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Gents,
First let me apologize for the username. It's a 10 year old account.
Apologies for the lengthy post but facts are good. Also, please note this request is for TRT use only. I am not planning on cycling at all as the reality is my priorities do not warrant AAS use. Maybe after x years in the gym after I have maxed out gains.
Background: 32M, 6FT, 180lbs - Did one cycle 10 years ago. 500mg/sust for 8 weeks, put on a whopping 47 pounds. Kept most of it for 5+ years but work, life, excuses got in the way, the next 5 years I slowly degraded to 162lbs. The last three years or so have been bad. Mood, sensitivity, no drive, no sex drive, old gyno came back, poor work performance and life in general.
Today: Things came to a head and I decided to get my shit together and figure out how to improve my situation. I suspected low T for a few years but was told "normal range" by two doctors. I trusted them (big mistake). When they gyno came back after not cycling for 10 years I knew something hormonal was up. I prepared my self with research and went to the doctors again. I made a request for specific tests (total, free, bio). Results came back that I was low however my doctor does not prescribe testosterone and made a referral to a doctor who is also not a specialist. Both said I needed to be treated but they are not the ones to do it. I did my own homework on this and was able to nail down two referrals to understanding doctors but they are back logged and I wont see them for 6 months.
Nov 6th I started self prescribed TRT. 100mg E4D via IM Glute (Test C). Works out to 187.5mg/week. I am doing this while waiting the 6mths to get in front of a doctor who can help.
Nov 20th Gyno came back stronger than ever. I am also red, puffy, low sex drive again. Got some Aromasin as of two days ago and have been taking 6.5mg ED. I have Adex (pills) on hand as well.
Dec 4th, new blood work. Much more detail (see attached). I made the request this time for what to check but I think they messed up the Estradol assay (please comment). My free test is 2300+ 2.5-3 days after my last 100mg IM shot.
My goal is to be normal or slightly above normal. Not 4 times over the range. I don't think I am over doing the test but what the hell, those numbers are very high. Is it possible for the low dose I am taking that the levels are this high? (100mg E4D)
Questions:
- Where should my dose be to be @ 20% max over the range?
- How long does it take to start feeling the effects of Aromasin? When do my tits stop hurting? Currently eat fairly clean, 180lbs, 6ft, not super lean but can see maybe an outline of where abs should be. I don't want to crash my E but need to manage it. Should I be doing something else?
- For the first two weeks I felt like a champ. Energy was up, sexdrive..etc It was perfect. Now I am tired, lacking sex drive and moody at times. Still better than were I started but I would really like to get back to that sweet spot where I started. Any ideas on how to do this?
- Please have a look at the rest of my labs and comment on what I can do to improve.
- Any other comments or advise you're willing to offer.
Thanks guys, I really appreciate your help with this. For reference, I am back in the gym 5 days a week and gaining nicely. Diet has improved as well.
First let me apologize for the username. It's a 10 year old account.
Apologies for the lengthy post but facts are good. Also, please note this request is for TRT use only. I am not planning on cycling at all as the reality is my priorities do not warrant AAS use. Maybe after x years in the gym after I have maxed out gains.
Background: 32M, 6FT, 180lbs - Did one cycle 10 years ago. 500mg/sust for 8 weeks, put on a whopping 47 pounds. Kept most of it for 5+ years but work, life, excuses got in the way, the next 5 years I slowly degraded to 162lbs. The last three years or so have been bad. Mood, sensitivity, no drive, no sex drive, old gyno came back, poor work performance and life in general.
Today: Things came to a head and I decided to get my shit together and figure out how to improve my situation. I suspected low T for a few years but was told "normal range" by two doctors. I trusted them (big mistake). When they gyno came back after not cycling for 10 years I knew something hormonal was up. I prepared my self with research and went to the doctors again. I made a request for specific tests (total, free, bio). Results came back that I was low however my doctor does not prescribe testosterone and made a referral to a doctor who is also not a specialist. Both said I needed to be treated but they are not the ones to do it. I did my own homework on this and was able to nail down two referrals to understanding doctors but they are back logged and I wont see them for 6 months.
Nov 6th I started self prescribed TRT. 100mg E4D via IM Glute (Test C). Works out to 187.5mg/week. I am doing this while waiting the 6mths to get in front of a doctor who can help.
Nov 20th Gyno came back stronger than ever. I am also red, puffy, low sex drive again. Got some Aromasin as of two days ago and have been taking 6.5mg ED. I have Adex (pills) on hand as well.
Dec 4th, new blood work. Much more detail (see attached). I made the request this time for what to check but I think they messed up the Estradol assay (please comment). My free test is 2300+ 2.5-3 days after my last 100mg IM shot.
My goal is to be normal or slightly above normal. Not 4 times over the range. I don't think I am over doing the test but what the hell, those numbers are very high. Is it possible for the low dose I am taking that the levels are this high? (100mg E4D)
Questions:
- Where should my dose be to be @ 20% max over the range?
- How long does it take to start feeling the effects of Aromasin? When do my tits stop hurting? Currently eat fairly clean, 180lbs, 6ft, not super lean but can see maybe an outline of where abs should be. I don't want to crash my E but need to manage it. Should I be doing something else?
- For the first two weeks I felt like a champ. Energy was up, sexdrive..etc It was perfect. Now I am tired, lacking sex drive and moody at times. Still better than were I started but I would really like to get back to that sweet spot where I started. Any ideas on how to do this?
- Please have a look at the rest of my labs and comment on what I can do to improve.
- Any other comments or advise you're willing to offer.
Thanks guys, I really appreciate your help with this. For reference, I am back in the gym 5 days a week and gaining nicely. Diet has improved as well.
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