HRT Day 1: Cytomel is INTENSE!

[mylesmg]

Ok, so today I officially began my TRT. What a crazy feeling it was to pin myself for the first time! LOL I was shaking a little, but I couldn't even feel it. Ha ha. My wife was totally freaked out to watch me do it. So funny to be standing around with my pants dropped looking at a heap of needles and meds and my wife supporting me through the process. Needless to say I did a lot of laughing at myself today.

I think I may just make this a log of my experience with TRT. I know there are lots of updates on this forum, but I haven't found a thread that actually logs it over months or a year.

Today I started 200mg Test Cyp per week, T-3 at 25ng ed. I'm going to start Arimidex tomorrow and Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) in 7 days. I'm leaving town for a week, and since I'm so new to the program I don't want to have to manage too much, so I'm leaving the Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) for next week when I return.

The T-3 today has been intense. Really intense. I started with 25ng, which everywhere I read was a good place to start. In retrospect, 12.5ng would have been a better starting dose. Tomorrow I'm splitting my pills 4 ways instead of 2. It's been 12 hours and I'm sweating my butt off. I'm sitting around in just shorts and I'm roasting. No wonder people drop weight on this stuff. Holy shit. I've read that people ramp this up to 100ng, but I doubt I'll go past 25ng. We'll see how my body adjusts.

 

[Hawgslayer]

Cytomel is good stuff man!

From my experience, I would keep the dose the same. I felt jittery my first dose and every time I increased it, but the next dose was easier to handle. I did get in the higher dosege range and at that upper range I felt my heart pounding harder than usual. At 25mcg a day you should be good>(caveat, I do not know of your RX or situation) Just my 2 bits!

 

[mylesmg]

Cytomel is good stuff man!

From my experience, I would keep the dose the same. I felt jittery my first dose and every time I increased it, but the next dose was easier to handle. I did get in the higher dosege range and at that upper range I felt my heart pounding harder than usual. At 25mcg a day you should be good>(caveat, I do not know of your RX or situation) Just my 2 bits!

Considering I have to sit on a plane for 6 hours tomorrow, and I know it's gonna be hot, I'm going to take it easy. Lol. Still so hot, it's crazy.

 

[j2048b]

awesome to hear your stuff is kicking in so soon!

man i must have a strange body because my cytomel did not do this to me at all, what is going on?

plus my last thyroid panel said i had really high t-3 uptake, so dont know if it was good to use with that thyroid issue or not?

hope it all continues to wow you in the comming months and year!

 

[TR2838]

Are you sure you need that stuff? Maybe you should post your labs and some of the more knowledgable people will chime in..

 

[j2048b]

Are you sure you need that stuff? Maybe you should post your labs and some of the more knowledgable people will chime in..

what is needed as far as labs? i will post them, but i got my t-3 with my maximus package, then my own nurse said dont take the t-3 because of your high t-3 uptake but that was in may, so not sure where i currently sit,

bloods will be retaken hopefully in a few days or next week.

 

[TR2838]

Damn I didn't even realize that your w/ Maximus.. I'm sure their doctors woulnt steer you wrong

 

[MoparMuscle]

Glad you are happy

 

[j2048b]

Damn I didn't even realize that your w/ Maximus.. I'm sure their doctors woulnt steer you wrong

no they wouldnt, but it is always good to get other's opinions about a subject to educate oneself?

thanks

 

[mylesmg]

HRT Day 9: Cytomel, Test, Lifting, and 3J

My TSH was 2.2 and Maximus recommended 50mcg ED. I waited for more than a week at 12.5 mcg and then upped it to 25mcg. I'm super hot again! LOL it makes me laugh a little because I'm normally cold, and I don't typically sweat when I eat or walk up stairs. I am now though.

Anyways, It's now day 9 and I'm feeling good. I don't think the test has really started effecting me yet, so I'm eagerly anticipating the positive effects that will bring me.

On a high note, my rotator cuff is doing much better. I lifted for the first time today and it was only moderately painful. This was on the recommendation of my physical therapist or I never would have. He gave me some basic exercises to do as an every-day blood flow thing, and other than that my physical therapy is done.

So now I'm on test and T3, I'm lifting for the first time in a year or so, and I'm on a 3J carb-cycling diet (started it yesterday). If this doesn't work for me I'm just screwed I guess.

 

[mylesmg]

HRT Day 16: More of the same...

So I'm on day 16 and I'm just not feeling the test yet. I guess that's par for the course though. I've been lifting, and doing the 3J diet religiously for the last 8 days.

I feel that the test hasn't really begun to kick-in yet because my gains are pretty much the same now as they were before TRT. It's hard to tell because I'm focusing on trying to feel the test.

I'm loving the cytomel though. It is totally keeping me warm all day. I love the feeling. Makes me wonder if people with high metabolisms feel like this all the time.

 

[mylesmg]

HRT Day 16: Begin HCG

My first 250iu of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) today. I'm going to do 250iu again tomorrow. I think my schedule will be to pin Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) two days after each test shot.

 

[3J]

make sure you keep sending in measurements weekly to me... we are going to have to adjust your diet as we go along..esp with all this gear your on...

 

[mylesmg]

Default HRT Day 20: Twitching Stomach

Ok, I injected 250iu Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) SQ in my stomach fat (there's plenty). Since then, my stomach has been twitching on and off. It is a very weird feeling, but not painful or anything. Next time the Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) is going somewhere else.

Does anyone know where else I might want to inject Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) subcutaneously?

 

[mylesmg]

make sure you keep sending in measurements weekly to me... we are going to have to adjust your diet as we go along..esp with all this gear your on...

I'm finally up to 50mg Cytomel, but I think I'm going to come off it pretty soon. Doesn't seem to be helping me feel any different.

Other than that, it's just Test C, Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) and Arimidex.

 

[JKB]

Ok, I injected 250iu Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) SQ in my stomach fat (there's plenty). Since then, my stomach has been twitching on and off. It is a very weird feeling, but not painful or anything. Next time the Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) is going somewhere else.

Does anyone know where else I might want to inject Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) subcutaneously?

I think you can inject it in your thigh also if you have any fat there. I dont know where else.

 

[TR2838]

I pin the Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) in my calf just because it's the leanest part of my body.. I pinch the skin and inject

 

[bsd2063]

I'll be getting a phone call from chip today. Test 184. Down 15 points from may when I had bloodwork done then. Thanks to the Dr's monthly shot of 200 test cyp. TSH was 6.700. Estrogen totals were 53. Idk if that's good or bad. And my SHBG was 10.3. All in all pretty shitty results. As soon as I get my Maximus program going im getting with 3J also!!!! Pretty freakin Excited*for both programs!!!!

 

[mylesmg]

I'll be getting a phone call from chip today. Test 184. Down 15 points from may when I had bloodwork done then. Thanks to the Dr's monthly shot of 200 test cyp. TSH was 6.700. Estrogen totals were 53. Idk if that's good or bad. And my SHBG was 10.3. All in all pretty shitty results. As soon as I get my Maximus program going im getting with 3J also!!!! Pretty freakin Excited*for both programs!!!!

3J has a nice system, although it's very formulaic. That's not a bad thing at all. I'm convinced I'm on too many cals with 3J, and I'm going to let him know tomorrow after I weigh myself.

There are a couple things you will be able to count on:

1. Test will make you grow muscle
2. A proper diet will make you grow muscle
3. Test won't help you lose fat directly (at least not much)

I think 3J should have a piece of software that helps him make his meal plans. I just know it would save him a lot of typing and busy work. His diets are sound though, and he clearly knows what he is doing.

Chip will get you hooked up with test, and probably T3 too. Good luck!

 

[mylesmg]

Default HRT Day 20: Stomach stopped twitching

Finally, my stomach has pretty much stopped with the twitching. What a wierd thing that was. Tomorrow I'm going to pin Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) in my thigh. Lord knows there is plenty of fat, and if it twitches like my stomach at least it won't feel so weird.

I'm starting, maybe, to feel the test. I'm getting morning wood more frequently and sometimes I'm getting hard as a rock (like so hard it hurts). That was a rare thing for me a month ago.

I've been lifting again pretty regularly, and my strength is coming back pretty rapidly (remember I'm still recovering from a rotator cuff tear). Not sure if that's the test or not. Could just be because I'm getting back into it and I started so light that strength wasn't the limiting factor (pain was).

I'm pretty sure the Cytomel is treating me well. It's pretty hard to say. I'm up to a full 50 now (which is a whole pill). I'm going to just stay at this level for a while and see how it treats me.

Today I pinned test again. Same old same old. I can't wait for the 4 week mark to roll around so I can see how the test is going to end up treating me.