26 y/o AND FEEL WORSE ON TRT THAN BEFORE

[coreyrex1]

Testosterone in trough is currently 525 n trough that is. Would it go up since e2 is so high once is down

 

[Alpin]

That's still a lot, like a cycle dose. Start low and build up, like 0.25mg or 0.5mg E3D. But don't increase dose until you get bloodwork to verify. There is no worse feeling than crashed E2.

0.5 mg E3D on 110 Test C a week shots seems like a lot.

 

[Megatron28]

Hey guys if testosterone level in trough is 525 when estrogen is normalized from 116 to 30ish does that mean testosterone will go up also? Also reducing dose from (.6) 120 mg weekly to (.55)110mg will that really change anything?

Yes and yes. Lower E2 means more TT and Free T all things being equal.

Lowering your testosterone dosage will lower TT and E2. 10mg weekly decrease is a small change though.

 

[coreyrex1]

Sorry everyone I was totally wrong based on what nurse told me about my e2 level. Just got the email from labcorp and they tested total estrogens. Range 40-115 mine is 116. I thought nurse said 116 e2 but she meant total estrogens. I read that e2 is the most part of the total e is that right?

 

[halfwit]

Sorry everyone I was totally wrong based on what nurse told me about my e2 level. Just got the email from labcorp and they tested total estrogens. Range 40-115 mine is 116. I thought nurse said 116 e2 but she meant total estrogens. I read that e2 is the most part of the total e is that right?

Typically yes, but you still need the E2 value to know where to set your AI dose. I'm *guessing* that you're probably sitting around 80pg/dL. That's still on the high end (most prefer 25-35pg/dL), but 7mg/wk is WAY overkill as stated above with regards to the adex dose. I'd personally start at 0.25mg E3.5D and get E2 tested in a few weeks.

If you notice severe lethargy or joint pain, you likely went too far, and need to back it down. Morning wood can be a good indication if you're approaching the proper levels as that's a "barometer" of sorts (not all inclusive) for the HPTA.

I swear docs should have to take a test before they can prescribe TRT. 7mg of adex a week... Yeeeouch!