I'm in my 5th week of a Test prop cycle taking 400-450 mg/wk with EOD injections. It is my first time using an injectable.
Things were going well for the first 4 weeks. Libido was very high as expected and my balls didn't even look any different.
About a week ago I noticed testicular shrinkage. That's to be expected, of course. No need to panic. Now over the past few days I've noticed a definite decline in my libido. It's not gone completely but definitely not as easy to get or stay hard as it was until recently.
I should note that I'm taking AI's but not at heavy doses and I started those weeks ago, which means that I was on them for several weeks with no noticeable impact on my libido. So I don't think the AI's are the culprit.
What's going on then?
My hypothesis is that up until around last week, my natural test production was still going and this, coupled with the additional synthetic test, put my libido into overdrive.
Now my balls are finally shutting down and the exogenous test is no longer boosting me high above natural levels but only acting as a replacement.
If the above is true, then the question is why it took so long for my balls to shrink in the first place. Maybe my gear is underdosed? Or maybe 400mg/wk is simply too low for my body.
Is this theory plausible? What other explanations could there be?
I want my libido back. My plan is to bump up my dose to 600 mg/wk and see if that makes it come back. If it doesn't and/or the situation gets worse, I'll probably start PCT. If it does, I'll run for a few more weeks.
Thoughts?
Things were going well for the first 4 weeks. Libido was very high as expected and my balls didn't even look any different.
About a week ago I noticed testicular shrinkage. That's to be expected, of course. No need to panic. Now over the past few days I've noticed a definite decline in my libido. It's not gone completely but definitely not as easy to get or stay hard as it was until recently.
I should note that I'm taking AI's but not at heavy doses and I started those weeks ago, which means that I was on them for several weeks with no noticeable impact on my libido. So I don't think the AI's are the culprit.
What's going on then?
My hypothesis is that up until around last week, my natural test production was still going and this, coupled with the additional synthetic test, put my libido into overdrive.
Now my balls are finally shutting down and the exogenous test is no longer boosting me high above natural levels but only acting as a replacement.
If the above is true, then the question is why it took so long for my balls to shrink in the first place. Maybe my gear is underdosed? Or maybe 400mg/wk is simply too low for my body.
Is this theory plausible? What other explanations could there be?
I want my libido back. My plan is to bump up my dose to 600 mg/wk and see if that makes it come back. If it doesn't and/or the situation gets worse, I'll probably start PCT. If it does, I'll run for a few more weeks.
Thoughts?
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