Oversleeping

[sm22]

Started on HCG only this past May. Total Testosterone went from the low 200s to 800s. My estradiol went from my baseline of 18 to 45. Felt Like Crap. Went on Testosterone Cypionate once-a-week injections in August. Started at 120 and in the past few weeks went up to 130. My estradiol stayed in the 40s and felt like crap- sluggish, emotional, etc. The doctor put me on anastrozole and my most recent test indicated my Estradiol was 15. The one side effect I have been struggling with since starting Testosterone Cypionate in August is oversleeping. I typically go to bed at 9 pm and wake up at 4:30 or 5. Since starting Testosterone Cypionate in August I can't wake up to my alarms at 4:30 or 5. I sleep right through them or I end up snoozing them multiple times without realizing it.

 

[DixieWrecked]

damn that sounds amazing to me. My sleep suffers (low quality sleep, not enough sleep) when my protocol gets out of whack. Have you considered the posibility that you just need more sleep?

 

[Systemlord]

The one side effect I have been struggling with since starting Testosterone Cypionate in August is oversleeping.

You may do better closer to midrange TT and FT. Check ferritin. An AI shouldn’t be entertained when you haven’t yet tried to dialed in on Test only.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1557988314539000

Our study did not link high estradiol levels with diminished sexual performance. Paradoxically, patients with low estradiol below 42.6 pg/ml had more patients complaining of low libido as defined by ICD-9 of 799.81 in the problem list. Patients with higher estradiol levels above 42.6 pg/ml had less sexual dysfunction problems identified by their providers.

 

[Vince]

Sleeping through your alarm. It would it be pretty interesting to see what your sleep score is.