Currently on cyp 200mg sq split 2 injections a week. I’ve crashed E2 multiple times this year and havnt taken anastrazole in 7 weeks. My test levels are consistently 1200 total/35 free.
Last week I was in my sweet spot for about 5 days E wise then lost it. Immediately had a E2 drawn and it’s 24.7 which is low for me. This is odd because a month ago I was 27.7. I feel best physically and sexually 35-45.
Again I have stayed on the same trt regimine 200mg per week 2 injections with HCG 500iu per week yet my E2 dropped without any Anastrazole. What gives?
I was recommended by a friend that’s been on trt for 20 plus years to split my dose in 3 as this will have more consistently highs T levels with more conversion to keep my E up. Does this sound reasonable?
Any other changes I should expect changing to 200mg divided into 3 injections per week from 2 injections per week?
I’m more than willing to decrease my dose if needed. I just need my E to run higher than it has been for the last year.
Injection frequency entirely depends on your SHBG level. Whenever you shoot for 1200 some guys never find any balance because it’s too much for guys who have lower SHBG.
If you don’t have enough SHBG to hold on to that much testosterone it’s going to be a never-ending rollercoaster ride for you. I hear stories all the time about guys spending years in the 1200 never finding any balance and then they come down to a more reasonable level and wonder why they hadn’t done it sooner.
The food you eat affects all of your levels, drinking more alcohol will raise estrogen, stopping alcohol intake will lower it.
So my E is running to low even without anastrazole. Your saying dropping my T dose could help me find balance?
My plan was if E started rising on 200 split doses a week a week minus the anastrazole I was going to lower my dose to 180 per week and give it a try.
With this E 2 back down at 24 which is terrible for sexual function for me even with the anastrazole I was questioning lowering my T dose until E is within my preferred range.
After reading many hours on here, am led to believe that more frequest injections should not create the E2 spikes. So I would think it would keep your e2 stable but not increase it.
While I used to think that I’ve also read here many times that those injecting cyp 3 times a week usually end up lowering their doses because having consistently higher T levels from the more frequent injections can lead to higher E.
I am willing to try anything to get off this roller coaster ride with Low E2 being the cause 98% of the time in my case.
That’s the problem there is no studies for doctors to read on the subject which is why doctors are clueless from the start, they often learn through trial and error meaning we are guinea pigs. You better start thinking about a bigger reduction than you’re considering or this rollercoaster ride will last longer than you want it to, reduce dosage more or suffer longer.
A 20mg reduction after starting a protocol injecting more frequently will yield similar results on prior protocol or worse since you spend fewer days allowing your levels to drop between injections.
Isn’t the point of the more frequent injections to keep levels higher more consistently?
I’m actually wanting my E to rise 15 points or so. However, I get from your experience that splitting the 200mg into 3 shots per week will lead to drastically higher levels of T and possibly greater imbalances in E as it may go even higher leading to more ratio imbalances.
Btw I appreciate your insight into this issue. My doc is good but is having trouble dialing me in since I’m so damn sensitive to anastrazole.
I was fine injecting 50mg twice weekly, but when I start injecting 25mg EOD my T and E2 shot to the top of the range rather quickly, E2 became a problem within the first week. It took a 30mg reduction to calm E2 symptoms, most do fine 50mg twice weekly. I think you should aim for the 800 ranges when considering SHBG levels, usually high SHBG guys need more T to free up their FT.
Three times a week is uneven, if you inject Mon, Wed and Fri your going two days before another injection skipping Sat and Sun, you want consistency right? Twice weekly would be fine for you when considering your SHBG levels if your dose isn’t absurdly high. Whenever you have too much T you will always struggle with balance.
Evaluate your overall thyroid function by checking oral body temperatures as per the thyroid basics sticky. Thyroid hormone fT3 is what gets the job done and it regulates mitochondrial activity, the source of ATP which is the universal currency of cellular energy. This is part of the body’s temperature control loop. This can get messed up if you are iodine deficient. In many countries, you need to be using iodized salt. Other countries add iodine to dairy or bread.
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I was on 0.5 twice weekly on injection days. I ran my E to <2pg/mL 10/17, off AI 6 weeks E came up to 40, took 0.25 crashed to 8. No AI 4 weeks, came up and felt great. Took 0.125 crashes to single digits again. Now off AI 6 weeks and it’s hovering mid 20’s . I feel fine in the gym but erections are a hit and miss even on cialis.