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Viperbluelx

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Lets see here, I'm 31, 6'3", 195lbs, workout 3-4 days a week, eat pretty decent but not great.

About a year ago I went in for a routine physical and I told my doc I wanted to check testosterone levels because I'd noticed I wasn't getting any stronger in the gym and I thought something might be up.

Well levels came back in the low 300's and he put my on androgel, I tried it for 2 months and felt nothing and I hated using it and the effects it could have on my two little boys if they got it on them. So I quit it and asked him about injections and he wanted to do in office injections every two weeks and I said no thanks.

Fast forward to 3 months ago and it was time for a new yearly physical. I was about 4 weeks into a beastdrol(superdrol?) cycle and didn't think much about it at the time then my labs came by and my total test was 90!! I'm sure it was even lower than normal due to the beastdrol but regardless I got a referral to a reproductive endo.

I went to the endo and we did labs and he started me on 30mg armour thyroid and put me on 50mg test cypionate every 3.5 days for a total of 100mg/wk. 30 days on this put my thyroid levels in the normal range and my test level at 459 but I still felt no different.

I've been on 150mg/wk of test cyp now for the past 3 weeks and I go back in for labs on the 13th.

The odd thing is I still don't feel any different now than when I started?

My endo says that once my levels are right that I'll have this "wow" moment I should feel like a new man. I hope that day comes soon.

Based on the fact that 100mg/wk put me at 459 I'm gonna guess that 150mg/wk will be me where, in the 600-700 range?

He seems willing to keep bumping it up till I feel like I've gone too high and start to be overly aggressive, etc?

Also my e2 level was 49 when I was on 100mg/wk and he said he doesn't prescribe an Aromatase inhibitor (AI) unless levels are over 75?

I know this is a long post but I didn't want to leave anything out. I'll continue to post here as I get new labs.
 
This was the only labs he did when I was on 100mg/wk, should I specify anything else?

FSH 0.104 Normal 2.0/13.9 Panic 14.0

Test Total 459

T-4 Free 1.2ng/dL Ref range: 0.8-1.8ng/DL

T3, Free 3.7pg/mL Ref range: 2.3-4.2pg/mL

TSH .786

Estradiol 49.5

LH <0.10
 
Welcome to Ology Viper! we are glad to have you here!

We are lucky enough to have a healthy population of guys on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) on here, I'm sure they will get you squared away.
 
Thanks guys. I go back for labs on the 13th. I'm pretty sure they do labs in house since it's a fertility clinic so I'm not sure they can do all labs but I hope they can. Is there anything I should request outside of the above labs they did last time?
 
This was the only labs he did when I was on 100mg/wk, should I specify anything else?

FSH 0.104 Normal 2.0/13.9 Panic 14.0

Test Total 459

T-4 Free 1.2ng/dL Ref range: 0.8-1.8ng/DL

T3, Free 3.7pg/mL Ref range: 2.3-4.2pg/mL

TSH .786

Estradiol 49.5

LH <0.10

I'm doing labs today. I'm going to ask for them to check Free Test this time. Anything else?
 
Viper I went to my doctor and they wouldnt check jack..i asked for a full blood panel, including Test levels and they said it wasnt necessary. They did put me on antidepressants, BP and Cholesterol meds, etc. That's what's sending me chips's way..i know it's hormone related. My insurance carrier is Tricare Prime (retired military) and they are not the sharpest tools in the shed
 
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