
Have doctor check your shgb
And stay away from finasteride it could screw up your libido for life
You need a lower TRT with only 100 Mg/week
You also need to split your dosage into 2 injections a week , so let's say your doing 200mg a week you need to do 100mg every 3.5 days this will make you fell even better off a lower dose and keep you much more stable
5 mg if cialis daily is better than finasteride for bph .
My dr as me on 400 a week 200 every 3.5 days started on 130 a week, test levels at first was 122 at 33 now at 37 on 400 a week. But what I don’t get my free T is always negative I don’t have any fee T on my blood wk.
Are you a big man? I know the bigger the guy the larger dose you need. I'm a fairly lean 265 (good gemetics) 300 mg weekly keeps me in mid level range is all. I just believe I have greater receptor affinity than many.
Im 37
Taking cipionate feeling amazing.
Half a mil every 6 days. I will be on it for the rest of my days.
That is so much. Honestly there is a difference in purity of compounding pharmacies. 150mg split in 1/2 twice a week with empower cypionate. I don’t use a AI or HCG (because you can’t get it and HCG is not a scam it
Works great) Unless you are competing nobody needs to raise total T much above 1,200 and 35-40 on free. I’m 10-11% body fat all year long and weight never changes more than 2-3 pounds all year. Visible abs. Lean and vascular. 200 min cardio a week at 135-140 bpm. 12 sets per body part twice every 8 days. 100-120 push ups a day. I’m 56. Also,
Only eat chicken/beef/fish/shrimp, rice and roasted corn 6 days a week only between 1pm and 9pm. That’s it. Simple. Was just
In Tamarindo Costa Rica and found cheap pharma grade test. Ampules (a bit different) but diet down there beans and rice chicken and lean beef eggs every meal. $30 for a 8 day gym pass
Do you take half life into account before the 2nd shot to maintain low dose?
If initial test shot is 200 mg your second shot will be 200 mg + 100 mg (1/2 life).
Your 3rd shot will be 200 mg + 150 mg.
4th shot = 200 mg + 175 mg.
Keep shooting 200 mg every 8-10 days will = ~400 mg, not 200 mg.
Whatever your initial boost of test/nandrolone include 1/2 life additions in the rest.
It accumulates that’s normal but this has its limits
This was so helpful. I’m a 44year old type 1 diabetic with hypertension already. I workout daily run two miles a day and lift heavy, I don’t think I’d wanna use even 250, but I’m approaching the age of slowing down. I’m a busy arborist climbing trees all day, but I’m slowing down. What should I do? I see a dr who wanted to give me testosterone cream and progesterone Pills. Will any of this help?
My doctor put me on the topical patches and it tanked my levels. I ended up going on Testosterone cypionate (depo) and that does pretty well for less frequent injections (1x/week for example)
Haven’t watched it yet but if he says yes I’m pinning it
Been on 100mg of test a week for 2 years and feel great
I pin 50mg of Test Prop every day. I also pin 250iu of HCG on Mondays and Thursdays. I have Arimidex on hand, but have not needed it. I feel fantastic 😃
Sub q or intra muscular?
@@paulrobinson5641 Test Prop intra-muscular (slin pin rotated in delts, bis, tris, glutes) and HCG sub-q 😉
I've been on 400 for 5 years,and bio markers all in check
Very good I good info
150 mg test e a week, feel incredible. Massive strength gains, energy through the roof, libido sky high. Gained around 10lbs in the first 5 weeks, much fuller and healthier looking.
How old are you on this bro snd how many yrs did you blast for
@@peterussell1663 I done a few courses back in my early 20’s, never much. A mil- mil and a half per week at max. Then stopped and stayed natural for years,
Now 35 and been running trt for 4 months so far and as it stands I will never stop. Literally feel fantastic every day, gym results amazing, physique looks much healthier and more energy in day to day. I highly recommend it man, you thinking of starting?
How long until you felt trt kicking in ? 4 to 5 weeks ?
@@Godswarrior1333 mentally I felt the difference within a week… physically I felt the difference after around 4-5 weeks.
@@Godswarrior1333 if you get on it, start of low and up the dose if needed, but I know some big boys that only use around 120-170mg a week
300 mg weekly keeps me at 600 ng/dcl is all..I'm shocked it's not higher.
That’s crazy. I’d be full yolked cycle mode at 300mg. Everyone different
My T-clinic nurse practitioner recently prescribed me 200 mg of cypianate 3x per week. I’m finding out through my own research that this is kind of a “steroid” dose. I’m only going to do 2 doses per week, which will total 400 mg per week. I think that’s plenty. I’ve been on pellets for about 7 years and my normal T levels have been 850 to 1200, which works for me. I’ll see where 400 mg a week lands me. Thanks for the video! I do take this seriously and closely watch my labs. I’m 52 y.o. and serious lifter/amateur BB.
Thank you for all your help
My last cycle (which was only my second) I took 250-300mg Test C and 150mg deca twice a week. This time I’m cutting it in half to see what happens. I’m almost 4 weeks in and I’ve gained about 7-8lb. Going more for the great well being Test gives me and add a little muscle of course. My sex drive is already through the roof too. I love this shit!
Where are you getting deca from?. I thought it was discontinued
@@Jamesmax22 ugl but it’s good.
How can I get some Deca. Who do I see for it.
Wow.
@@Jamesmax22 men's clinic I got it from Matrix
Wish I'd seen this post earlier. I'm 68yrs old and inject 200mg of test cypionate weekly with no problems in 4yrs. I do have some weeks when I feel the injection doesn't last as long as others, but no big deal. I was a contest bodybuilder in the 70's and I never used anything other than off the shelf supplements and food. Although I know that there were guys in the gym here in Tucson that were definitely doing something that set them apart. I just can't understand how and where all of these anabolic steroids are coming from. My God, just to hear all the names of different pills and injectables is unreal. The work ethic and genetics are always propped up, understood, but if you are using a crutch to assist you then I think it negates your hard work. Be what you're going to be naturally and be healthy and happy with it.
You are slightly misinformed. Hard work can not be negated. Users work just as hard as us naturals. You don't work harder than users. Only the results are different.
@@Spincat08 maybe. It’s really impossible to measure effort..,
@@comeon_man I disagree.... lifts to failure are maximum effort. Would you consider that a measure of effort?
Also, nobody is born on PEDs. The vast majority of lifters will first experience their noobie gains before diving into the steroid world. The effort a person puts into his/her workouts will be relatively the same on or off. That is also a measured outcome. Is it really impossible?
The biggest mistake people make is comparisons to others. There are to many factors involved to accurately say why one person has better results than another. Suggesting that everyone who is more advanced that you must be on steroids is a coping mechanism.
Doc, what's the issue between free and total? My total is like 1100 but my free is something like 400-500. I've always had low SHBG. I feel good, all bloodwork is looking good, BP good, etc.
150 mg a week divided in three 50 mg doses
I just do 240 mg a week trt i useto do 180 but i liked the benefits. If i do a cycle i just do a mini cycle of 600 mg fof 6 months than go back to the lower dose. Bloods seem fine but im honestly scared of long term issues even on 240 mg per week 180 a week puts me at 1000 to 1300 ng dl so 240 prob puts me at 1300 to 1600 so upper end of t range (the old testosterone range from the 80s not the current soy fueled one😂)
250 mg test per week works perfect by me.
With an AI?
Iah be on 600 MG of trt a week for 3 months know with Regular blood work every month and I feel amazing
Great information. My fav youtube channel.
Would there be a significant difference if you do 400mg one shot per week of cypionate for example, vs doing basically the same 400mg but separating in half a cc per day. Yes shooting every day is stressful but in terms of stable serum wouldn't this make it a lot more stable and avoid the spike of a 400mg at once bomb?
Yes increasing frequency seems to reduce side effects when dosages are equated. I get sides from 400mg in one bolus injection but at 60mg daily I don't even need an AI at the same dosage
strike a happy medium , inject 300 every 5 days = average 420/wk
I just did my first cycle at 53 yo, 300mgx10 weeks and dropped down to 100mg and will asses levels in a few weeks. Developed high bp on the 300mg and started an ace. Incredible results, so I see why people don’t want to lower, but the long term effects just aren’t worth it. I may periodically go back to 300-400 for 10 week cycles, but will go back down to low levels for sure. Time will tell, but from what I gather, maintaining those gains on 100 is very doable. To be honest I put on enough size in 10 weeks that I don’t want to gain anymore because people are already asking what I’m on, and I want to be a fake nasty lol.
What are the shampoos and topicals? I don’t see a link to anything.
Se Asia just walk into any pharmacie and get pharma grade gear otc. Love living free here 🙏
250mg test a week for 5 years now btw
53 here, and been on dosages between 200-400mg. On 400mg now. I do labs every 6-8 weeks. All labs in order. I’m tight on diet, training and recovery. I’ve done a full recomp over a year on 200-250mg. T is a SMALL but important piece of a big puzzle…
Many of us at this age don’t care about male pattern baldness, testicular atrophy or fertility, among other POSSIBLE sides. These are non-issues.
I volunteer to be in any study you suggest. In my humble view, many of your approaches aren’t “harm reduction”, rather it seems to be “potential harm avoidance”. We can manage most sides proactively. I am living proof.
im older and i agree 1000%
if you don't link T levels with baldness you shkuld get your head chrckrf.Every hair follicle has AR. No hair follicle is immune to androgens. No human being is immune to androgens.
Male pattern baldness happens because of androgen+Genetics.
@@shaswatachatterjee5976 its still genetically determined. Plenty of pros over the decades have blasted tons of this stuff and still kept all their hair. I have thin hair and expected to lose it when i started but years later its exactly the same
BETTER LIVING THRU"SMART" CHEMISTRY..🐻✌✌
Do you cycle it with a pct or are you just straight running it non stop?
I've been on 200mg/300mg and now 400mg Test E (split in 2 inj. per week and in conjunction with split dosage 50 mg Proviron a day, 2x 500 i.u. HCG per week). Seems that 400mg is the sweet spot for me! Feeling great! (mentally, physically, libido). Guess everybody's different. You have to tweak a little to find out what works for you.
Do you use an AI at this dosage?
Great for now, lets see in 5 years when you develop ventricular hypertrophy
This sure isn't TRT so what is your point of being on this high of a dose? Some people feel great shooting up heroine as well but that doesn't mean you should be doing that either. You sound just like a junkie talking and no doubt you are going to be dealing with serious health issues in the future because of your drug use.
@@thomasjust2663 dam right
@@thomasjust2663 Do you get ventricular hypertrophy with a normal BP?
I’m on 400mg of testosterone, been on it for around a year, I’m 22 years old, bloods checkout, sex is great, no estrogenic side effects.
Do you take any ai or other compounds bro? And do you pin twice a week?
@@seanlewis4544 every 3.5 days, no ai because I have no side effects.
You should only take as much testosterone as you can tolerate without any side effects.
really depends on the person. one size does not fit all
I dont see how these people sleep. Anytime id go above 150 a week for too long, i got NO SLEEP. hypnogogic jerk, sleep disturbances up the ASS. crazy to think people litterally contemplate taking 400 MGS FOR LIFE. just different strokes for different folks i guess.
Lol same I have no sleep with 140 mg a week already
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400mgs trt would probably kill me the first year 🤣
80mgs a week puts me around 1200tt
My hct is 52 on average
Hemoglobine 18s
I don’t dare to take more because of my rbc is not manageable on anything higher then 100mgs
Or do 4-6 phlebotomies a year and go on anti clotting meds but I rather have normal levels then patches
Been on 750mg for 15 years, no issues yet
you forgot “apart from general awesomeness”
Been on 500mg a week since April, zero sides.
MURICA’ 💪🏻🇺🇸
I find it’s getting the estrogen right to be honest. I sit at 800-1000 on testosterone but if my estrogen of off I feel shit. Upped my HCG recently and getting good All round results
50 years old 6'3 220# only 5 years in the gym but 150mg Sustanon 250mg/cc every 5 days seems to be my sweet spot. I have played around with other esters and NPP/Primo with Sustanon base. I feel best on just the Sustanon donating blood three or four times a year.
I did 500 test c for a min of 8 months. Zero problems. I'm 50 years old. I got my blood tested a lot. My testosterone was around 1400. My estrogen was high at 170. My red cells was high too.
My blood pressure was perfect. I would get really hot in the summer. Other than that no problem. I dropped down to 200 test c. But will go back up after this month.
I'm 45 and been on 500mg test c .for 7 months so far it's ok but I'm going to back down to around 300 for 6months then up again to 4to 500⁶ maybe add anavar.
My body temperature is a little to much sometimes along with some anxiety on 500 that's one of the reasons I'm backing down for a bit.
Just spent almost 2 straight years on 300mg minimum each week. Zero health issues. None. In my mid 40s now. Will go back on later this year. ✌️
And you consider this zero problems? Most people on 500 test a week will have around 4-5000 ng/dL testosterone. You seem to not respond as well and you have issues with absorption or something. You shouldn't need 500mg of test to get to 1400 ng. That's an issue that needs to be looked at for you. This is not "zero problems" but as long as you maintain this level of testosterone in your blood you should be fine.
If you're testing right before your next dose then 1400 is the lower end of the range your testosterone is at. Don't forget injectable testosterone doesn't cause spikes in your blood levels. It causes one big spike and then steady decrease till your next dose. Your testosterone is probably much higher than that if you tested right before. And if you didn't then it's weird how your test level is so low at such a high dose. Most people would be able to get to 1400 test with 150-250 mg of testosterone. Either you checked your levels right before your next injection, or you have some other issue you need to look at.
500mg TRT to get to 1400ng is ridiculous.
@@bernardroemmele5769 just don't do 400-500 plus anavar for any extended period don't go more than 60 days
Been on 400 mgs for over a decade and just dealt with some high blood pressure after adding in some cardio and a BP pill it went back to normal. The BP pill was Amlodipine and that didn't fix the issue within it self .I feel the cardio did because I got really lean. I donated blood every once in a while to keep my RBC count down as when I don't its on the high end of normal ranges. But other than that no side effects and feel great. I'm looking to get into a Dr again as the past 2 yrs I been buying on the street and feel it's under dosed .
You should be donating blood every 2 months. Will take care of the blood pressure
It’s high estrogen
@@314shorts No.
@@richcampbell6808 it was for me. Taking an AI took my BP from 140 to 100...
@@richcampbell6808 donating blood never helped me with my blood pressure, though if your hematocrit is super high it can cause blood pressure issues. 90% of the time though the BP is due to water retention from high estrogen
Hello. Does test enanthate interact with the thyroid. If ive had some underlying issues would the test make it worst? Should one weekly injection be ok or twice per week . Should start with 250 in one does or split it?
Should not directly impact thyroid function. Split doses are always best. When I went to every three days, I was able to drop Arimidex, because my estrogen didn’t get high like the big spike after weekly doses.
I'm only on 125 per week and I'm on top of the world, physical improvements, phycological improvements.... hard to believe 400 is cool based on my results.... I wasn't some superior genetics dude or anything either.
At 200 mg a week my total was 1500. I started out at 70 total because of a few years of taking pain killers that wrecked my hormones, I'm now 50 years old. Started on androgel and it stopped working after 3 years and switched to injections at home twice a week
I've been doing 300mg test e per week for c3yrs, watched this as not sure if i should bring it down a bit?
How old are you pal? I'm 34 on test e at the min at the same dose as you but not sure how long to run it.
@@TEAM-MAUDE I'm 45 brought it down since watching this to c150mg per wk
How are you feeling now sex drive wise sustain errection etc I'm similar age and dose on test E @@Rob-zw5qs
I find what works best for me is splitting my weekly dose in half with a 4 day break , get a more consistent feel of energy etc , without the peak feeling and then a decline
This is what I'm doing 400mg or .8ml 33 years now and expect to do this for life however the doctors pharmacies are so ignorant of the new reports on how beneficial this therapy is and not harmful like the US government wants us to believe. They just don't want us to have a good life. My endocrinologist back in 1990 became head of the veterans administration in San Diego metabolism and told me I could be taking 4 x .8ml and I would really benefit however try to get a modern-day doctor to help like the body builder docs do, has been evading me so far... With .8ml I'm not able to much pain and at 72 yo. I want to achieve physical but can't find the right doctor...
What role does the Valsalva maneuver play in the cardiovascular and pulmonary embolism, and other related deaths we keep seeing? I believe the maneuver is the common denominator in many of these deaths. It is performed with heavy lifting and with posing. The compression of the vena cava can throw off rhythms and cause immediate death(Elvis). But is it possible we are witnessing unanticipated and yet to be understood long term sequelae attributable to the maneuver? I would love to hear your take! Clearly it's primarily the roids and drugs. But why nearly exclusively heavy lifters and BBs.? I really believe it's the Valsavas maneuver. You have won me over with your caring approach. Please sir. Check it out. And guys, freakin breath man. Breath through your teeth if you have to, but don't bear down while holding your breath.
You can't lift safely w/o the Valsalva maneuver and there is nothing inherently wrong with it for anyone not on AAS or therapeutic levels of TRT. No evidence to suggest otherwise, if only a weak correlation confounded by AAS users. The proven long term benefits of strength training on heart health outweigh any risk of using valsalva maneuver.
Really interesting question
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Love this guy. He is so neat and organized! I like it, a role model..
this guy will bore me with a lot of nothing. He wont give any medical advice so dont expect to get any here. To bad
Hey doc whats your thoughts on fin and deca? Will I lose hair?
What do you think of using testosterone troches 50mgplus 50 mg Dhea twice a day? Been on this for a month now.
Honestly I feel so much better on 400, I’m 55 and I’ve been doing TRT for 5 years at 200 and never felt great. I tried 400 and I feel absolutely amazing
Very informative, it's good to see open minded, smart and competent doctors around. 🙏
I've started TRT after a MTB accident that damaged my testes, and here in Japan, the doc insisted I'd stay at 100mg/week (.5ml cyp) because "there's no need for more". And i did for a long time. But i wasn't really feeling what most people say the "driveness". I was sort of "meh.", quitted MTBking, was going to the gym just to move weights around.
And after getting my test evaluated again (at another place) i was at 294ng/dl (tested 9am, fasted).
Not completely bad, but, awful for someone spending such amount of money looking for quality of life.
There i started at around 175mg/wk (.8ml), and tested 549ng/dl at the same stance a few weeks later.
Not a single issue with blood lipids, rbc, e2 or anything.
Started MTBking again, lifting weights became fun again i feel motivated to work everyday, plus, my wife has been really satisfied with these changes.
Testosterone is life. 😁
Very nice, bro.
Ya know you and I are on the same dose(no injury here) and I felt on top of the world when I was moved from the 160 to 180 of cyp. Everything seemed right with the world. Until I got a couple months into it. I don’t know what happened but I crashed energy/mood/gym motivation. I let the nurse know and she told me I’d gotten used to the level I was at and that it wasn’t anything more. I mean if that’s the case then going up to 200 would work for a couple months…then 300…then, well u get the point.
@@rolandleap1 Testosterone doesn't work like that. You do not need to keep upping the dose to feel the positive effects. You likely have something else going on with your energy levels, could be a million things, and you falsely attributed that to your T dosage. 20mg/wk is not sufficient to change much of anything. Try taking 500mg/wk, you will be surprised how little changes from 150mg/wk.
@@rolandleap1 maybe you have estrogen problem
I was prescribed 400 a week here in Canada, worked great and had a healthy daughter in the process, all bloodwork was done for me
What clinic do you use?
@@winnersiner7641 jus went to my doctor lol, im in Canada
what about doing micro dosing Test into shoulder daily ??
The upper level range for free testosterone is 250pg not 150pg.... my Dr keeps mine around 250-260
I jumped up to 400/week and am now losing my hair with polar opposite balding genes. 45 years old with really thick hair, has gotten really thin and receding hairline. Definitely not worth it for me. Going back down to 200mg.
You will lose it with 200mg as well, just slower.
Minoxidil 5% can help to prevent more hair loss
Finasteride for the dht quick.
@@johngail4904 Hey, thanks for the reply. DHT was actually normal. Stopped the Deca and started NPP and all is fine. I think going from never trying gear and hopping on 400 was a bit much, kinda a rookie move. Live and learn. Thanks again.
I use 50mg test prop and 125mg test E a week and that combo for me has been nice. I plan to cruise under 200 forever, with some very tailored blasts here and there… no more than 1 time annually. Everyone is different.
Honestly sounds like a nice plan. You’d look great forever.
@@Mangobrain82 until heart complications at 60
@@currbag just a random low IQ comment
@@currbag 🤡
@@currbaga jaką masz pewność, że bez testosteronu nie będzie żadnych powikłań sercowych w tym wieku?
Couldn’t find the link in the description to the hair shampoo you mentioned….
What does "blast and cruise" mean and do you recommend it?
It's a modern day term for bodybuilders who never come off drugs ever..
They " blast " steroids at super high dosages for a period of time & instead of coming off completely and cleaning out the system (which one should) they instead pick a low dose of base compounds like testosterone to "cruise" on.
Men on TRT will often use this term as well. Men who consistently use a prescribed test base will often add compounds in , in addition to the prescribed test in order to "blast" for a short time, ie as in right before summer time.
you are amazing doc. thank you for taking time to help the community
how? he has no answers for anything
@@edwardwhite221 Mong.
I’ve been on doc prescribed trt now 9 years. 175mg is my sweet spot. More and my heart starts to flutter, can’t sleep, moody
What age did you start?
@@Deasnuts1 I was 24. Anytime I go over 200mg is asking for problems.. I have gone up to 750mg a week. Side effects are not fun, I don’t go over 200mg/ week anymore and there is no reason you need more then that imo
@@coldsmokepwrstroke yeah, been debating getting bloodwork done and seeing a male wellness doctor.. honestly I feel fine, but I have done a few cycles in the past, and im turning 35, just looking for an edge honestly, if im in optimal range I'd probably wait a couple more years but it's def inevitable for me lol.
@@Deasnuts1 do it, take my advice I am around your age. If you do go on test 175mg-200mg is PLENTY. 250mg I start to get high blood pressure bad headaches, balls shrink really small and hurt all the time, sex drive is way too high. I feel as though the bodies system can still function when I’m on ~190mg per week and my balls stay normal size, everything is optimal for me at that range. I had extreme acne two years after starting test and I couldn’t take my shirt off for two years.. be careful
@@coldsmokepwrstroke appreciate the info and the heads up, thanks bro.
I don't know.... I don't dose below 250 Test E or C .... Is 400 mg/ week a blast ?? I thought it was a bit low compared to a lot of people I know taking up to a gram in some cases
Ive been on 500 mg for last 4 years ...My blood works largly fine..im 52..Everyone i know is on higher doses then 250 a week ? Get the old spot here and there, sleeping is sometimes interupted but apart from that im fine , i feel great...Sometimes i cruiise at 250 once a week but dont really get much out of this tbh ?
This dude knows his stuff and isn't trying to kill people.
Go talk to a urologist and try to get hcg see what they say
Think ya replied on the wrong comment. 🤔
@@arthurdubois279
My Urologist/fertility specialist prescribe it to me. 1000 iu weekly.
@@aran125 what state? It's never been proven to do anything for men in clinical trial so that's not based on science. You can totally get a doctor to write an off label prescription especially if it's a cash doctor. But I've met with dozens of doctors and they all asked me how much I got paid to take hcg because it's not proven to do anything. I was prescribed 10000 ius for 12 weeks. Suffered stroke like attacks for 6 months now suffer from automatic nervous system problems and have found other people that have had the same out come so you can have your opinion. I'm living with the consequences. But testosterone replacement therapy is proven to be safe so I'll stick with that no doubt. Shoot what you want I'm just trying to stop people from suffering the way I have. You dont have to listen to me just giving sharing my story.
@@arthurdubois279 False, HCG is given to men with hypogonadism to stim the axis. Clomid is very similar to HCG.
Depends on when you start and he knows this. If you've blasted for 20-30 years probably not good, but if you never took anything and your 40 + probably wouldn't hurt at all.
Humanin to reverse left ventricular hypertrophy. Its a peptide. Hard to find too.
I’m right around that dose…. I do 150-175 every 3 days. Not exactly the same each time…. I kinda eyeball it… sometimes it’s close to 200…
I'm very transparent, so here we go. I've backed off my original TRT dosage. Doing it on my own, but monitored by my PCP. I'm currently at 160mg and feel great. My blast dosages would not impress you, my biggest ever barely topped a gram, but results were amazing. I learned what to take and how to eat. Now, where I was going... I'm known (under different name of course) on the forums and give med advice within my reason. You guys would not believe how many run 400-600mg test year round, and worse... run tren year round. It's truly amazing. The doc here is doing a favor to all, but not enough guys are honest about the dosages.
That's true and their bodies don't really reflect the need to run all this stuff.
Look at it this way doc. Most the guys self administering TRT are using black market gear which is likely underdosed so the 400mg test e they are using is probably closer to 200mg
Some are over-dosed
@@ivoryking509 that is true but I’m going with the majority being under but honestly who knows!
Being a user for many years I’m kinda hoping that many times I used either completely fake or under dosed. ( that will help my health now in my later years🙏)
@@ivoryking509 For example?
@@lordbutler1 haha exactly 💯
@@snuffcore9686 you want an example of underdosed gear?
Hi, have to be on 200 mg every seven days I usually take 150 mg of testosterone I take anastrozole to try to keep and block estrogen. What do you say about anastrozole?
Thanks
Doc what do you think about staying on dutasteride for life to prevent bph while on testosterone ?
Dutasteride is for prostate cancer and chemical castration, not BPH.
@@JB-yh8so it was literally designed for bph. Do your research.
Literally Google : number 1 common side effect. “Impotence (trouble getting or keeping an erection)”
@@JB-yh8so it doesn't happen to everyone
@@shred9475 The goal should always be the lowest effective dose. If you need dut so be it but I wouldn’t ever start there.
The dose is very individualistic! I’ve been on 400, prescribed, for over a year and my mood, libido, blood pressure, blood work is all perfect. I have these tested every 3 months. I also make sure my diet is on point and I don’t touch any other illegal steroids. I think a lot of the issues blamed on testosterone are really a cause of the extreme amount of crappy foods many bodybuilders and power lifters eat.
with no injecting there millions happy safe and fda approved
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If a bodybuilder eats like crap... he is probably not a bodybuilder right 😊
400mg is high even for a cycle...
That’s not healthy and your bloods are not ideal. What are you, some kind of genetic anomaly?
@@ivoryking509 lol
I’m 46 and what to start trt on the side for the gym I’m on a stricken diet and lost 23lbs. My question is if to just do it for a year and don’t want it to affect my personal life. I want that body look again of when I was younger? My guy said to take one cc on Monday and Thursday that’s 500 a week.
100mg testcyp a week Im 54 and that works perfect.
Been on 500 mg for 3years Have experienced an enlarged prostate and some sleeping problems other than that have been okay have lowered the dose and will continue to lower until I get to 200 mg
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Lol Emily is my wife my name is zak
@@kevins4815 Start as Emily then ended up as a Zak.
@@durianriders thats good test
What about sitting on 200mg per week indefinitely and then like blasting at 400mg per week 3 months of the year?
Does that give the body time to recover?
Asking anecdotally here of course.
only if you’re running other compounds when you do the 400mg blast or it’s pointless
Do you ever heard about NEBIDO? It is a Testeron my doc is injecting me as an TRT Therapie. What is your opinion about that?
400 per week is not trt for one thing. It's a cycle and I'd think it not a good idea to take it for long periods.