BeardedButcher55
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Started TRT through a clinic and I didn’t have much if any guidance on dose. Was put on 200mg Test Cyp a week and .5mg Arimidex 2x a week. I followed this for about 2 years. Bloodwork numbers were hard to follow because each doctor through the clinic basically just said “everything looks good” but when I looked at my numbers nothing looked good. I felt like starting at 200mg a week was high but found this was the dose all their patients get regardless. (Probably a bad sign). I ultimately dropped down to 160mg.
I decided paying the clinic so much wasn’t worth it so I consulted with my primary doctor who suggested I go through him as my insurance covered it. He’s not an expert but willing to listen to my concerns and work with me to be optimal for how I should be feeling as well as being safe.
Note: I feel like that I definitely convert more to estrogen and have suffered the side effects more so than others.
Current TRT protocol:
-140mg a week of Test Cyp. Single IM dose on Mondays.
-1mg Arimidex on Mondays. 1mg Arimidex or Thursday.
-No processed foods. Low carbohydrate with high fat and moderate protein from meat. High water intake. 7-8 hours of quality sleep every night.
-Blood donations as needed to maintain RBC, hematacrit, etc. Was doing double reds every 6months but switches to full donations as I can do them more often.
Bloodwork timing question: I can’t seem to get my timing right as far as when I should get my blood test.
Bloodwork timing as of the last blood test: TRT injection (140mg) on Monday early morning. Bloodwork test on Thursday early morning.
I was doing 2x a week of a split dose but injections so often was annoying. I do understand it might help level my numbers better and help with estradiol.
I decided paying the clinic so much wasn’t worth it so I consulted with my primary doctor who suggested I go through him as my insurance covered it. He’s not an expert but willing to listen to my concerns and work with me to be optimal for how I should be feeling as well as being safe.
Note: I feel like that I definitely convert more to estrogen and have suffered the side effects more so than others.
Current TRT protocol:
-140mg a week of Test Cyp. Single IM dose on Mondays.
-1mg Arimidex on Mondays. 1mg Arimidex or Thursday.
-No processed foods. Low carbohydrate with high fat and moderate protein from meat. High water intake. 7-8 hours of quality sleep every night.
-Blood donations as needed to maintain RBC, hematacrit, etc. Was doing double reds every 6months but switches to full donations as I can do them more often.
Bloodwork timing question: I can’t seem to get my timing right as far as when I should get my blood test.
Bloodwork timing as of the last blood test: TRT injection (140mg) on Monday early morning. Bloodwork test on Thursday early morning.
I was doing 2x a week of a split dose but injections so often was annoying. I do understand it might help level my numbers better and help with estradiol.