cypionate, estrogen and libido

[sdever]

I'm in my 8 week of hrt I take .9cc of test c .5 adex twice a week and some dhea. My test was @167 when i started just got my 6 week blood work it is now @800 and my E is good. As for Libido my wife of 35 years has offered to help me find a girlfriend LOL. I don't use a alarm clock anymore as my new friend morning WOOD wakes me every morning

 

[RugbyHooligan]

I'm in my 8 week of hrt I take .9cc of testosterone cypionate .5 Arimidex - anastrozole - twice a week and some dhea. My test was @167 when i started just got my 6 week blood work it is now @800 and my E is good. As for Libido my wife of 35 years has offered to help me find a girlfriend LOL. I don't use a alarm clock anymore as my new friend morning WOOD wakes me every morning

nice nice...

I'm looking at liquidex instead of arimidex until my insurance kicks in.

 

[njmuscleguy]

rh - how old are you?

 

[RugbyHooligan]

nj, I'm 33

 

[digimon7068]

nj, I'm 33

i'm 43. . .nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, naaaahhhh. . .

 

[njmuscleguy]

nj, I'm 33

Same is me, and we're kinda in the same boat as HRT newbies... started off with androgel for a few months, then recently got switched over to cyp... had 1st round of bloodwork since switching over, last week...results tomorrow. doing 100mg cyp per week, but I'm guessing it's not enough based upon how I feel... I actually felt better using 10g androgel... my doctor knows little to nothing about HRT, I actually printed out alot of the research I had done and shared it with him...he was very open-minded and willing to try various things. Tomorrow we'll see if we need to up the cyp dosage, and if we need to add anything else such as a-dex, H C G, and DHEA.

 

[RugbyHooligan]

nj, how long were you on the shots before you felt anything?

my doc is in the same boat, she isn't a TRT specialist so we are doing this on the fly

 

[MercDD]

Estrogen is important in building muscle.... Also.. Too high , or too low of a estrogen level can kill your sex drive.. I am on HRT.. I am using 200 mg of cyp every week .. My last blood test my estrogen was 130 ng ( 120 ng or less is normal ).. I am not using any AI's...

Steroids also lower t-3 which in turn increses prolactin... This can also kill your sex drive .

Most doc I have spoken to like to wait about 5 wks after starting HRT to re-check blood work..


Merc.

 

[njmuscleguy]

nj, how long were you on the shots before you felt anything?

my doc is in the same boat, she isn't a TRT specialist so we are doing this on the fly

well, I transitioned from androgel over to cyp... in fact, I kept using the androgel for a few weeks until the cyp "kicked in"... that I actually did on my own accord, since I had plenty of androgel left over... I just didn't want to "crash" during the transition.... based on cycle experience though, it would take a few weeks minimum before you "felt" it, though it "Kicks in" much sooner.

 

[digimon7068]

well, I transitioned from androgel over to testosterone cypionate... in fact, I kept using the androgel for a few weeks until the testosterone cypionate "kicked in"... that I actually did on my own accord, since I had plenty of androgel left over... I just didn't want to "crash" during the transition.... based on cycle experience though, it would take a few weeks minimum before you "felt" it, though it "Kicks in" much sooner.

"felt it" in the muscles. . .3 weeks or so. . .

"felt it" in the pants. . .about a week. . .