I read the stickies and a lot of posts here and on other sites about TRT before starting this and posting here. But there’s a lot of information to consume, so please be gentle if I’m not doing it right.
My stats:
48
6’3, 200
Ten years ago, I was really soft at about 225 and almost 30% body fat and got turned onto fitness and diet and lifting. I have been relatively consistent lifting 3-4 times a week for the last 10 years. I also do a lot of cardio, especially biking. I’ve cleaned up my diet, going high protein and trying to go low carb, but not always consistent and with a lot of cheating. I let it go for a few months, then tighten it up for a few months.
Weight ranges from 190-210 and usually 196-202. With bf (measured by Omron hand held device) ranging from 14% to 22%. Right now it’s about 19% at 200.
I have been experiencing low T symptoms: libido, ED, lack of motivation, depression, brain sharpness.
I travel to India frequently and know they sell T over the counter, so I researched a bit and bought all the drugs I might potentially need for TRT.
I don’t have health insurance and am super reluctant to go to doctors and too much of a DIY guy already on everything, so I decided to do TRT DIY, hopefully with the help of the experienced people here. And if you guys tell me I absolutely have to go to doc, I might be open.
I did an online lab with Discounted Labs. I chose the ED panel, because it had the same tests that you guys seem to suggest but also had special tests unique to ED, and that’s one of my biggest issues right now, so I opted for that.
I got the lab results back today.
Testosterone, Serum: 150 (264-916)
Free T: 3.8 (6.8 - 21.5)
DHT: 53
Prolactin: 18 (4.0 - 15.2)
Estradiol, Sensitive: 35.2 (8.0 - 35.0)
T3: 3.1, T4: 1.18 both in normal range
OK, so I took this test last Tuesday. Last Wednesday I started my own DIY TRT:
70 mg Sustanon (that’s what they had available in India) once every five days, front loaded with 1.8 dosage the first time (125 mg). Logic here is that 250 mg Sustanon once every three weeks is a typical prescription but taking every five days is optimal.
400 mg HcG once every three days, to get to approximately 1,000 per week.
I have Anastrazole, Fincar, and Clomifene if I need it. I was going to add 0.5 mg to 1 mg Anastrazole per week but decided to wait until lab work and likely six weeks of TRT to start.
Based on lab result of high E2, I’m thinking I might want to start the Anastrazole right away.
It’s Monday, and I’ve taken two injections now of Sustanon and HcG and don’t feel a single bit different. I guess it will take a while to build up and kick in.
General thoughts?
Specific thoughts on when to start Anastrazole and how much?
Should the high Prolactin be addressed and how?