Recovery timeframe while on PCT

[appleton111]

I did. Here's a summary. I'm also doing bloods early next week (mid-PCT).

[table="width: 500, class: grid"]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]Pre-cycle[/td]
[td]Mid-cycle (4 wks)[/td]
[td]Post-cycle (8 wks)[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Total test[/td]
[td]516[/td]
[td]98[/td]
[td]70[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]LH[/td]
[td]2.4[/td]
[td]1.5[/td]
[td]0.9[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]FSH[/td]
[td]2.7[/td]
[td]1.5[/td]
[td]1.1[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Estradiol[/td]
[td]22.8[/td]
[td]26.2[/td]
[td]28.4[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Total Cholesterol[/td]
[td]156[/td]
[td]152[/td]
[td]134[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]HDL[/td]
[td]44[/td]
[td]28[/td]
[td]17[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]LDL[/td]
[td]99[/td]
[td]105[/td]
[td]100[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]

nice stat data.

 

[gayeyes]

Alright guys, for the sake of completion here's an update. Here's the summary of my latest bloods at 2.5 weeks after stopping Clomid/Nolva.

[table="width: 500, class: grid"]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]Pre-cycle[/td]
[td]Mid-cycle (4 wks)[/td]
[td]Post-cycle (8 wks)[/td]
[td]Mid-PCT (10 wks)[/td]
[td]End of PCT (12 wks)[/td]
[td]2.5 weeks after PCT (14.5 wks)[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Total test[/td]
[td]516[/td]
[td]98[/td]
[td]70[/td]
[td]455[/td]
[td]931[/td]
[td]1100[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]LH[/td]
[td]2.4[/td]
[td]1.5[/td]
[td]0.9[/td]
[td]6.3[/td]
[td]9.2[/td]
[td]5.7[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]FSH[/td]
[td]2.7[/td]
[td]1.5[/td]
[td]1.1[/td]
[td]3.9[/td]
[td]5.0[/td]
[td]4.0[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Estradiol[/td]
[td]22.8[/td]
[td]26.2[/td]
[td]28.4[/td]
[td]42.3[/td]
[td]39.0[/td]
[td]35.3[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Total Cholesterol[/td]
[td]156[/td]
[td]152[/td]
[td]134[/td]
[td]178[/td]
[td]157[/td]
[td]144[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]HDL[/td]
[td]44[/td]
[td]28[/td]
[td]17[/td]
[td]34[/td]
[td]47[/td]
[td]47[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]LDL[/td]
[td]99[/td]
[td]105[/td]
[td]100[/td]
[td]131[/td]
[td]98[/td]
[td]85[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]

Pretty incredible levels of testosterone, at 1100! I'm surprised that it kept going up even after 2.5 weeks after stopping the SERMs. I wonder if the Aromasin is influencing this. My Estradiol is slowly coming down, and this week I increased my dose of Aromasin a bit to accelerate getting it back into the 20's. And shortly after I did this, guess what happened... My libido came back with a vengeance. I'm pretty sure the culprit was the high estrogen. Lesson learned for next time: start low dose Aromasin concurrently with PCT instead of waiting.

So a happy ending to this story (pun intended). Test is very high which makes for great workouts, a sharp brain and high energy. Libido is great again. I've kept all my gains and strength from the cycle. And as a bonus, my LDL is the lowest it's ever been, which I attribute to the GW and the extra cardio that I've started as I go into a cut to lean out a bit, since the 2-3 weeks of low T and high E definitely made me gain some fat.

In another week I'll stop the Aromasin and 2-3 weeks after will do a final set of bloods to see where my values stabilize. At that point I'll consider this case closed!

 

[3J]

it can take months to fully recover.. i recommend you run a full 4 weeks pct.. wait 4 weeks and do bloods.. if you see you haven't recovered youll run clomid at 50mg 3 times a week for a few months to help

next time run hcg on cycle.. it helps alot

 

[Milton]

when do you plan on doing blood work?

 

[gayeyes]

when do you plan on doing blood work?

I just did.... see my update from yesterday just above.... and I will run a final set in 2-3 more weeks.