Quick run down; I'm 31 years old and I've been on TRT for about six years now, seeing the same doctor. I had some common issues with low testosterone and went and saw him and he ended up putting me on TRT. I started at 200MG a week with HCG and Anastrozole. I was doing two injections a week (100mg) and taking, I believe, 1mg of anastrozole with that. I felt pretty good, got into really good shape and felt like I could keep the fat off even when eating my fair share of crappy food.
I bounced around with my TRT as at one point I actually was prescribed a higher amount by the doctor (400mg) a week, which at the time I didn't know was a lot, but reading here it is. I then found this website and started reading about the different injection methods (stomach, every other day etc) and tried to follow some of that while lowering my dose. I got to where I was having extreme joint pain, especially in my elbows, so I got off of everything completely (bad idea, I'm sure) for several months. I also had sensitive nipples.
I went back to the doctor and told him I had been off but wanted to see what my levels were so they did a blood test and my testosterone (free) was in the 200 range.
So a couple months ago I started back on TRT injecting twice a week of 80-90mg but the difference this time is I was taking less of anastrozole. My doctor recommended 1mg with each injection but I just felt like that was too much and I had issues with joint pain and erections already. I began to cut my 1mg pill into four (or at least tried my best) and would take one of the four pieces with each injection. I still have HCG but I do it randomly, maybe one injection .5 ML a week before the day of my test injection.
So being on the above schedule for a couple months initially I noticed my erections came back. Morning time... middle of night... sexual activity.. all there. I also began to notice some nipple sensitivity in my left nipple. I can feel a small lump under the nipple, but the other side if fine. I feel like I'm carrying a decent amount of fat, especially in my chest area. I also notice that it seems harder to cut fat and that if I eat bad for one day or two you can definitely see and feel it.
One of the things I had read on here that I wasn't doing, nor have I ever been told to, was donate blood while on TRT. After reading some of the side effects of having high hematocrit I began to wonder if some of my joint pain, loss of breath, running hot etc. were due to that.
So last week I went to discountlabs and bought the test for Testosterone, Estradiol and hematocrit. I took the test the morning before my injection. Here are the results from Labcorp.
Testosterone Serum, 725 ng/dl
Testosterone Free, 24.36 ng/dl - This was flagged as high?
% free testosterone 3.36
Estradiol, Sensitive 14.8 pg/mL
Hematocrit 44.6
So, my levels appear fairly fine to me in relation to what was tested, other than the Estradiol appears low? Any comments or suggestions? Also suggestions on how to get my Estradiol levels up? Should I just do a 1/4th of a 1mg pill once a week instead of twice?
Sorry for the wall of text guys and I appreciate any help or suggestions.
I bounced around with my TRT as at one point I actually was prescribed a higher amount by the doctor (400mg) a week, which at the time I didn't know was a lot, but reading here it is. I then found this website and started reading about the different injection methods (stomach, every other day etc) and tried to follow some of that while lowering my dose. I got to where I was having extreme joint pain, especially in my elbows, so I got off of everything completely (bad idea, I'm sure) for several months. I also had sensitive nipples.
I went back to the doctor and told him I had been off but wanted to see what my levels were so they did a blood test and my testosterone (free) was in the 200 range.
So a couple months ago I started back on TRT injecting twice a week of 80-90mg but the difference this time is I was taking less of anastrozole. My doctor recommended 1mg with each injection but I just felt like that was too much and I had issues with joint pain and erections already. I began to cut my 1mg pill into four (or at least tried my best) and would take one of the four pieces with each injection. I still have HCG but I do it randomly, maybe one injection .5 ML a week before the day of my test injection.
So being on the above schedule for a couple months initially I noticed my erections came back. Morning time... middle of night... sexual activity.. all there. I also began to notice some nipple sensitivity in my left nipple. I can feel a small lump under the nipple, but the other side if fine. I feel like I'm carrying a decent amount of fat, especially in my chest area. I also notice that it seems harder to cut fat and that if I eat bad for one day or two you can definitely see and feel it.
One of the things I had read on here that I wasn't doing, nor have I ever been told to, was donate blood while on TRT. After reading some of the side effects of having high hematocrit I began to wonder if some of my joint pain, loss of breath, running hot etc. were due to that.
So last week I went to discountlabs and bought the test for Testosterone, Estradiol and hematocrit. I took the test the morning before my injection. Here are the results from Labcorp.
Testosterone Serum, 725 ng/dl
Testosterone Free, 24.36 ng/dl - This was flagged as high?
% free testosterone 3.36
Estradiol, Sensitive 14.8 pg/mL
Hematocrit 44.6
So, my levels appear fairly fine to me in relation to what was tested, other than the Estradiol appears low? Any comments or suggestions? Also suggestions on how to get my Estradiol levels up? Should I just do a 1/4th of a 1mg pill once a week instead of twice?
Sorry for the wall of text guys and I appreciate any help or suggestions.
