My current level of testosterone is 47. Just had it check a little over a week ago. I am 47 yrs. old...
Is 100 mg of testosterone cypionate a month a good dosage?
Question posted by dcastojr on 18 July 2011
Last updated on 7 January 2019 by Cips1975
Added 18 July 2011:
I am prescribed 1cc of 100 mg a month....Is that a good dosage with my testosterone levels being so low?
5 Answers
Cips1975
7 Jan 2019
I know this is a very old post but wanted to weigh just in case you review again. Just a couple points in my opinion:
- 47 is extremely low, you should be on TRT.
- Always get your blood work a couple times a year. Recommend prior to program of course, a couple months into your TRT program and periodically after.
- Dr should adjust dosage accordingly to get you in the sweet spot. Most progressive Dr’s will aim for higher end of the reference range.
- Proper protocols should not be exceeding more than 200 mg of testosterone cypionate per week. If you are getting more than 200 mg per week, that is getting into gray area IMO.
- Everyone is different and more is not always better.
- I feel intramuscular injections of Testosterone Cypionate weekly is the best route for the most stable levels and most benefit. The half live of Test Cyp is not that long ( like a week).
- I prefer dosage divided twice weekly for most stable testosterone levels.
- of course, if you do not like injections do you need to find other ways such as Gel/cream, or pellets. I personally feel intramuscular injections is the way to go
- talk to your doctor about managing estrogen levels. With a replacement doses of testosterone you may be OK, but the fact is some of the testosterone will get converted to estrogen in the body. How much, is unique to each of us. This is where blood work comes in very handy. Some progressive doctors will provide a small prophylactic dose of a estrogen medication like aromatase inhibitors. You would likely need to go to a clinic that specializes in testosterone therapy to get a aromatase inhibitor. Your run-of-the-mill doctors office would likely not prescribe an AI as it is off script usage.
Anyway , some of my thoughts off the top of my head. At the end of the day get your blood work done first and foremost and if you are indeed have low T , consider testosterone replacement therapy and as always get your blood work done and manage all of your numbers.
Francis v
11 April 2015
Not a health pro but it's probably not. Check to see what kind of T you are taking. Check the half life which tells you how long it will last. I'm 54 and take .9 ml of 200/ml once a week and I'm doing great, lost all belly fat and ran 4 marathons last year. The only way to confirm the dosage is by blood tests.
bdjonesjr
27 March 2012
I am a 42 year old male who had a T level of 31... same boat as yourself. I have been using T cyponiate for about a year. My doctor started me at 1ml injection every 4 wks of 200mg per ml and that wasn't even close. Over the next 2 months we adjusted to where I have been ever since, 2ml of 200mg per ml every two weeks. Mood, sex drive, increase in penis size and frequency of erections, loss of over a hundred pounds in 6 mths, are just a few of the benefits I have had. Everybody is different but I urge you to talk with your Dr. openly and aggressively if needed... there are great dr's out there who work with you if he won't!
Stay well, Brian
dcastojr
28 March 2012
I am now at 2 ml of 100 mg every two weeks, but I still don't feel like I think I should... Maybe I should be at the 200 mg instead of the 100 mg... Thanks for the answer and hope you continue with your success with the TRT...
Caryns
23 July 2013
My husband is 66 and I have been administering the injection for over a year of 200 mg 2x a month. I also take BHRT (64) and we have a very happy home.
Bwooten79
16 Jan 2018
Can you tell us what your T levels are at on this dosage? Thank you!
Jack Goddard
28 Jan 2012
.My Dr. likes to take the T levels up slow so as to not overdose it. The book I list below is a good read. It helped me understand a lot about how important T level's are. I wish Drs. would test all men over 50 for testosterone just as they do PSA. Would be nice if they would check womens Hormone after age 40. May be a lot of less Divorce and unhappy marriage in this country if they check both men and womens T and Hormone level's.And then treat them with the right medication.
Low T is a very complex thing. Both Male and Females produce two types of Testosterone. Sex T and Free T. Male Testicles and females ovaries produce sex T. Sex T is bound in SHBG and not bioavailable for use as free T. Our Adrenal glands produce free T. Free T is what controls a lot of things in our body. Muscle mass, blood pressure, and many more.
It’s important when you have your Dr. check you for low T, that he/she check total T and free T. Many Dr. just check total T and tell the patient their T levels are normal. If the Free T is low, other system may be not getting enough T.
Normal total T levels for a male say 65 to 74 years old is 327 to 721ng/dL. Free T levels 6.6 to 18.1 pg/ml.
I was seeing a Functional Medicine MD. He had me on a customized compounded
Bio-Identical Hormone (Testosterone) cream, for about a year. It was working well . Raised both my T levels. I felt super. He retired , so had to find another Family Dr. New family Dr. kept me on the same cream. All of a sudden it quit working and my levels dropped. To 150 ng/dL. He has me taking a shot every two weeks. I don’t care for it. Last two or three days before time for another shot, I feel like crap. Going to ask him to try me on AndroGel. I have used the Testim. Don’t mind it’s smell , but I had some side effects from it.
A very good book to read is Testosterone for Life. By Abraham Morgentaler MD Associate Clinical Professor at Harvard Medical School. He has also looked at the Prostate issue and Prostate cancer related to the use of Testosterone replacement.
Another good book for both sex’s is. BREAKTHROUGH. By Suzanne Somers. She covers a lot on Hormone replacement information.
sdpony
30 May 2015
I agree 100% with your comment that, " May be a lot of less Divorce and unhappy marriage in this country if they check both men and womens T and Hormone level's.And then treat them with the right medication."
I have known many men whose once wonderful wife went sex crazy sometime after the age of 40. Heartbreaking to see these once great marriages destroyed.
Bwooten79
16 Jan 2018
>70% of men have low testosterone. I'm not sure what's doing it (the crap they put in food, the water, etc) but I have a few coworkers like myself who are perscribed testosterone. What people need to understand is that your general family Dr is NOT going to give you an amount that puts your testosterone in the middle to high range. You're lucky if he gives you enough to put your levels above 350!
Plus, if your Dr isn't an endocrinologist or an avid believer in testosterone, he/she has little to no idea about testosterone, let alone how much to give. They study drugs like testosterone for 4 hours in med school (no joke). My Dr even asked me how much I thought I should be on.
Everyone reacts to therapy differently.
If 400mg a week puts me at 800, it might put you at 1500 which is too high, even though our levels are both the same on paper.
If your levels are below 300, I'd start at 150mg a week of depo then get your labs checked after a month or two on that dosage. Then adjust accordingly.
Some people's perform better sexually (libido) at a low T range. It's good to note all side effects You experience (negative and positive) while on testosterone.
wish all of you the best, God bless!
Kevin B
21 July 2011
Not a doctor nor a medical person here. But a T-level of 47 is VERY low.
Testosterone replacement therapy is entirely appropriate for a lab test of that level. I'm not clear on what has been prescribed for you. Is it a shot? a gel you rub on? A pump?
Frankly, I'd trust your doctor to know what you need, but you may need to wait two months before you start seeing/feeling benefits. It just takes time to build up in your system. Ask your doctor.
softball6
30 April 2015
I am 42 years old and I just took my 1st injections today. I had neck surgery last year. The took disc out and replaced them with artificial and installed a support bracket to give me movement. I was wondering when and how many dosage you take to get your Testosterone levels back to Normal. The doctor told me as long as I am taking pain medications my levels will stay low.
However, he gave me 2 injections. 1st It was 1 ml @ 200 & then another injection the same. The total is 400 mg. So I didn't know if you take every 2 weeks or a month
Bwooten79
16 Jan 2018
It all depends. You need to start lower and adjust according to your T levels when you get your labs checked. Make sure to tell your Dr to include the testosterone on your labs or else they wont check for it.
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