Re: Quick Question - lab Results

[Guest guest]

That looks good, the main thing is how you feel. I am suprised that anyone does

injections 3 weeks apart. How much do you inject each time in cc/ml and mg? Do

you

have any change in results over those 3 weeks? How long have you been injecting?

How long after the injection did you get your blood drawn for the test?

> Hi Gang,

>

> Well, 3 months into my hypogonadism diagnosis, and think that we are

> finally getting somewhere. Recap: levels never increased with

> Androgel even when dose was increased, so I was placed on Depo

> testosterone injections every 3 weeks. I give them to myself. Anyway,

> I just got my test results taken after one month on depo.

>

> Total T = 637

> Free T 15.3

>

> My question for those more experienced, does this seem adequate for a

> 44 year old man? It is certainly a big jump from where I have started

> (double), and for the first time in many years I am off of

> antidepressants and my mood is normal.

>

> Thanks,

> Jim

[Guest guest]

Great to hear you are making progress. Sounds like the shots have

positive benefit. Your levels are improved, and reasonable, they

could be higher without negative side effect.

The main thing is: Shots once every 3 weeks is NOT enough. You need

to get the shot a minimum once every 2 weeks, and can get it as

often as once every 5 days. With every three weeks, by the end you

will have very little testosterone left in your body, compared to

the first few days when you will feel much more of it. I definitely

recommend addressing your dosing schedule. 100mg a week is the norm.

Some go higher.

Armyguy

> Hi Gang,

>

> Well, 3 months into my hypogonadism diagnosis, and think that we

are

> finally getting somewhere. Recap: levels never increased with

> Androgel even when dose was increased, so I was placed on Depo

> testosterone injections every 3 weeks. I give them to myself.

Anyway,

> I just got my test results taken after one month on depo.

>

> Total T = 637

> Free T 15.3

>

> My question for those more experienced, does this seem adequate

for a

> 44 year old man? It is certainly a big jump from where I have

started

> (double), and for the first time in many years I am off of

> antidepressants and my mood is normal.

>

> Thanks,

> Jim

[Guest guest]

Well, the total looks OK, but the free T still looks a bit low,

assuming we're talking about the normal scale (could you post the lab

ranges for the results?) My guess is that you are aromatizing a lot,

and thus your free T is not as high as it should be. You actually

want that number to be about double where it is now. Not that you

won't feel improvement at where you are at, when I raised my free T

from 12 to 16 I felt improvement, but I felt much better when I got

it up above 30.

You might want to get your estradiol levels checked to find out if

that's the problem.

> Hi Gang,

>

> Well, 3 months into my hypogonadism diagnosis, and think that we

are

> finally getting somewhere. Recap: levels never increased with

> Androgel even when dose was increased, so I was placed on Depo

> testosterone injections every 3 weeks. I give them to myself.

Anyway,

> I just got my test results taken after one month on depo.

>

> Total T = 637

> Free T 15.3

>

> My question for those more experienced, does this seem adequate for

a

> 44 year old man? It is certainly a big jump from where I have

started

> (double), and for the first time in many years I am off of

> antidepressants and my mood is normal.

>

> Thanks,

> Jim

[Guest guest]

What is your dose for T? When were your test results taken?

Most people would recommend a shot every week to keep the levels

stabalized. I've seen recommendations from 75 to 150 mg/week.

Although levels are important, what is more important is how you

feel. You may feel great at 600 or you may feel better at 800. It

really depends on you. I may ask your doctor about increasing the

shot.

Also, if your blood work was taken in Week 3, your test levels were

probably much higher during week 1 and 2.

So say you feel good. So, that is the most important thing.

> Hi Gang,

>

> Well, 3 months into my hypogonadism diagnosis, and think that we

are

> finally getting somewhere. Recap: levels never increased with

> Androgel even when dose was increased, so I was placed on Depo

> testosterone injections every 3 weeks. I give them to myself.

Anyway,

> I just got my test results taken after one month on depo.

>

> Total T = 637

> Free T 15.3

>

> My question for those more experienced, does this seem adequate for

a

> 44 year old man? It is certainly a big jump from where I have

started

> (double), and for the first time in many years I am off of

> antidepressants and my mood is normal.

>

> Thanks,

> Jim