No, this thread has nothing to do with Meth. Haha
Brief history: Diagnosed low T. GP started me out on 200mg every two weeks. Felt a TON better and the immediate highs and lows actually seemed a little better towards a 12 week retest. Good free and total (total was +/-950 one week after injection. No E2 was tested. Next an Endo prescribed Clomid. Felt like crap but got a little better with way lower doses. Currently on 100mg Test-C every week and self injecting.
At 12 weeks in I did blood work the day before my normal injection. Total T was +/-1030 and E2 was slightly elevated (I believe 5-10 pts above normal). Sorry for generalities.
Here is my deal: I feel the best on my injection day and the couple of days leading up to it. This was a similar situation to when it was 200mg/2 weeks. Is it a good chance my E2 is getting in the way of feeling better more often?
What I have done so far is dropped my dosage to 80mg/week and commenced eating a bunch of broccoli. I am surprised I am not shitting green actually. Haha. I am 5'9, 42 yrs old, and 175 lbs. I do work out regularly, am relatively fit, and possibly around 16% bf.
I like my GP but they are not experts in TRT. I really do not want to spend a bunch of time, as well as money, searching for another doc when these boards provide a great amount of knowledge.
Questions:
1. Do I order an Aromatase inhibitor (AI) from a research supplier or ugl and start very low and do my own bloods? BTW, does any place carry an Aromatase inhibitor (AI) that is in pill form?
2. Do I split injections into twice a week. Not thrilled with more injections but if that is best then so be it.
3. Is it really about a certain E2 number or is it the ratio of T to E? I have heard both.
4. Since dropping my dose from 100 to 80, when would be the best (adequate) time to retest?
Any help and/or comments would be greatly appreciated.
Everyone on this board has been helpful in the past.
Thanks
Brief history: Diagnosed low T. GP started me out on 200mg every two weeks. Felt a TON better and the immediate highs and lows actually seemed a little better towards a 12 week retest. Good free and total (total was +/-950 one week after injection. No E2 was tested. Next an Endo prescribed Clomid. Felt like crap but got a little better with way lower doses. Currently on 100mg Test-C every week and self injecting.
At 12 weeks in I did blood work the day before my normal injection. Total T was +/-1030 and E2 was slightly elevated (I believe 5-10 pts above normal). Sorry for generalities.
Here is my deal: I feel the best on my injection day and the couple of days leading up to it. This was a similar situation to when it was 200mg/2 weeks. Is it a good chance my E2 is getting in the way of feeling better more often?
What I have done so far is dropped my dosage to 80mg/week and commenced eating a bunch of broccoli. I am surprised I am not shitting green actually. Haha. I am 5'9, 42 yrs old, and 175 lbs. I do work out regularly, am relatively fit, and possibly around 16% bf.
I like my GP but they are not experts in TRT. I really do not want to spend a bunch of time, as well as money, searching for another doc when these boards provide a great amount of knowledge.
Questions:
1. Do I order an Aromatase inhibitor (AI) from a research supplier or ugl and start very low and do my own bloods? BTW, does any place carry an Aromatase inhibitor (AI) that is in pill form?
2. Do I split injections into twice a week. Not thrilled with more injections but if that is best then so be it.
3. Is it really about a certain E2 number or is it the ratio of T to E? I have heard both.
4. Since dropping my dose from 100 to 80, when would be the best (adequate) time to retest?
Any help and/or comments would be greatly appreciated.
Everyone on this board has been helpful in the past.
Thanks
