Anybody here on a very LOW dose of HCG?

[one way step]

I want to add HCG back to my TRT routine to try to get back its benefit of preventing testicular atrophy and boosting my sex drive.

Anytime I have gone on it in the past 9 months it has caused severe bloating and a lack of energy. Not sure why this started but it happens every time I dose.

Anyone on anything very low such as 50iu 2x per week? Would it even be worth it to run it that low?

BTW I am on 200mg test per week and .25 adex.

 

[Megatron28]

Sounds like it was spiking your estradiol. Did you never get blood work?

 

[one way step]

I don't have any recent BW numbers from when I would take HCG. I've only taken it a handful of times over the past 8 months at doses ranging from 125iu - 500iu to try to reintroduce it. Each one caused major water retention & bloat in my face and stomach and low energy. Not sure why. I've taken HCG in various formats on and off since 2006 and never had a problem with bloating.

 

[Megatron28]

I don't have any recent BW numbers from when I would take HCG. I've only taken it a handful of times over the past 8 months at doses ranging from 125iu - 500iu to try to reintroduce it. Each one caused major water retention & bloat in my face and stomach and low energy. Not sure why. I've taken HCG in various formats on and off since 2006 and never had a problem with bloating.

Again, it sounds like your estradiol was spiking. But since you didnt run blood work to investigate why we will never know. Why didn't you spend $50 to get some blood work?

 

[Jimstigator]

I regained full fertility with 50iu every day. I've since started to work up a bit with 100iu a day as the goal. If I take shots of 250 at a time, I feel like shit, no matter where it puts my estrogen.

-Jim

 

[one way step]

Any negative effects from dosing at 50iu per day, like water retention or low energy? Do you think 50iu EOD might be too little for someone to try?

 

[Alpin]

So everything is fine on solo Test shots for TRT?
How long (or many years) into TRT are u ?
How long into introducing HCG do u feel these effects?

 

[one way step]

So everything is fine on solo Test shots for TRT?
How long (or many years) into TRT are u ?
How long into introducing HCG do u feel these effects?

I've been on TRT since 2006. Since that time I've been on HCG mono, test only, and test/hcg/ai or test/ai.

For awhile I was taking massive doses (400mg test every two weeks, 2500iu HCG 3x per week) at the prescription of my doctor. That worked great but sides and inconsistent feeling caused me to go to 200mg test per week plus 2500iu hcg 2x per week. That worked okay but left me with little energy and I had to use cialis or viagra.

Eventually I did a total reboot and did my own research. Started taking HCG at 500iu which worked okay until last May when it started causing this insane bloating and low energy. Now whenever I take any form of HCG I get the bloating and low energy almost right away.

 

[one way step]

I took 50iu last night, and today I definitely noticed a negative difference. Felt more emotional, some brain fog, and some water retention/bloat. Sex drive seems weaker. Not sure if its worth sticking out with 50iu per day for a little while to see if this changes or just abandon the idea.

 

[Megatron28]

I took 50iu last night, and today I definitely noticed a negative difference. Felt more emotional, some brain fog, and some water retention/bloat. Sex drive seems weaker. Not sure if its worth sticking out with 50iu per day for a little while to see if this changes or just abandon the idea.

Sounds like it is likely to be psychosomatic.

 

[Alpin]

I've been on TRT since 2006. Since that time I've been on HCG mono, test only, and test/hcg/ai or test/ai.

For awhile I was taking massive doses (400mg test every two weeks, 2500iu HCG 3x per week) at the prescription of my doctor. That worked great but sides and inconsistent feeling caused me to go to 200mg test per week plus 2500iu hcg 2x per week. That worked okay but left me with little energy and I had to use cialis or viagra.

Eventually I did a total reboot and did my own research. Started taking HCG at 500iu which worked okay until last May when it started causing this insane bloating and low energy. Now whenever I take any form of HCG I get the bloating and low energy almost right away.

500 I.u how often?
U probably feel these symptoms and dont know why and whats causing them and you may or may not be right about the HCG but you just dont know till u been on something for a bit with lab values done on a regular basis...

 

[Atlaz]

What are your E levels with 200mg of T ?

 

[one way step]

I was taking 500iu once per week. I would take 500iu HCG and .25mg Adex on Mondays and 200mg Test on Tuesdays. Worked well for a while until the HCG arbitrarily began causing water retention and low energy. That was back last May so I went to 200mg Test on Tuesdays and .25mg Adex a day or two later. That had me feeling okay for the most part, not great but not bad. My sex drive wasn't where I wanted it to be and I would have to rely on viagra when with my girlfriend. Also the testicular atrophy is annoying.

Last BW I got back in December was a day after a shot of 200mg test and had me at 960 TT and 46 E2.

 

[one way step]

I took another 50iu today, with .25mg adex. Still got the same side effects (water retention in chest & face, puffy nipples) but it seems to have reduced the atrophy. Not sure if I notice any big difference with the sex drive.

I wonder if slowly reintroducing HCG in low doses like this will eventually cause these side effects to go away ?

 

[one way step]

So these two shots I took (one per week) left me pretty fatigued and with a lot of water retention.

However, it did reduce testicular atrophy noticeably.

I don't know why my body just started being so sensitive to HCG last year after years of on-off use (including hcg monotherapy).

 

[Black Beard]

Hcg may increase Alzheimer's risk. Studies show it can exacerbate cognitive dysfunction. It's not a popular opinion. Some mice studies, some human correlation studies. Nothing concrete, but be careful.