Fortesta for HRT

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Ok a small update as it has been about 4 weeks since I started on 2 pumps of the Fortesta. I still don't feel much energy to do things. My sleep has gotten a lot worse, I can't fall asleep until 3:30 or 4 in the morning sometimes and I have to get up at 7 to get kids to school and go to any calls for work. After about 2 or 3 hours of being awake I get tired and can sleep in my truck for 3 or 4 more hours if I don't have any work to do or can push it off for the next day. I still end up getting about 7 hours a day which is fine but I could be getting a lot more done in the day work wise if I could get it all before 7 am. My libido has gone down quite a bit also to where I don't even have a desire to rub one out.
I am waiting for the doctor to call me back so I can let him know a few of these concerns but he probably won't get back to me until Monday since he doesn't work on Fridays in the office. I'm hoping he will want to have me come in for blood tests so we can see whats going on.

If I go in for blood tests should I take my Fortesta in the morning like usual or wait? At what point after I use the gel is my test the highest and lowest? I am going to ask about switching to injections but I am sure he will only want to adjust my gel dosage. I am just afraid that my test and estradiol levels will both be in the normal range and he won't want to change anything.

 

[Pound4PoundAAS]

Take your gel and wait 4 hours so you have a stable blood testosterone level and then get your blood drawn.


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[Dragnet]

I used this for a month after my blood work showed my T at 257........a month later I was at 170........ I used it daily for my 7 hours of sleep!
Am not sure was up with these Endo's not wanting to prescribe injectable T......it's like it takes n act of God to get the good stuff.....wth?
I went to n HRT Clinic n got what I needed......quick too!
I was at 170......what more did my Endo need to see? I canned him on the spot n went to the clinic n I suggest you do the same!

 

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I asked my Doctor at my last appointment to go to injections. He said sure and gave me a script for 200mg every 2 weeks. I asked if we could change it to 100mg per week and he said that was ok. So as of April 2nd I have been on 100mg of Cyp per week and have noticed a little bit of a difference. I give myself a shot on Monday and by late Friday early Saturday I can't wait til Monday for my shot again.

Blood tests in about 3 weeks so we will see what those look like now but I still think something is off. I still don't have a lot of energy, get tired during the day a little more often then before but I have been getting more sleep at night. Some days I feel great in the gym but others not so much, my libido is better than when I was on Fortesta so that is much better.

 

[Dragnet]

Damn, you trumped my 100 a month dose.....doubled it....suuweet
Were you prescribed any HGC, or anti estrogen meds?

 

[lifter 808]

You can double check on this, but after the inital application, and waiting a few hours, apply skin moisturizer, which apparently increases absorption, and kinda seals the area from contact to others. I'm currenly on agel 1, but dont like it; inj is better.

 

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No HCG for me or anti E meds. I have asked him about Aromasin but he said no. We will see how my Estrogen is after bloodtest.

 

[rustilldown]

How is your diet ? And I read your activity levels are low due to previous broken ribs. If you were to get on a good diet plan, with a higher activity level chances are after dropping some body fat you will start to feel more energetic again. Now while taking 100 mg / test per week and doing the above mentioned, you should be able to start making some good progress. Are you looking to get into better shape? or just feel better/ more energetic? Either way I think you should take into account the food you are eating right now and maybe even post up your average daily food intake, diet can have a major impact on your hormones, energy levels, sleeping patterns.

 

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My diet is my weak point for sure. I have never taken the time to count macros or anything to that extent. I know for sure that I eat way too many carbs, I love bread, crackers and noodles. I would love to be able to talk with a nutritionist about my goals and diet. I know there are online nutritionists that can help with my diet but I really like face to face meetings. I guess I shouldn't be so judgmental but every nutritionist I have seen is either fatter than me or average looking and I would like to find one who is muscular and more in lines of how I would want to look. Dinner would be my only meal that I would like to have a very large variety of options for as I have 2 young kids and a wife to please also.

Yes I want to be in better shape. My bodyfat has gotten pretty bad over the years and the last 3 times the gym has measured I have been between 20 - 22%. The accuracy on those is not that great so it may be higher but not much. I currently am 6' 6" and 285 lbs and would like to get to 10 - 12% bodyfat again. I currently only go 3 days a week to the gym and my only cardio is the weights although I love to swim so may start that again soon. I don't look fat but when someone my size starts to lose weight I always get the "man you look skinny" and that is depressing. If I could get down to 260 and not look "skinny" that would be ideal.

 

[rustilldown]

My diet is my weak point for sure. I have never taken the time to count macros or anything to that extent. I know for sure that I eat way too many carbs, I love bread, crackers and noodles. I would love to be able to talk with a nutritionist about my goals and diet. I know there are online nutritionists that can help with my diet but I really like face to face meetings. I guess I shouldn't be so judgmental but every nutritionist I have seen is either fatter than me or average looking and I would like to find one who is muscular and more in lines of how I would want to look. Dinner would be my only meal that I would like to have a very large variety of options for as I have 2 young kids and a wife to please also.

Yes I want to be in better shape. My bodyfat has gotten pretty bad over the years and the last 3 times the gym has measured I have been between 20 - 22%. The accuracy on those is not that great so it may be higher but not much. I currently am 6' 6" and 285 lbs and would like to get to 10 - 12% bodyfat again. I currently only go 3 days a week to the gym and my only cardio is the weights although I love to swim so may start that again soon. I don't look fat but when someone my size starts to lose weight I always get the "man you look skinny" and that is depressing. If I could get down to 260 and not look "skinny" that would be ideal.

Ok, well post your diet up here we all know more than the average PT... Guaranteed. Im a little rushed so post diet and we
Will help you.