New to Testosterone

[kingplaya4]

I hope you guys won't mind a 150 pound weakling in here. I'm 28 and after two years of some monotype illness that doctors can't seem to find the cause of, my total T is only 275. In my early twenties it was only 400, but somehow such a small drop has made a huge difference in my sex drive and energy.

Anyway, to get to the point, I've moved overseas to get work and finally decided to visit an anti-aging doctor to deal with my lack of energy. He tested me at 275 and recommended nebido, a three month lasting test shot. A few days ago I got a shot of depo testosterone which he said would last 2 or 3 weeks.

Now I know this technically is the wrong forum, but after doing a lot of reading online, it sounds like the bodybuilders know more than most of the doctors do. Anyway, my doctor hasn't mentioned a thing about estrogen blockers such as Arimidex or HcG shots for possible testicle shrinkage.

So here are my questions: does it take a long time for testosterone to turn into estrogen or can this happen on the first shot? Is an estrogen blocker standard for TRT or do they usually blood test to see if estrogen's being raised or not? Are HcG shots necessary with the first shot, or only when some "shrinkage" is noticed? And lastly, I'm a little broke now, can I do okay without a postcyle therapy for just a single shot? (He dosed me to try to get me to about 900 total)

Any input would be highly appreciated.

 

[theemperor]

I heard the Nebido is becoming pretty popular in Europe as of recent. Very interesting topic. I would take an estrogen blocker like arimedex for sure.

 

[kingplaya4]

Thanks for the response, any more opinions on what I should do out there? Nebido sounds like a good option for people that are okay with staying on testosterone therapy for life, although I'm reading it usually lasts 10 weeks more than 12. I have no idea why it hasn't been FDA approved.