u/Pale_Character8214

Looking for some advice/opinions. On 175mg of Test Cyp and thought my Testosterone would be higher than it is. I have low libido and the occasional anxious moments.

BACKGROUND

Age : 38

Height : 173cm

Weight : 85kg

Waist : 33 (not sure where that puts my bf %)

I'm currently injecting 175mg of Test Cyp Monday, Wednesday and Friday sub-Q. My bloods were taken on a Sunday morning after 6 weeks on this protocol.

Relevant results:

- Total T: 23.2 nmol/L

- Free T: 571 pmol/L

- SHBG: 27 nmol/L

- Sensitive E2: 178 pmol/L

I'm feeling MUCH better than before I started test. I was at 303 pmol/L before I started. Depression is gone, energy is amazing, motivation is amazing. I'm building muscle and working out 5 times a week. However I still have very low libido, ED, and at times heightened anxiety.

What do you guys suggest? I'm happy to take AI if it comes to it, but preference would be to fix via improved dosing. Should I switch from Sub Q to IM? Or should I move to daily pins instead. Should I expect my test is to rise even more as more time passes?

Sparky or Carpentry?

I know it's been asked many times before, but I want to ask with my particular situation and gather thoughts.

I left the corporate world because I was miserable and depressed after years of sitting behind a computer. My body was pretty mangled from sitting at a desk all day. I also found out I have ADHD in recent years, so I know that working with my hands is good for my mental health.

After lots of deliberation, I eventually decided on Electrical. My thought process was that it's physical, it's quite technical, it pays well, and it's more forgiving on the body (generally speaking), than most other trades.

I am nearly 40 - I am 7 months into my apprenticeship. Unfortunately so far, I really don't enjoy it. Note that I have only done solar and commercial so far. Thing is, in terms of job satisfaction, I'm not really sure if I can genuinely enjoy running cables, vs actually creating something like in carpentry. I am getting a lot of good feedback with my work ethic and quality, and I'm a year ahead of my trade school already.

However carpentry is definitely more of a passion, but I was worried about how I would cope physically, plus the money is typically not as good. I've got my eyes on roles that are probably easier on the body, like Finish Carpentry. I wouldn't be able to stand framing all day everyday.

Carpentry seems like it would be so much more useful and rewarding. I live in an old 1960s house and it needs so much work done, and I think about the skills I could learn to do it myself if I learnt carpentry.

Any way what are people's thoughts? Did anyone make a similar change ie from Electrical to Carpentry? Would you advise against the change? Why?