I’m now 5 weeks and a couple days in to the new regimen at 200 mg testosterone cypionate plus 500 IU of HCG 3 times per week and 12.5 mg clomid per day. I can’t yet say that I feel a whole lot better, consistently. I’ve had some better days and my libido seems to be slightly improved, but nothing really notable has happened with my low mood, inconsistent energy and concentration, and poor libido. Oh, and I seem to be having more trouble sleeping all the way through the night, and nighttime and morning wood has been reduced in recent weeks. All that said, maybe it’s still too soon to assess??
I was scheduled to see Dr. Lipshultz again next Monday, but I had to reschedule. Sadly, the next opening on his schedule isn’t until May 28[SUP]th[/SUP], more than 3 months since my last visit.
Of course, I haven’t done any bloodwork yet to confirm this, but I’m guessing my dose of testosterone is a bit too high and also that the low dose clomid may be limiting the subjective benefits of treatment. However, as I may have mentioned earlier in this thread, before starting TRT, I found that 12.5 mg/day of clomid had no significant negative or positive effects (although it did increase free T and total T significantly), so it seems doubtful that it would be a problem now, but I’m really not sure.
Given that it will be another 7 weeks until I see Dr. Lipshultz and I don’t feel much better now, I’m thinking of changing my regimen a bit at the 6 week or 7 week mark. I’d like to know what others think of trying 75 mg test cypionate twice a week together with the 500 IUs of HCG three times a week plus 12.5 mg clomid per day. In a few weeks, I might also drop the clomid as I’m not yet convinced that is a necessary component of maintaining my fertility.
Looking forward to hearing others’ thoughts.
Once I know the fax has been received, I then call the nurse's line and leave a message, telling them of the fax, and asking them to read the specifics. If I don't get a response within a day, then I call again, and usually that will draw a response from the nurse. I also schedule my appointment through the nurse, even though I am supposed to use the portal, which gives you no flexibility as you have to enter your best guess for an appointment and hope they have an opening or they call you back eventually. Weird. I'm hoping maybe your email to Dr. L. will work as well. My wife did have an eye doctor who communicated great by email, but he is the exception. He was busier than anyone, yet took time to research and reply. Very professional, and showed he actually cared.
