Restart story after 20 weeks on TRT

Interesting, maybe I should do one pump of androgel.

C'mon man!
1 pump...u can't be serious....
You said 2 was not doing anything for you then u took 6 and started feeling it within the same day...
Do you have an AI on hand...???
u might be aromatizing too much.
 
Results are in....E2 is high. Got a call in to my doc, waiting for a reply. Any feedback is appreciated guys!

Test Name Result Flag Reference Range Lab
CBC With Differential/Platelet
WBC 7.2 3.4-10.8 x10E3/uL RN
RBC 5.20 4.14-5.80 x10E6/uL RN
Hemoglobin 15.2 12.6-17.7 g/dL RN
Hematocrit 44.6 37.5-51.0 % RN
MCV 86 79-97 fL RN
MCH 29.2 26.6-33.0 pg RN
MCHC 34.1 31.5-35.7 g/dL RN
RDW 13.8 12.3-15.4 % RN
Platelets 185 155-379 x10E3/uL RN
Neutrophils 57 40-74 % RN
Lymphs 30 14-46 % RN
Monocytes 11 4-12 % RN
Eos 2 0-5 % RN
Basos 0 0-3 % RN
Neutrophils (Absolute) 4.1 1.4-7.0 x10E3/uL RN
Lymphs (Absolute) 2.2 0.7-3.1 x10E3/uL RN
Monocytes(Absolute) 0.8 0.1-0.9 x10E3/uL RN
Eos (Absolute) 0.1 0.0-0.4 x10E3/uL RN
Baso (Absolute) 0.0 0.0-0.2 x10E3/uL RN
Immature Granulocytes 0 0-2 % RN
Immature Grans (Abs) 0.0 0.0-0.1 x10E3/uL RN
Comp. Metabolic Panel (14)
Glucose, Serum 91 65-99 mg/dL RN
BUN 15 6-20 mg/dL RN
Creatinine, Serum 1.13 0.76-1.27 mg/dL RN
eGFR If NonAfricn Am 86 >59 mL/min/1.73 RN
eGFR If Africn Am 100 >59 mL/min/1.73 RN
BUN/Creatinine Ratio 13 8-19 RN
Sodium, Serum 140 134-144 mmol/L RN
Potassium, Serum 4.6 3.5-5.2 mmol/L RN
Chloride, Serum 101 97-108 mmol/L RN
Carbon Dioxide, Total 24 19-28 mmol/L RN
Calcium, Serum 9.9 8.7-10.2 mg/dL RN
Protein, Total, Serum 7.3 6.0-8.5 g/dL RN
Albumin, Serum 4.8 3.5-5.5 g/dL RN
Globulin, Total 2.5 1.5-4.5 g/dL RN
A/G Ratio 1.9 1.1-2.5 RN
Bilirubin, Total 0.5 0.0-1.2 mg/dL RN
Alkaline Phosphatase, S 58 39-117 IU/L RN
AST (SGOT) 42 HIGH 0-40 IU/L RN
ALT (SGPT) 37 0-44 IU/L RN
Testosterone, Serum
Testosterone, Serum 923 348-1197 ng/dL RN
Luteinizing Hormone(LH), S
LH 11.4 HIGH 1.7-8.6 mIU/mL RN
FSH, Serum
FSH 9.1 1.5-12.4 mIU/mL RN
Estradiol
Estradiol 48.6 HIGH 7.6-42.6 pg/mL RN
 
C'mon man!
1 pump...u can't be serious....
You said 2 was not doing anything for you then u took 6 and started feeling it within the same day...
Do you have an AI on hand...???
u might be aromatizing too much.

But the next day, I didn't feel anything, so it might have been from something else. Here is what I am going to do. I stopped the gel 3 days ago. 4 months ago, I found out my adrenals were shot. This might have been the reason for the low libido. I am taking pregnenolone for that. In two weeks, I will start clomid to see if I can get restarted. My boys didn't shrink up, so maybe they are still working. We'll see, right now I do not feel bad, but I know I am still running on endogenous testosteron. Wish me luck.
 
Just get off the crappy gel and start doing injections. Lots easier to manage.

I'll keep this in mind if I start TRT again. Been off gel for 3 days. My T baseline was 400 before starting the gel, so it wasn't real low.
Trying to manage this androgel is just crazy!! I had more bad days than good on it. What the heck is the sense! Most of the time on it, I was impotent. I'm tired of it, I'm sure my girlfriend is too.
 
Results are in....E2 is high. Got a call in to my doc, waiting for a reply. Any feedback is appreciated guys!

Test Name Result Flag Reference Range Lab
CBC With Differential/Platelet
WBC 7.2 3.4-10.8 x10E3/uL RN
RBC 5.20 4.14-5.80 x10E6/uL RN
Hemoglobin 15.2 12.6-17.7 g/dL RN
Hematocrit 44.6 37.5-51.0 % RN
MCV 86 79-97 fL RN
MCH 29.2 26.6-33.0 pg RN
MCHC 34.1 31.5-35.7 g/dL RN
RDW 13.8 12.3-15.4 % RN
Platelets 185 155-379 x10E3/uL RN
Neutrophils 57 40-74 % RN
Lymphs 30 14-46 % RN
Monocytes 11 4-12 % RN
Eos 2 0-5 % RN
Basos 0 0-3 % RN
Neutrophils (Absolute) 4.1 1.4-7.0 x10E3/uL RN
Lymphs (Absolute) 2.2 0.7-3.1 x10E3/uL RN
Monocytes(Absolute) 0.8 0.1-0.9 x10E3/uL RN
Eos (Absolute) 0.1 0.0-0.4 x10E3/uL RN
Baso (Absolute) 0.0 0.0-0.2 x10E3/uL RN
Immature Granulocytes 0 0-2 % RN
Immature Grans (Abs) 0.0 0.0-0.1 x10E3/uL RN
Comp. Metabolic Panel (14)
Glucose, Serum 91 65-99 mg/dL RN
BUN 15 6-20 mg/dL RN
Creatinine, Serum 1.13 0.76-1.27 mg/dL RN
eGFR If NonAfricn Am 86 >59 mL/min/1.73 RN
eGFR If Africn Am 100 >59 mL/min/1.73 RN
BUN/Creatinine Ratio 13 8-19 RN
Sodium, Serum 140 134-144 mmol/L RN
Potassium, Serum 4.6 3.5-5.2 mmol/L RN
Chloride, Serum 101 97-108 mmol/L RN
Carbon Dioxide, Total 24 19-28 mmol/L RN
Calcium, Serum 9.9 8.7-10.2 mg/dL RN
Protein, Total, Serum 7.3 6.0-8.5 g/dL RN
Albumin, Serum 4.8 3.5-5.5 g/dL RN
Globulin, Total 2.5 1.5-4.5 g/dL RN
A/G Ratio 1.9 1.1-2.5 RN
Bilirubin, Total 0.5 0.0-1.2 mg/dL RN
Alkaline Phosphatase, S 58 39-117 IU/L RN
AST (SGOT) 42 HIGH 0-40 IU/L RN
ALT (SGPT) 37 0-44 IU/L RN
Testosterone, Serum
Testosterone, Serum 923 348-1197 ng/dL RN
Luteinizing Hormone(LH), S
LH 11.4 HIGH 1.7-8.6 mIU/mL RN
FSH, Serum
FSH 9.1 1.5-12.4 mIU/mL RN
Estradiol
Estradiol 48.6 HIGH 7.6-42.6 pg/mL RN

Yeah, that is high. He needs to prescribe an AI to get that down.
 
C'mon man!
1 pump...u can't be serious....
You said 2 was not doing anything for you then u took 6 and started feeling it within the same day...
Do you have an AI on hand...???
u might be aromatizing too much.

Yes, APOLLON, I have arimidex on hand. But that was the problem, trying to dose this is a roller coaster ride, that I want to get off. Problem is, I was either up at the E2 peak, and E2 valley most of the time. Very few times in the zone. To me, it is not worth it. I never really did feel that tuned in feeling. Maybe I didn't need it it in the first place. I am thinking my adrenals are the culprit, as I had these hormones tested 4 months ago, and found out I was very low. I have read online that it can take quite a bit of time for these to be restored. I am taking pregnenolone for this.
 
That E2 is of no concern it's only 6 pg/ml over...
it will come down soon enough...
Some guys use DIM while doing clomid and it helps from what I hear.
So you went from 500 ng/dl on HCG monotherapy therapy to 923 ng/dl TT with the SERM (Clomid)
This is good news!!!!
Any depression, side effects of the ED dosing of the clomid ?
How do you fee now ?
Re test in a month from now and see where everything is....
I'm thinking what would be the possible outcome of 50 mg EOD dosing for 4-6 months.....
We are basically in the same boat....
I'm thinking I should have done this as well before hoping on TRT.
Who cares if u stay there or not....u know your system works if need be.
 
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how much HCG were you on when on TRT ?
How long were you on TRT for ?
what dose ?
Any cycles in the past, if so how many ?
 
I have to say I am feeling pretty good still. No depression, or other sides except for arm acne. I am guessing that is because of where my E2 is currently. I hope it starts to subside. I was going to get bloodwork in 2 months. Do you think I should go again in 4 weeks?

That E2 is of no concern it's only 6 pg/ml over...
it will come down soon enough...
Some guys use DIM while doing clomid and it helps from what I hear.
So you went from 500 ng/dl on HCG monotherapy therapy to 923 ng/dl TT with the SERM (Clomid)
This is good news!!!!
Any depression, side effects of the ED dosing of the clomid ?
How do you fee now ?
Re test in a month from now and see where everything is....
I'm thinking what would be the possible outcome of 50 mg EOD dosing for 4-6 months.....
We are basically in the same boat....
I'm thinking I should have done this as well before hoping on TRT.
Who cares if u stay there or not....u know your system works if need be.
 
I have to say I am feeling pretty good still. No depression, or other sides except for arm acne. I am guessing that is because of where my E2 is currently. I hope it starts to subside. I was going to get bloodwork in 2 months. Do you think I should go again in 4 weeks?

I would.
 
obviously the real test will be to see if it holds in 30 days. proper nutrition and continuous vigorous exercise will play a vital role in weather or not it holds.

I think the only reason your e2 is a tad high is from the clomid, other than that i give you an A++ for recovery, results are perfect in all categories.

Good Job!

Let us know how the next blood test comes in :)
 
Results are in....E2 is high. Got a call in to my doc, waiting for a reply. Any feedback is appreciated guys!

Test Name Result Flag Reference Range Lab
CBC With Differential/Platelet
WBC 7.2 3.4-10.8 x10E3/uL RN
RBC 5.20 4.14-5.80 x10E6/uL RN
Hemoglobin 15.2 12.6-17.7 g/dL RN
Hematocrit 44.6 37.5-51.0 % RN
MCV 86 79-97 fL RN
MCH 29.2 26.6-33.0 pg RN
MCHC 34.1 31.5-35.7 g/dL RN
RDW 13.8 12.3-15.4 % RN
Platelets 185 155-379 x10E3/uL RN
Neutrophils 57 40-74 % RN
Lymphs 30 14-46 % RN
Monocytes 11 4-12 % RN
Eos 2 0-5 % RN
Basos 0 0-3 % RN
Neutrophils (Absolute) 4.1 1.4-7.0 x10E3/uL RN
Lymphs (Absolute) 2.2 0.7-3.1 x10E3/uL RN
Monocytes(Absolute) 0.8 0.1-0.9 x10E3/uL RN
Eos (Absolute) 0.1 0.0-0.4 x10E3/uL RN
Baso (Absolute) 0.0 0.0-0.2 x10E3/uL RN
Immature Granulocytes 0 0-2 % RN
Immature Grans (Abs) 0.0 0.0-0.1 x10E3/uL RN
Comp. Metabolic Panel (14)
Glucose, Serum 91 65-99 mg/dL RN
BUN 15 6-20 mg/dL RN
Creatinine, Serum 1.13 0.76-1.27 mg/dL RN
eGFR If NonAfricn Am 86 >59 mL/min/1.73 RN
eGFR If Africn Am 100 >59 mL/min/1.73 RN
BUN/Creatinine Ratio 13 8-19 RN
Sodium, Serum 140 134-144 mmol/L RN
Potassium, Serum 4.6 3.5-5.2 mmol/L RN
Chloride, Serum 101 97-108 mmol/L RN
Carbon Dioxide, Total 24 19-28 mmol/L RN
Calcium, Serum 9.9 8.7-10.2 mg/dL RN
Protein, Total, Serum 7.3 6.0-8.5 g/dL RN
Albumin, Serum 4.8 3.5-5.5 g/dL RN
Globulin, Total 2.5 1.5-4.5 g/dL RN
A/G Ratio 1.9 1.1-2.5 RN
Bilirubin, Total 0.5 0.0-1.2 mg/dL RN
Alkaline Phosphatase, S 58 39-117 IU/L RN
AST (SGOT) 42 HIGH 0-40 IU/L RN
ALT (SGPT) 37 0-44 IU/L RN
Testosterone, Serum
Testosterone, Serum 923 348-1197 ng/dL RN
Luteinizing Hormone(LH), S
LH 11.4 HIGH 1.7-8.6 mIU/mL RN
FSH, Serum
FSH 9.1 1.5-12.4 mIU/mL RN
Estradiol
Estradiol 48.6 HIGH 7.6-42.6 pg/mL RN


Good for you. It seems like it was a success for you. I might use this same protocol. Can I ask how old you are. I kinda doubt mine would come back like yours, as I am 58.
 
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