started TRT today with test cyp

[Zyglamail]

If I can at least get him to approve the blood work for the estrogen check, and thenm prescribe what I need, I'll figure out the dosages for myself just from I've learned from all the great people on this board.

The main benefit of HCG is it prevent/reduces testicular atrophy while on HRT and gives a little added natural test boost, which it sound like you may not have much of anyway. on 100mg a week an AI likely isnt needed unless your E levels are already at the high end of the range which isnt likely unless you are carrying a LOT of fat.

 

[augor]

This is my impatience talking, so bare with me.....

I've had a couple guys say, that if your levels are really low, you'll feel something on a 100mg shot

I had a 200mg shot, 3 weeks later levels went much lower.
1 week ago I had a 100 mg shot (will get 100 weekly)
And felt nothing.

This got me to wondering.....
Are there guys who don't respond to test cyp injections?
Or if they don't respond is it a signal something else is at play?

Sorry if it sounds like a silly question, still learning all this

 

[Zyglamail]

On HRT dosages, you really need to give it 10 weeks of consistent treatment to judge the effects it will have on you mentally. Your 200mg injection 3 weeks ago, likely faded long before the followup 100 so you havent had anything resembling a steady dose at all. Get on a steady dose and give it 10 weeks.

If your doc is just trying to bring you to mid normal range you very well may not readily "feel" anything but over time if you pay attention you will likely start to pick out things where you are benefiting from it.

For example, when I was younger I had killer focus and drive, I could work through complex scenarios and juggle a ton of things at once. Over the last few years I would easily become overwhelmed and have to step back, break things down and come at it again, things took much longer to do that way. Since being on TRT I got back that focus, clarity and intensity which is paying dividends at work, back in the gym and in my personal life. Biggest drawback is I have the libido of a 25 year old again.

 

[augor]

If u have gyno sensitive symptoms coming on, would u have sore or tender spots at the bottom of your pec?
Today it's been so sore on both sides and sensitive nipples

Thanx for all the replies

 

[Zyglamail]

Tenderness at and slightly around the nipple is a sign you may be suffering from high E, but gyno can come on for many reasons and sore/puffy nips could just be your body reacting to fluctuating hormonal levels. 100mg a week is pretty low to actually cause gyno but I suppose its not unheard of. Tell you doc of your symptoms and see what he says.

 

[augor]

Hi
Just thought I'd give an update to how things are going.
I've had 4 weeks of test cyp 100 mg a week.
This Monday I get blood tests again before the 5th shot to see what the levels
Are like now.
I figured 4 weeks should give a good indication of how this dosage is doing.

So far I can see I'm seeing and feeling a difference, energy levels have
Improved, I can actually lift weights again 3 times a week for about 30
Mins , not as heavy as before, but 1 step at a time right?
Libido is coming back as well, at times alittle too much!
Not knocking sex at all, but I really don't need to be like a teenager thinkin
Bout sex all day with surprise hardons. Lol

If I had to self diagnose I'd say I'm on the right track, but I think my dose needs to
Upped to 125 mg next.
I don't get to see my endo till march, so when I get my new results, I'm
Gonna try to convince the doc to get me going on HCG
I know he doesn't know much about the drug cause when I mentioned it
Before, that was what made him say "let's get u to an endo"
But I don't wanna wait till march to get started with it.

Sure does feel good having life slowly coming back to me

I'll post another update when I know more

 

[lorelle]

I just got the results of my first blood test done six months after starting TRT (200 mg test cyp per wk). I have always been borderline low on RBC, HGB, and HCT. Well, they are all back well into a normal range, which is good. The TRT was very helpful there. My total testosterone has gone from a low of 281 ng/dL when I started in June to 1084 ng/dL, a jump of over 800 ng/dL!! I feel great, but my sex drive is off the wall, and I struggle to keep the cravings it induces under control. If there is any drawback to my TRT it is that!!! I find I am ready to go for sex in any way, shape or form. One reason is probably that I am single (widower), and, with no wife, my problem is heightened. Oh well, I guess if there has to be a drawback to TRT this is the best one to have?

 

[XMAN.]

I just got the results of my first blood test done six months after starting TRT (200 mg test cyp per wk). I have always been borderline low on RBC, HGB, and HCT. Well, they are all back well into a normal range, which is good. The TRT was very helpful there. My total testosterone has gone from a low of 281 ng/dL when I started in June to 1084 ng/dL, a jump of over 800 ng/dL!! I feel great, but my sex drive is off the wall, and I struggle to keep the cravings it induces under control. If there is any drawback to my TRT it is that!!! I find I am ready to go for sex in any way, shape or form. One reason is probably that I am single (widower), and, with no wife, my problem is heightened. Oh well, I guess if there has to be a drawback to TRT this is the best one to have?

hey bro can u plz post ur stats, just to compare it with ur results

 

[Zyglamail]

I feel great, but my sex drive is off the wall, and I struggle to keep the cravings it induces under control. If there is any drawback to my TRT it is that!!! I find I am ready to go for sex in any way, shape or form.

LOL, I feel your pain and I am married, its starting to drive the wife nuts.

 

[getzone]

I started my first round of TRT today. Pinned with 100 mg Test-Cyp which I will repeat every 5 days. I also started on sublingual HCG formulated at a local compound pharmacy which I will take 1 and 2 days prior to my next schedule Test dose. As a physician I have the luxury of self prescribing the HCG, however I left the test to my endocrinologist. Previous total test levels which were repeated twice showed total test levels in the 230s. As a 34 year old, that is pretty low.