Possible Cycle Abort

[jsho123]

Hi guys I just started my first cycle. I'm 24, 6'1", 220 lbs, and 15% bodyfat.

I was just doing a very basic cycle of testosterone enanthate from pro pharma UGL. I used arimidex as an Aromatase inhibitor (AI) and have nolvadex for post cycle therapy (pct).

The cycle is as follows:

1-10 500 mg test enanthate (2x250 mg)
1-12 .25 mg arimidex
post cycle therapy (pct)
13-16 Nolvadex 40/20/20

All was going ok. I did my first a week ago exactly..... But in the last 3-4 days I've had issues. My testicles hurt really badly. I'm assuming this is from them atrophying. It's extremely distracting and I can't lay on my stomach and constantly have to adjust them. I also have a very swollen prostate. There is pain when I push in my taint with my hand. It also hurts to sit. Because of this I'm going to abort the cycle. I guess my body just isn't into it. These two issues also seem bad enough that it might be very risky to keep going (prostate at least). What do you guys think? I'm guessing I should just do a standard post cycle therapy (pct) in two weeks to be on the safe side.

I thought it might be because of high E2 but I'm not sure?

Thanks.

 

[tesseract]

Well if your testicles hurt only, I'd tell you to use HCG, but since your taint hurts too.... yea I'd drop it immediatly, an enlarged prostate is a bitch. But you got shut down this bad after a week? Holy crap... that is kinda crazy! Usually no post cycle therapy (pct) is needed after only a week, but in your case do it just to be safe. Are you sure you don't have propionate? Test E is in your system immediatly, but effects take atleast two weeks to materialize.

 

[H 3 L L S M A N]

Yea that stuff did not happen because of this cycle you had undiagnosed issues that may have been aggravated from the cycle and your worrying, more mental than physical.

But you may aswell run a post cycle therapy (pct) to be on the safe side, 100/100/50/50 Clomid 40/40/20/20 Nolva 4 weeks total ED dosage. Or just do your post cycle therapy (pct) because this wasn't really a cycle, 1 week of Test E will do nothing positive as far as gains.

 

[jsho123]

Yeah I'm not ruling out placebo effect or psychosomatic. Although I've never been prone to either of those before and was not really worried about the cycle. I researched the shit out of it and was pretty confident. It was advertised as test e. It's well reviewed from a reputable marketplace so I definitely trust it. Then again it's not prescription grade so that doesn't mean all that much. I haven't had any issues with urinating so the enlarged prostate seems strange. But yeah, I'm definitely going to go off and get my prostate looked at and all that.

Somehow my left testicle has already atrophied to about 60% or so of what it started out as. It's kind of nice because my balls are each about the size of an egg normally. Oh well looks like roids are not for me.

 

[H 3 L L S M A N]

Yeah I'm not ruling out placebo effect or psychosomatic. It was advertised as test e. It's well reviewed from a reputable marketplace so I definitely trust it. I haven't had any issues with urinating so the enlarged prostate seems strange. But yeah, I'm definitely going to go off and get my prostate looked at and all that.

Somehow my left testicle has already atrophied to about 60% or so of what it started out as. It's kind of nice because my balls are each about the size of an egg normally. Oh well looks like roids are not for me.

Sorry bro no one has individual balls the size of an chicken egg, unless you got a case of orchitis you can add another thing to get checked out when you go to the doctors. But yes steroid's are not for you I would stay away.

You labeled where you purchased your gear from as a "reputable marketplace" what did you mean by that. Was it a Pharma brand or a UGL brand of gear? Either you were buying testosterone enanthate or you were not, you are not buying Muscle Tech supplements there is no advertisement necessary for anabolic hormones its either the compound listed or something else.

 

[jsho123]

Haha yeah maybe a small egg? Not a jumbo AAA egg. I might've exaggerated.

It was a UGL brand gear. 'Pro Pharma' from Hong Kong. I thought we weren't supposed to name sources? I bought it from an infamous drug marketplace on the Tor network. You can buy anything online through it. It's basically a drug ebay that functions almost perfectly. Other people purchased and reviewed the gear saying it was legit. It's hard but not impossible to fake reviews, although I can say that with hundreds of transactions and a perfect rating that I trust this vendor more than any other possible source.

 

[jsho123]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_Road_(marketplace)

 

[Iron Giant]

Here's what happens to my boys when running test-e:
End of week # 1: Ol' righty has shrunk by ~40%. Lefty is full size.
End of week # 6: Righty hasn't shrunk anymore since, but lefty is now ~20% smaller.
Remainder of cycle: No further atrophy past this point (Yup! They're different sizes at this point).

I too found it odd to occur so quickly. My libido was also through the roof week 2, then normal 3 & 4, then back through the roof after week 5. I did not experience your prostate issue.

 

[visgoth]

Prostate pain can be caused by a number of things- Infection, excess DHT, and believe it or not STRESS. Your balls hurting might be normal if it's not really painful or doesn't last for more than a day. If it's just one ball hurting it could be an infection.

Back to the prostate... Do you have to pee multiple times at night or feel like you have to pee all the time? Is it like pee through a small straw? Enlarged prostate or BPH will happen to all of us as we age. I'm 50 and it's here. Finasteride did the trick for me. It takes 6 months or so to shrink the prostate. So, do take care just in case. 24 is kind of young to be having problems though. It's more likely to be an infection.

 

[vladiT]

id go see the doc bro

 

[jsho123]

Here's what happens to my boys when running test-e:
End of week # 1: Ol' righty has shrunk by ~40%. Lefty is full size.
End of week # 6: Righty hasn't shrunk anymore since, but lefty is now ~20% smaller.
Remainder of cycle: No further atrophy past this point (Yup! They're different sizes at this point).

I too found it odd to occur so quickly. My libido was also through the roof week 2, then normal 3 & 4, then back through the roof after week 5. I did not experience your prostate issue.

Hmm yeah mine was the opposite for my left testicle. It's the one that's been hurting and is visibly more atrophied than the right one.

 

[jsho123]

Prostate pain can be caused by a number of things- Infection, excess DHT, and believe it or not STRESS. Your balls hurting might be normal if it's not really painful or doesn't last for more than a day. If it's just one ball hurting it could be an infection.

Back to the prostate... Do you have to pee multiple times at night or feel like you have to pee all the time? Is it like pee through a small straw? Enlarged prostate or BPH will happen to all of us as we age. I'm 50 and it's here. Finasteride did the trick for me. It takes 6 months or so to shrink the prostate. So, do take care just in case. 24 is kind of young to be having problems though. It's more likely to be an infection.

Hmm yeah it might be stress? Maybe I was freaking out subconsciously about the cycle. I do urinate more than the average dude. It's more of an OCD thing than having a small bladder. I can't fall asleep if I have any urine in me whatsoever. I never wake up at night to piss though or have problems with my stream. Since I have one testicle and prostate hurting I'm going to wait a little and see if it clears up off cycle. I'll see a doctor if there are any issues.