New to posting here, but I have been lurking for a while.
39 years old, haven’t cycled since I was 24 (deca, dbol, eq).
18 years of training
Zero problems with my sex drive prior to this cycle.
11/12 began 12 week cycle of TestE - 500mg per week
First shot was a burst of 1G. Also used .25 of Liquidex (adex)
Shots that followed were 250mg x 2 a week. .25 of Adex EOD.
Between week 1 and 3 put on 8 lbs
First the erections weren’t responding, now my libido is dropping.
Initially, I bumped the adex to .50 EOD, waited a week…no change.
Got my blood work done:
Test: 3185 (range 247 - 827)
Free T: 50.2 (range 8.7 - 25)
Total Estrogen 99 (range 40-115)
Estrone (??) SRM - 50 (range 12-72)
E2 19.8 (range 7.6 - 42.6)
DHT 147 - no range
So the test is obviously VERY legit. Liquidex is as well (keep E that low at 3100 T). No clue what is going on…My only guess now is to possibly drop the adex for a week or so? Any ideas?
E2 is low, you need low 20’s-30ish for libido and function.
Although when I blast, I usually don’t feel that great libido wise (with e2 in range)
as very high free T gives me issues. The point of a cycle or blast though
is about gaining mass and strength (for me), so I am willing to make
that trade off for the 12 weeks.
Since you front loaded 1g, and you are using Enth
I’d wait two weeks before I cut back the AI.
Based on the half life, your #'s will be increasing at an
increasing rate still, and .50 may be an appropriate dose for now,
but when you level off it will may be too much.
At the end of the 1st 30 days, you should get blood work again
(if possible) and adjust the AI at that point.
[quote]PKNY wrote:
E2 is low, you need low 20’s-30ish for libido and function.
Although when I blast, I usually don’t feel that great libido wise (with e2 in range)
as very high free T gives me issues. The point of a cycle or blast though
is about gaining mass and strength (for me), so I am willing to make
that trade off for the 12 weeks.
Since you front loaded 1g, and you are using Enth
I’d wait two weeks before I cut back the AI.
Based on the half life, your #'s will be increasing at an
increasing rate still, and .50 may be an appropriate dose for now,
but when you level off it will may be too much.
At the end of the 1st 30 days, you should get blood work again
(if possible) and adjust the AI at that point.
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I had a feeling that burst had something to do with it…now I wish I had not done it. I still plan on getting a prolactin test done as well. I have a pretty active sex life, and this is not working for me. Other than that, I feel pretty damn good. Odd though, I thought my E2 was fine, but maybe my overall estrogen too high.
Too low E2 is as bad or worse than too high ime.
Your prolactin is probably fine based on your history of no problems before this cycle.
You can try to cut your AI dose back by 1/4 when you hit week three.
I use prop for TRT and blast and cruise so I don’t front load, but most guys benefit from a big front load
injection if they are using a single long chained ester for a blast.