u/Initial_Mechanic9892

Good morning guys,

Here’s my situation. I ran a short 6-week cycle — 250 mg of Test E.
It wasn’t my first cycle, but it was the first time I actually experienced low-test side effects.

When I decided to stop, I waited 2 weeks after my last injection and then started this PCT:

02/25 – Last injection
03/16 – Tamoxifen 20 mg twice a day (morning & night)
04/17 – Tamoxifen 20 mg once a day (night)

I’ve been running 20 mg/day up until now. Along with Tamox, I’ve also been taking since the start:

Vitamin E – 1 g/day
Tribulus + Maca – 5 g each/day
Long Jack – 800 mg/day

Around week 5 after my last injection, my libido basically crashed to zero, along with some other annoying sides. It has improved a bit since then, but I still don’t feel 100%.

Yesterday (05/05/26), I got bloodwork done to check my hormones. It looks like my test has recovered (640 ng/dL), and FSH too, but some values look pretty off — especially LH and E2, both quite high.

So my main questions are:
How should I deal with high E2 while being natural? I don’t think it makes much sense to take an AI since I’m staying natural, but I feel like this might be what’s messing with my libido and energy.

Also, what could high LH indicate in this context? I would’ve expected it to be low since my HPTA was suppressed.

Results:
Total Testosterone – 640.84 ng/dL
Ref: 175–781 ng/dL

Estradiol (E2) – 45 pg/mL
Ref: <33 pg/mL

FSH – 5.55 mIU/mL
Ref: 1.27–19.26 mIU/mL

LH – 11.47 mIU/mL
Ref: 1.24–8.62 mIU/mL

reddit.com
u/Initial_Mechanic9892 — 17 days ago