westcoastian1
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Hey guys,
Looking for some input here.
First off, glaring error on title. Should read TRT vs Cycle, not PCT.
Been lifting for a solid year, seen results but haven't put on the muscle at a pace like I should have. I was born with only one testicle and figured I get my levels checked to see if that might be having an effect. Total T levels normal (500's) but free T was 8.2 along with a high SHBG of 49. From the research I did, I concluded that despite having normal total T, my free T was low enough to really hinder muscle building performance. I went back and fourth trying to decide whether to do a cycle or just cruise with TRT. I event went as far to buy two cycles worth of Test cyph. After a lot of noodling, visited a TRT clinic, immediately qualified because of low free T, and started TRT officially right then and there. 150 m/g test cyph injected each week. I IMMEDIATELY felt better. Less trouble sleeping, less anxiety, and at the gym, more energy than I've ever felt. By the second week, already started seeing gains. I was ecstatic.
Cut to three weeks later (so only 3 shots received). I go to my urologist for a UTI treatment (unrelated) and he unleashes the fear of god in me by adamantly insisting to cut off TRT immediately.....that I was too young (i'm 30), was ruining any chance of having kids, and that total T mattered much more than free T (which I don't think is true?). He said to cut off TRT and prescribed me 50 m/g EOD of Clomid instead and insisted it would be just as good while keep my one testicle in tact. Well, I reluctantly heeded his advice, stopped TRT and went on Clomid. I lasted 5 days before stopping. Just couldn't deal with it. Night sweats, brain fog during the day......just feeling bad. So now I was at a place where I was off TRT and not doing anything. I can't begin to tell you how bad I feel. Can't do a set of anything in the gym without shaking. No libido either.
Last week I took new bloods (exactly two weeks from day of last injection) and I'm at HALF of my normal baseline. 294 Total t and calculated free T of 4.6. And boy do I feel it.
Now, I'm lost.......I'm in a bind and don't know where to go from here. Should I hit a cycle then PCT? Should I go back to TRT? Should I wait for body to recover? Urologist is saying not to do anything at all but man, I just feel awful and my labs are so low. Looking for any advice. Lab links are below:
Pre TRT: imgur.com/a/lPaCj (Free T 8.2)
Two weeks after last shot of 3 weeks on TRT: imgur.com/a/hE8pG (Free T 4.6)
Thanks everyone.
Looking for some input here.
First off, glaring error on title. Should read TRT vs Cycle, not PCT.
Been lifting for a solid year, seen results but haven't put on the muscle at a pace like I should have. I was born with only one testicle and figured I get my levels checked to see if that might be having an effect. Total T levels normal (500's) but free T was 8.2 along with a high SHBG of 49. From the research I did, I concluded that despite having normal total T, my free T was low enough to really hinder muscle building performance. I went back and fourth trying to decide whether to do a cycle or just cruise with TRT. I event went as far to buy two cycles worth of Test cyph. After a lot of noodling, visited a TRT clinic, immediately qualified because of low free T, and started TRT officially right then and there. 150 m/g test cyph injected each week. I IMMEDIATELY felt better. Less trouble sleeping, less anxiety, and at the gym, more energy than I've ever felt. By the second week, already started seeing gains. I was ecstatic.
Cut to three weeks later (so only 3 shots received). I go to my urologist for a UTI treatment (unrelated) and he unleashes the fear of god in me by adamantly insisting to cut off TRT immediately.....that I was too young (i'm 30), was ruining any chance of having kids, and that total T mattered much more than free T (which I don't think is true?). He said to cut off TRT and prescribed me 50 m/g EOD of Clomid instead and insisted it would be just as good while keep my one testicle in tact. Well, I reluctantly heeded his advice, stopped TRT and went on Clomid. I lasted 5 days before stopping. Just couldn't deal with it. Night sweats, brain fog during the day......just feeling bad. So now I was at a place where I was off TRT and not doing anything. I can't begin to tell you how bad I feel. Can't do a set of anything in the gym without shaking. No libido either.
Last week I took new bloods (exactly two weeks from day of last injection) and I'm at HALF of my normal baseline. 294 Total t and calculated free T of 4.6. And boy do I feel it.
Now, I'm lost.......I'm in a bind and don't know where to go from here. Should I hit a cycle then PCT? Should I go back to TRT? Should I wait for body to recover? Urologist is saying not to do anything at all but man, I just feel awful and my labs are so low. Looking for any advice. Lab links are below:
Pre TRT: imgur.com/a/lPaCj (Free T 8.2)
Two weeks after last shot of 3 weeks on TRT: imgur.com/a/hE8pG (Free T 4.6)
Thanks everyone.
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