Lab results after 28 days on clomid (100mg for 10 days and 50mg afterwards):
Total testosterone: 1204
Free testosterone: 549 ("normal" is only up to 270ish!)
LH: 5
FSH: 5
Everyone on the board is probably sick of hearing my story, but I think this is definite proof that clomid works wonders for at least some people. Fortunately, I got zero sides from it: no moodiness, acne, or sight problems.
As you can see, my testosterone is waaaay higher than it ever was, and free testosterone is twice above the normal range. I must say that I've been taking avena sativa at 2.25 grams a day and muira puama at 1.5 grams a day, so that probably lowers SHBG.
My PCT also included hcg for 9 days, a total of 4500iu, and nolvadex at one pill a day for the first 12 days (just to make sure the hcg didn't cause gyno). The high test from the lab results is definitely not from the hcg, because hcg was only included at the beginning AND most importantly LH and FSH are way higher than my normal values (and hcg is suppressive).
I don't know how clomid works and frankly I'm not sure I care all that much. I have a lot of respect for many of Nelson Montana's opinions, but I think this shows he was dead wrong about clomid.
I guess I can do another cyle as long as I have clomid at hand
Natural lab results BEFORE FIRST CYCLE (approximations, don't have exact numbers):
Total test: 420
Free test: ?
LH: 1.3 or 1.1
FSH: 1.3 or 1.1
My blood test on January 6, exactly 1 month after my cycle ended:
testosterone: 87 (yes, on a 245-1000 range)
free test: 24 (8-27 range)
estrogen: less than 20 (not detectable below 56)
LH: NOT DETECTABLE
FSH: NOT DETECTABLE
prolactin: not detectable
http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?t=295110
Total testosterone: 1204
Free testosterone: 549 ("normal" is only up to 270ish!)
LH: 5
FSH: 5
Everyone on the board is probably sick of hearing my story, but I think this is definite proof that clomid works wonders for at least some people. Fortunately, I got zero sides from it: no moodiness, acne, or sight problems.
As you can see, my testosterone is waaaay higher than it ever was, and free testosterone is twice above the normal range. I must say that I've been taking avena sativa at 2.25 grams a day and muira puama at 1.5 grams a day, so that probably lowers SHBG.
My PCT also included hcg for 9 days, a total of 4500iu, and nolvadex at one pill a day for the first 12 days (just to make sure the hcg didn't cause gyno). The high test from the lab results is definitely not from the hcg, because hcg was only included at the beginning AND most importantly LH and FSH are way higher than my normal values (and hcg is suppressive).
I don't know how clomid works and frankly I'm not sure I care all that much. I have a lot of respect for many of Nelson Montana's opinions, but I think this shows he was dead wrong about clomid.
I guess I can do another cyle as long as I have clomid at hand
Natural lab results BEFORE FIRST CYCLE (approximations, don't have exact numbers):
Total test: 420
Free test: ?
LH: 1.3 or 1.1
FSH: 1.3 or 1.1
My blood test on January 6, exactly 1 month after my cycle ended:
testosterone: 87 (yes, on a 245-1000 range)
free test: 24 (8-27 range)
estrogen: less than 20 (not detectable below 56)
LH: NOT DETECTABLE
FSH: NOT DETECTABLE
prolactin: not detectable
http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?t=295110