Questions from TRT Newbie
Hello Mates,
I was recently diagnosed with secondary hypogonadism in February (Total T = 185 in Feb; SHBG 18.8). I am 33 yrs old. I inject 100mg of Test E once a week. Fortunately, my doctor is also on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) and is into bodybuilding, so he has a good understanding of TRT. However, some of my questions are:
1. Do I need an estradiol test? After reading information on the web about this, I posed the question to my doc (whom I really like) and he said that estradiol test is not an accurate indicator of where your levels are because it changes throughout the day. I see many on this site discussing e2 levels, and to my knowledge, this test has never been done on me. I also asked my Doc about an Aromatase inhibitor (AI), and he said that if I started showing signs of gyno, then we could talk about that.
2. After being on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) for a couple weeks, I started feeling really depressed - Lethargic, no ambition, tired, sad, and hated my life. My doc surmised that it might be due to sleep apnea, which I have just been diagnosed with. However, I noticed on the Test E side effects that depression can occur. Does anyone have any experience with this? Could this be related to rising e2 levels?
3. Doc said that my SHBG is also low. However, I'm not sure what the consequences of Low SHBG are. Doc made it sound like its not really a bad thing at all. Does this mean that the testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) won't do much for me? So far, I 've been on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) for about 9 weeks now.
4. Other side effects that I've experienced were weight gain and bloating. I gained about 10 lbs in a week. Mostly water I'm sure, but I was 181 lbs before starting testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) and now I'm plateau'd at 191. However, I've also put on some muscle. Anything I can do about the bloating?
5. I've read where many of you split your weekly dose into two doses. For me, this would be 50mg every 3.5 days. Would this alleviate some of my side effects? What are the pros of doing this?
Thank you all for your input !
Hello Mates,
I was recently diagnosed with secondary hypogonadism in February (Total T = 185 in Feb; SHBG 18.8). I am 33 yrs old. I inject 100mg of Test E once a week. Fortunately, my doctor is also on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) and is into bodybuilding, so he has a good understanding of TRT. However, some of my questions are:
1. Do I need an estradiol test? After reading information on the web about this, I posed the question to my doc (whom I really like) and he said that estradiol test is not an accurate indicator of where your levels are because it changes throughout the day. I see many on this site discussing e2 levels, and to my knowledge, this test has never been done on me. I also asked my Doc about an Aromatase inhibitor (AI), and he said that if I started showing signs of gyno, then we could talk about that.
2. After being on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) for a couple weeks, I started feeling really depressed - Lethargic, no ambition, tired, sad, and hated my life. My doc surmised that it might be due to sleep apnea, which I have just been diagnosed with. However, I noticed on the Test E side effects that depression can occur. Does anyone have any experience with this? Could this be related to rising e2 levels?
3. Doc said that my SHBG is also low. However, I'm not sure what the consequences of Low SHBG are. Doc made it sound like its not really a bad thing at all. Does this mean that the testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) won't do much for me? So far, I 've been on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) for about 9 weeks now.
4. Other side effects that I've experienced were weight gain and bloating. I gained about 10 lbs in a week. Mostly water I'm sure, but I was 181 lbs before starting testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) and now I'm plateau'd at 191. However, I've also put on some muscle. Anything I can do about the bloating?
5. I've read where many of you split your weekly dose into two doses. For me, this would be 50mg every 3.5 days. Would this alleviate some of my side effects? What are the pros of doing this?
Thank you all for your input !