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^^^^^^^^ What he said. What did your Doctor say when he saw your Test and E2 labs? Is that E2 test a sensitive E2 test? It sounds like you more than halved your Test dosage (which is good), and were taking "a little bit of AI." Please define "a little bit of AI."

No problem. CVS Pharmacy, 13510 W. Highway 290, Austin, TX 78737. Phone # (512) 288-0798.

I was getting my HCG from Empower Pharmacy (via Defy) for the last 6+ years. When this new rule came into effect, I started calling a bunch of local pharmacies (Austin, TX area) and asking if they carried Pregnyl or generic HCG. It took about a half a dozen phone calls before I found a regular...

I have a feeling that he means the potency is 200mg/1mL, in a 5mL vial.

I had to do some phoning around to find a regular pharmacy that carried HCG. I finally found a CVS pharmacy that carries it in 10,000 IU vials. They will fill it the same day they get the script from the Doc.

Do you mean what symptoms of high E2 did I have that prompted my use of an AI? If so, night sweats, sensitive nipples, and low libido/sex drive. If you didn't mean that...then, side effects to what?

50BMG, Honestly, it seems to me that you are in desperate need of a doctor that understands TRT. I'm sure that your PCP is a real nice guy, but if he doesn't know squat about TRT, then you're driving at night, without headlights. You can pickup a lot of pointers here on this forum, and there...

50BMG, Patience Grasshopper...you need to slow down, and be patient. Quit changing your protocol like I change my socks. Wait the six weeks, and retest. Also, only change one thing at a time in your protocol, instead of 3. If you change multiple items on your protocol at the same time...

Believe me, I considered pinning daily, but it's just too much of a PITA to do it every day. I used to pin HCG daily, but that got old real fast as well. Now I'm pretty much in a routine of EOD for both. I've been using 29ga 1/2" insulin pins for the Test, and 31ga 5/16" pins for the HCG a...

I put off taking an AI for a long time, trying everything in the book to lower my E2 without taking the dreaded Anastrozole. To name a few things, I : 1. Pinned Test EOD instead of BIW, to try to lower the spike conversion to E2. 2. Tried DIM and Calcium D-Glucarate. 3. Lost weight by dropping...

Here's a suggestion: Use a compounding pharmacy. They will make it exactly as your doctor prescribes. I microdose anastrozole (0.1mg, BIW), and Empower Pharmacy makes this dosage with no problems. You're making this way too difficult.

I don't know anyone that's used a 30 gauge needle with Test. Not saying that it can't be done, but keep in mind that Test is an oil based med, not water based. With a 30GA needle, it's going to take a while to load up the syringe, and a while to inject it. For your HCG injections, hopefully...

I've done it both ways, and haven't noticed any difference in the way I feel. You'll be fine either way.

As do I. OP, You don't need a harpoon to pin yourself shallow IM. A 1/2" needle is plenty long enough to penetrate the muscle, as long as you're not carrying a whole lot of body fat at the injection site. Most men I know (including myself) don't have much fat, if any on their quads...

Be patient and give it time to recover. DS3 gave you some good advice. Anastrozole is some nasty stuff, and some folks are super sensitive to it (including me). It's always better to err on the light side, and increase dosage later, if required. I only take 0.1mg twice a week to keep my E2...