Adding to what
@Systemlord said, you're currently on 200 mg of testosterone cypionate per week. This averages to 20 mg of testosterone per day, which is about three times the average amount that a healthy young man makes naturally. Would you consider this advisable if it were any other hormone? High levels of testosterone can negatively affect more than 20 other hormones.
Unfortunately it's a very common experience, with many doctors succumbing to the more-is-better mentality. Ideally you should have been started on 75 mg TC split into 2-3 doses per week. You go up or down from there based on results, and few should need to exceed 100 mg/week.
As it is you may experience low-T symptoms as you reduce to more reasonable doses, and ideally drop the anastrozole. But it's worth doing to feel more normal, even if it takes some months to stabilize. If normal physiological doses alone don't resolve your issues then you may need to consider other options. Some guys find that adding low doses of hCG to the protocol helps. You can also consider switching over to short acting testosterone, which comes in the form of nasal gels and troches. These cause less disruption of your overall hormonal balance.
My collection of anecdotes where guys find lower dosing is better:
I’m a long term TRT patient, 39 years old. I’ve been on cypionate and inject a total of 154mg weekly in EOD subQ shots of 44mg each. I have been doing some thinking about the potential benefit of keeping dosing the same but experimenting with using a low cypionate base around 80-100mg weekly...
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As many of you know, I have struggled over the years ever feeling well on TRT. I’ve had doses all the way from 200 mg per week down to 60 mg per week. I have now been on TRT 13 years and can honestly say I’ve pretty much tried it all. I have contemplated, and even attempted quitting a few times...
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Have been on clinic TRT after AAS abuse as a 24 year old male for 3 years. My natural levels were 691 at age 24 prior to my reckless, careless decision to hope on anabolic steroids at 24. Since then I've tried to come off several times but always ended up inevitably relapsing when the pct or...
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I can’t really blame her. Most of what you read is of the mindset more is better. But here’s the approach I wish she would have taken, “Your test results reveal an 81 TT, let’s see what happens if we bring you up to 400.” Would have saved me those 8 years of countless blood donations, countless...
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The above post is now in a members-only area. Here is the quote:
crashnet November 13, 2020, 9:03 pm
I can't really blame her. Most of what you read is of the mindset more is better. But here’s the approach I wish she would have taken, “Your test results reveal an 81 TT, let’s see what happens if we bring you up to 400.” Would have saved me those 8 years of countless blood donations, countless nights of frustration for the wife, countless bouts of insomnia, and countless episodes of “dude, why is your face so red”.
I’m a long term TRT patient, 39 years old. I’ve been on cypionate and inject a total of 154mg weekly in EOD subQ shots of 44mg each. I have been doing some thinking about the potential benefit of keeping dosing the same but experimenting with using a low cypionate base around 80-100mg weekly...
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Interesting anecdote. I’m curious what what your SHBG and current protocol are? @JoeMatts im curious for this as well
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Hi All. I'm 60yo, lucky with relatively few health problems so far. Total T 350-400. After about a year of research/consideration, about to start TRT, plan is just Test C, 150mg per week separated into two subq injections/week into delts/VGs, draw/inject using 29G 1ml. Get labs in ~8 weeks...
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Hey guys. I've only been on TRT for about 9 months. I'm on Test Cyp 100 mg Q3.5d with 350iU of HCG IM. I recently (this week) lowered my Anastrozole from 0.5 mg on injection days to 0.25mg to see how it will effect me (side effects, changes in libido, and also then lab values). ****I'm happy...
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Hi All. I'm 60yo, lucky with relatively few health problems so far. Total T 350-400. After about a year of research/consideration, about to start TRT, plan is just Test C, 150mg per week separated into two subq injections/week into delts/VGs, draw/inject using 29G 1ml. Get labs in ~8 weeks...
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Hey Guys, Hope all's well and Happy 4th! I'm looking for feedback. As a young male battling ED and low T, hopefully sharing my experience on what worked helps someone too. Almost 32 now and I use to have severe ED as long as I can remember, maybe late teens. No clue on cause. Maybe it's...
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So if someone(me) has no water retention, no gyno, no itchy nipples), just no libido and some brain fog, would you call that having symptoms of high E2?
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My hematocrit was 0.55 with a normal range of 0.40 to 0.54. It is only slightly too high. My doctor didn't seem concerned about it. I'll post my full labs in the future. Very much appreciate your feedback. I'm also a bit confused how a dose of 120mg/week can have such a dramatic effect. It...
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I was wondering if some guys who have been on TRT a long time can chime in. I’m 42 and working hard to keep my testosterone up. Lost one testicle and had chemo so it isn’t easy but I’m tired lots. I finally got it back up to 450 but I’m still tired. Anyway, I was just wondering because I read...
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I’m seeing a lot more post with people who have test levels above 1000 who feel crappy. Even with everything else in range e2, DHT, prolactin etc. I’ve also have seen post of people almost using microdose amounts and feeling way better. My question is, is this the new thing? Because my doctor...
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Pray tell. What is the point of "telling" when you have already clearly developed a bias against anything I might say in this thread since initially disagreeing with you? All that's going to do is have you finding ways to misinterpret it in order to prove it wrong. When you feel like...
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Been on TRT since 2017. I was a low teens SHBG guy and felt best with daily injections……felt OK but not great. I started a high protein version of the Keto diet October of 22, not to try and raise SHBG, but to attempt to address my pre-diabetic emerging condition. As I became Keto adapted my...
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Has anyone managed to successfully raise SHBG. My SHBG is crazy low - Way below the reference range to the point sometimes is doesn’t even register. I’ve tried changing injection frequency and it’s made zero difference. Has anyone managed to successfully raise it? I’ve always struggled with...
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I'm 68 and have chosen to pursue TRT primarily to treat fatigue, amongst other things. After a bad 3 1/2 month experience on gel (detailed elsewhere), I've finally convinced my endo to switch me to enanthate; my first injection was Saturday. Thanks to Madman for seeing me through that. The...
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It’s the sleep apnea or disease process that causes the harm, the
high hematocrit is in response to the bodies lack of oxygen.
High hematocrit is innocent in this case, in other words, the
high hematocrit isn’t the causal factor in causing harm. Sleep apnea causes
high hematocrit, hypoxia and...
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I first started TRT with far too much for far too long 250mg of T Cyp/week. None of my symptoms (crippling fatigue, very low libido etc. improved) Browsing through the internet, I even tried Aromatase inhibitors incase high E conversion was preventing benefits, but that didn't work. When I...
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