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So not going to get into a long post but im 36 and been on test cyp for 2 years 40mg 2x a week. So im considered overweight 5'7 238 , lastest bloodwork was t level 351 and e2 level was 38. Since im overweight and not very active at time due to knee injury im constantly tired , stiff joints , low sex drive and feel heavy in chest and around midsection and body just feels soft. Doctor prescribed anastrozole because he suspects since im overweight im immediately converting t to e2. Cutting a 1mg pill into 4ths and hoping to just take very low dose once a week and see if anything changes

i’m 15 5’8 170, running 250mg of test and whatever, need advice for ancillaries and also where to get them, ik what to do for pct but still.

19 years old, Caucasian,

Sup everyone, I did blood work for Test out of curiosity, one in Feb and one Today. My testosterone severely dropped and I am very worried. I’m 19 years old, I’m perfectly in Shape (I’m on the skinny fat end, 20% BF), and I eat a perfectly normal diet. I eat meat and everything. Probably 2000 cals a day, 110 g of protein (I weight 140 lbs) even before my last test showing 538, I’ve never felt very motivated and I also have pretty low libido which led me to think that 538 was low. But I never expected my Test to drop such an extreme amount. I sleep 9+ hours every night too. I don’t do drugs, and haven’t drank alcohol much recently. What could this be?? I thought even 538 was on the lower end , but 289!!! That’s insane. Can someone please let me know their thoughts?

3 months into trt. Within a couple days of starting trt I noticed sensation dulling and it hasnt changed. Which makes me want to bail and except low t.

I now just have a higher libido and less oomph and release in bed.

Cialis will make me harder but not much feeling going at all.

What have you guys adjusted? Pretty disappointed in this effect.

Taking 36mg EOD trt dose. IM Had same symptoms on weekly, twice a week and daily shots.

estrogen is currently fine at this dose, dht high normal, shbg low normal.

Whats worked for you guys?

Currently on 200mg week trt for about 6 months. Labs all good. Not losing any weight though.
6’1” 202 lbs looking to get down to 185 range
Anyone have experiences with tirzepatide combined with trt

Back on June 9th I obtained numb genitals and pfs style 4 am wakeups after .30mg anastrozole taken 8 hours after a supplement didn’t know contained dim called EVL test

Never crashed levels and all blood are normal to date

any hope of a natural recovery with HCG?

Just got my blood work back and my total testosterone was 167. No wonder I haven’t felt like myself the past few years — low energy, lost my mojo, unmotivated, irritable, fatigued and taking days to recover physically.

I’m a veteran and have always been energetic and driven, self motivated. So this has been frustrating. I’m getting BioTE pellets next week and hoping to finally feel like myself again.

Anyone around my age have experience with TRT or BioTE pellets? How low were you when you started, how quickly did you feel a difference, and was it worth it?

Without thinking I had 30 vials and a box of BAC water aswell put in the freezer for a couple days with my peptides. As soon as I did little research I took them out had only been a day or 2, a couple of the bac waters froze but rest stayed liquid, is the hgh or bac water ruined now ? Should I toss it has it just lost a bit of potency, it’s all in ly powder form

10 weeks into self-prescribed TRT, I'm after a sanity check on these results.

150mg/wk test E, 75mg Mon 8am and 75mg Thu 8pm, even 84hr split. Bloods drawn Mon 8am right before inj, so approx 84hrs post jab give or take a couple hours sometimes. Reputable lab, Immunoassay not LC-MS.

No AI needed yet.

I'm on Dutasteride 0.5mg daily for 3+ years now.

Oral Minoxidil 2.5mg daily too.

Retatrutide 2mg every Monday last few months.

Nothing else.

No spicy nips, irritability, nothing much. Finding I have to take a piss much more often during the night, maybe my sleep is slightly disturbed. First few weeks my libido shot up, now it's definitely subsided, a lot. Maybe increased prolactin. I have p5p, and most ancillaries I'd need on hand.

Full panel below, EU / US units, and expected range.

HORMONES

Total T 69.20 nmol/l / 1996 ng/dl (12-30) HIGH

Free T calc 2.193 nmol/l / 63.3 ng/dl (0.198-0.619) HIGH

Oestradiol 170 pmol/l / 46.3 pg/ml (41.4-159) HIGH

Prolactin 452 mIU/l / 21.3 ng/ml (86-324) HIGH

LH under 0.3 IU/l (1.7-8.6) LOW

FSH under 0.3 IU/l (1.5-12.4) LOW

SHBG 23.6 nmol/l (18.3-54.1)

LIPIDS

HDL 0.88 mmol/l / 34 mg/dl (over 1) LOW

Total chol 4.08 mmol/l / 158 mg/dl (under 5)

LDL 2.73 mmol/l / 106 mg/dl (under 3)

Non-HDL 3.20 mmol/l / 124 mg/dl (under 4)

Chol:HDL ratio 4.62 (under 6)

Trigs 1.02 mmol/l / 90 mg/dl (under 2.3)

LIVER

ALT 54 U/l (under 45) HIGH

ALP 78 U/l (30-130)

GGT 31 U/l (under 55)

Bilirubin 8 umol/l / 0.47 mg/dl (under 22)

KIDNEY

Creatinine 110 umol/l / 1.24 mg/dl (60-120)

eGFR 77 (over 60)

FULL BLOOD COUNT

Haemoglobin 154 g/l / 15.4 g/dl (130-180)

Haematocrit 0.464 / 46.4% (40-52)

RBC 5.13 (4.4-6.5)

MCV 90.5 fl (80-100)

MCH 30.1 pg (27-32)

MCHC 333 g/l / 33.3 g/dl (320-360)

RDW 14.1% (11.5-15)

WBC 5.9 (3-11)

Neutrophils 2.9 (2-7.5)

Lymphocytes 2.38 (1.5-4.5)

Monocytes 0.58 (0.2-0.8)

Eosinophils 0.07 (0-0.4)

Basophils 0.00 (0-0.1)

Platelets 213 (150-450)

MPV 9.8 fl (7-13)

PROTEINS

Total protein 65 g/l / 6.5 g/dl (60-80)

Albumin 44 g/l / 4.4 g/dl (35-50)

Globulin 21 g/l / 2.1 g/dl (19-35)

THYROID

TSH 1.39 mIU/l (0.27-4.2)

Free T4 20.4 pmol/l / 1.59 ng/dl (12-22)

Free T3 5.1 pmol/l / 3.32 pg/ml (3.1-6.8)

OTHER

Ferritin 148 ug/l (30-442)

HbA1c 31 mmol/mol / 5.0% (under 42)

PSA 0.44 ug/l (0-2.5)

Everything I can find should put 150mg/wk around 900-1400 at trough for most people. I'm at 1996, which is what people usually report on circa 3x the dose, so I've seen.

So is 150 effectively a blast level dose for me? I did want to try 300/500 but after seeing these results perhaps not, and instead lowering my regular dose to 75/weekly?

Hey everyone,
21 years old, currently running 250mg Testosterone Cypionate once per week.
Bloods were drawn at trough (2 hours before pinning, always mondays at 10 o'clock).

Main results:
• Total Testosterone: 604 ng/dL (6.04 ng/mL)
• SHBG: 10.6 nmol/L (low)
• Estradiol: 52 pg/mL (high)
• Free Testosterone (calculated; still awaiting results): ~210–220 pg/mL
• Lipids, liver, kidney: all good

Only side effect I’m noticing is pretty strong upper body acne (chest/shoulders/back). No water retention, mood issues, or libido problems.
I was surprised that my trough is only 604 ng/dL on 250mg/week. My natural friend is sitting at 719 ng/dL.
Thinking about splitting to 125mg twice weekly to stabilize levels and hopefully reduce the acne and E2 a bit.
Any thoughts on the trough level, the low SHBG, or the elevated E2/RBC? Would you adjust the dose/frequency or add anything?
Thanks.

Recently went and got some bloodwork done and waiting on results just for a baseline. I’m 90% positive my levels are in the toilet. I want to go about it “the right way” and I’m pretty sure if I do the TRTnation thing I’m basically guaranteed a prescript. I’ve just been so ungodly tired, moody, no sex drive and have hit a massive plateau in my weight loss/muscle gain.

Info:
Age - 25
Height/Weight - 6’ 190lbs
Workout - MMA/BJJ 8 times a week

So I've been prescribed 500/wk of HCG alongside my TRT. That means in the lifespan of the reconstituited HCG (60 days?) I will only be using about 4000 and have to throw out the extra 6000. What a waste of money.
Any solutions to this? Possible to reconstituit it in 2 batches? Probalbly not ideal sterility wise.

Hey, I’m looking to start trt from my urologist but I’m kind of scared to do this. The Doc order that I do 200mg every 2 weeks. I heard it’s a bad protocol and to pin 50mg twice a week or 100mg once a week but I’m so afraid of troughs and idk what to do. Can someone give me guidance please?

Apparently at my first review I came back at 1200 and now the doc wants me to inject every other week. Is this as stupid as I think?

My original labs came back at 290. I've also started cardio and gym 4-5 times a week since starting.

Dose 100mg.

Blood test was 4 days after injection