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I’m currently in my first three months of starting 200 mg/wk testosterone cypionate (35 m) and the benefits have been amazing. Mental clarity, focus, drive, ambition have all been acutely strengthened and I feel much more like my normal self. At the moment, my completed bloodwork is required before my next refill, however Labcorp has been dragging their feet and I’m concerned that I could miss a dosage. Would you recommend continuing my current regimen or would I be significantly impacted by reducing my intake to 100 mg/wk to stretch my supply a little further. Would I experience significant side effects if I was to go 2-3 weeks without TRT given that I have only been taking it for 3 months? Thanks in advance.
AlphaMD's Answer
That's a tough spot to be in, I'm sorry to hear about the lab being slow.
So, at three months in you're going to have the majority of your natural production already shut down. What you would really want to avoid is taking less Testosterone than would be needed to at least put you at what you were before TRT so that you don't feel worse than before you start.
So that would depend on your starting Testosterone levels before TRT. In our experience, you really only need 140mg-160mg a week to overcome primary/secondary hypogonadism if your levels starting are anywhere from 100-350 or so. You would need more closer to 160mg-200mg if you had relative hypogonadism like starting from ~350-500+.
It certainly wouldn't hurt for someone to drop down their dose from 200mg to 100-140mg or so to extend the life of the medication if they fell into that first category rather than stop cold turkey. We wouldn't want someone to take say, 50mg a week or such though, as that is still leaving your natural off & not giving you a lot back.
I hope that helps some.
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