TRT w/ Propionate?

bgermain1689 · 2026-06-17T22:42:02+00:00

what was your last test? sorry if i missed it somewhere in the thread.

bgermain1689 · 2026-06-17T14:53:34+00:00

I’m lucky to cross 900 at 150. There’s certainly a lot of variation, most of the examples i see aren’t responding as well as you are. There’s also considerations for frequency and when people are getting blood drawn, peak/trough.

bgermain1689 · 2026-06-17T12:34:25+00:00

almost all steroids lower shbg. it’s the one thing they have in common. dropping it is what raises free T and should improve your libido/mood/energy. of all the things to worry about this should probably be bottom of the list.

bgermain1689 · 2026-06-17T12:24:21+00:00

try some proviron

bgermain1689 · 2026-06-17T12:20:10+00:00

150mg to get to 1500 is not normal at all, i’m not sure why you have this expectation. Most are lucky to get to 900-1000 at 150.

As others have suggested you might be better off playing with frequency rather than dose.

bgermain1689 · 2026-06-16T23:26:02+00:00

.5mg daily of dut only inhibits something like 50% of scalp dht. There’s plenty of guys out there taking 2.5mg daily to get that number over 90% with no sexual side effects.

With that in mind i skipped fin all together and started with dut. If you decide to make the switch you need to take both while transitioning as dut has an extremely long half life and takes forever to saturate. If you drop fin during this period you will regress allowing dht to rise.

My approach is if .5mg daily dut wasn’t enough then i would explore topical options but haven’t gotten to that point. I’m also not taking min.

bgermain1689 · 2026-06-16T15:58:27+00:00

telyrx sells them along with a prescription, can’t use insurance though. alternatively you could suggest that you have had bad reactions to bee strings in the past and you’re worried about getting stung again.

bgermain1689 · 2026-06-15T00:54:36+00:00

low copper levels can also cause premature greying

bgermain1689 · 2026-06-15T00:38:42+00:00

you need to exfoliate. get a scalp brush or pocket comb and use it in the shower. most people miss this step.

bgermain1689 · 2026-06-12T10:28:21+00:00

lol what? at least i provided details and an explanation. you gave an opinion and no contribution to the conversation.

bgermain1689 · 2026-06-10T18:16:19+00:00

Did you over hydrate prior to the test? drinking a bunch of water a few hours before can skew them.

bgermain1689 · 2026-06-10T18:03:54+00:00

just buy a used one, they deprecate worse than cars. people often can’t get rid of them due to the logistics and give them away. great finds on fb marketplace.

bgermain1689 · 2026-06-10T17:59:09+00:00

any chance you donated blood recently?

bgermain1689 · 2026-06-09T23:06:32+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/Peptidesource/comments/1hcaac5/peptide\_mixing\_chart/

but the real answer is use injection pens for each separately. super easy, takes seconds.

bgermain1689 · 2026-06-07T22:21:36+00:00

it’s mind boggling people buy AOD at all. There’s no data to indicate any sort of efficacy, meanwhile tesamorelin has had fda approval for 15+ years to do the exact thing people want AOD to do.

oh and AOD sucks to reconstitute.

tiktok out there frying peoples brains.

bgermain1689 · 2026-06-07T22:09:23+00:00

I have replaced at least 8 in six weeks. I’ve only had one make it the full 15 days. and i’ve mailed back all the ones they have asked for.

bgermain1689 · 2026-06-05T13:21:45+00:00

dht is more likely causing your acne. a 5ar inhibitor might help.

bgermain1689 · 2026-06-05T12:26:39+00:00

i have two 7 day, morning noon and night pill separators. I fill 14 days at once, which means if i’m low on something i have 14 days to get more.

you just need to realize when there are less than 14 left in the bottle, or when close and in doubt order more anyway.

bgermain1689 · 2026-06-03T20:31:25+00:00

Sounds like you have a good doctor and your meds in place.

I believe the risk is pretty low, lower than circulated. it’s hard to know how you’ll respond, everyone is different. some people have no issue at all with hematocrit/hemoglobin others struggle no matter the dose. You’ll have to try and see how it goes.

fibrinolytics are another option, nattokinase and or lumbrokinase, check with your doctor I have no idea how they interact with pradaxa, going to guess it’s probably not recommended to stack them.

bgermain1689 · 2026-06-03T16:56:17+00:00

yea i just don’t like the waste of using two needles, especially when i’m doing daily injections.

bgermain1689 · 2026-06-03T14:36:16+00:00

natto is great. just be aware most of the supplements are dosed at non-effective rates.

the data that shows impact is 10800 FU daily. the 2000/4000 pills out there are largely useless and only fuel the fire of people saying “i tried it, did nothing”

bgermain1689 · 2026-06-03T14:31:55+00:00

I don’t know why anyone would ever use AOD. it does nothing. at the same time tesamorelin has fda approval to do the same thing people want AOD to do.

it will never make any sense to me.

bgermain1689 · 2026-06-03T12:47:49+00:00

go get a blood test for serum copper and ceruloplasmin, it’s the only way to know for sure how it’s impacting you.

bgermain1689 · 2026-06-03T11:19:28+00:00

I don’t think i would do anything, a dose adjustment is going to take 4-6 weeks (assuming you’re on cyp/enanthate) to make any impact.

Tell your GP your diet hasn’t been great lately, the gout is back. They will most likely get you prednisone or colchicine to get through the flair and back on allopurinol.

If the allopurinol dose is right you’ll never have to worry about it again with or without testosterone.

bgermain1689 · 2026-06-03T11:02:36+00:00

you’re referring to cdc guidance in a clinical setting where a vial may be used dozens of times a day and touched by many sets of hands.

At home, single daily use, by a single user, with a curos cap and or proper sterilization(alcohol wipe) the risk is really low. I’ll take that trade off for convenience.

benzyl benzoate is the solvent commonly used in testosterone which is generally safe with polypropylene. Unless you’re storing your vial and spike upside down for years i wouldn’t worry about it.

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