Testosterone Levels and Tapering

I commented on a post here a month ago about my bloodwork being perfect after years of use aside from testosterone levels and some people had mentioned that they would be interested in a follow up as I continued to taper down to take a break.

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I was using around 20-30GPD average for around 2 years when I got my blood drawn 5 weeks ago. My testosterone levels were 256 ng/dl and free testosterone of 17. 10 days into my taper, and at an average GPD of around 9 grams, I had my levels checked again at a rheumatologist appointment, they went up to 394 ng/dl, I did not have free test levels checked as it was a different doctor/appointment. Now, 5 weeks into my taper at 5GPD, I just got my levels back from week 4. My levels are at 635 ng/dl and free testosterone of 55.

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Needless to say, Kratom directly affects my levels on a dose dependent basis. If any of you feel as though you may be struggling with low T, please get your blood levels checked. This isn't a demonizing post, just informative. Hope this helps somebody else!