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Thanks Steve - I did wonder actually whether I could just up my HCG without coming off, seems that worked for you? Also - what part are you referring to will end in misery, trying to restart natty after a long time on TRT?

Many thanks for the information, and for pointing me in the direction of the other threads, I'll go check them out. Hopefully all will go well

Hey all - first up, sorry if this has been covered already, but I couldn't find the information I was looking for. I've been on TRT for about 6 years now, started due to diagnosis of secondary hypogonadism - total T was around 200. I currently take 140mg/week test cyp, split into 2 bi-weekly...

Ideally, doing shots every 3.5 days (twice a week) will produce optimally stable levels for Test C, given the half life. 100mg/week is the usual starting dose - have you had bloods done recently? Do you use HCG or any AI? I wouldn't start messing around with other compounds for TRT. Just stick...

Thanks for the responses guys. It was not sensitive assay - unfortunately, it's not offered in the UK. I've got 0.5ml syringes, so at 250mg/ml it's on the dot of the 0.4ml line for 100mg every time I take a shot. It could indeed be overdosed, this particular batch. Agree, I don't want to run...

So, I just got my latest labs back. I'm about 88kg/195lb, maybe 9% body fat, and I've been taking 200mg/week test cyp in 2 x 100mg doses every 3.5 days for years now. I take 0.25mg adex E3D, and HCG semi-sporadically at 250IU when I remember. Last bloods were about 18 months ago, where my...

HCG does indeed prevent testicular atrophy. Standard protocol (or at least the one I'm using) is to split your weekly test cyp into 2 doses and jab every 3.5 days. You then also pin 250iu of HCG twice a week, 24 hours before your each test shot. HCG can also increase E2 levels, so you may need...

I believe HCG starts to lose potency 45-60 days after reconstitution, which is why you shouldn't buy pre-mixed stuff. If they're doing it for you, and then you start using it immediately then this should be fine.

Bit random here, but I was just reconstituting a new batch of HCG, did a shot in my belly skin, and then noticed a small piece of daffodil stem had fallen into the bottom of the vial as I was mixing it with the bac stat water (my mother had been cutting daffodils on the kitchen worktop). Is the...

I've been thinking also, about 1500 being "high" - let's not forget, average T levels among men have been declining ~10% per decade for some time now. Could well be the case that 1500 was perfectly normal even as recently at the 1970s - although admittedly this is conjecture and hand-waving...

Reassuring :-) Last time before this I had it checked, it came back at 42, on the same regimen, so not too sure if it's just because it's from a different lab. I'll get it done again privately when I can afford it, make sure it's ok.

Got bloods done at the GP this time, anything less than 90pmol/L (~25pg/mL) is shown as "undetectable", which is what mine was. That's from 0.25mg adex EOD. I figure it's not too low, since I don't have any low E2 symptoms.

So, I've been running 200mg test cyp every week for some time now, with shots every 3.5 days. This puts my peak total T about 1650, and trough around 1300. I feel fantastic. Sex drive, mood, energy levels, dominance, muscle gain, fat loss. From this point of view, I could stay here forever. I...

Just curious what the reason is you say this, since I'm also on 200mg/week currently, and feeling generally great. What are the other pitfalls besides elevated RBC/hematocrit of being on a higher dose like this for a long time?

I donate blood every 8 weeks, so hopefully it would be well within range. Still think it's worth getting it checked anyway? Edit: would high blood pressure be a reliable indicator if it is too high?