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47 y male started subq 2x week 120 mg total . Total T 240 shbg 67 freeT 27 ! Is this a good starting point,no sexdrive can’t build much muscle 💪 5’10” 160 and eat clean no alcohol any advice going forward? My lab values are before starting TRT and this is my second week.
AlphaMD's Answer
It’s hard to say, considering everyone responds so differently to TRT. But we can say that 120mg/wk is a common, though conservative starting dose. Since you are only in your second week, we would recommend staying the course, and give it time. Most men who have been hypogonadal for years that start TRT of any dose have fairly rapid strength and hypertrophy gains in the first six months.
While a higher dose would almost certainly guarantee more rapid muscle gains, determining your baseline TRT dose without overshooting and causing side effects is always the first step in this long process.
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