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My fear is SHBG shooting up with Tamoxifen as I’m prone to high SHBG and clomid increased SHBG to 90 which was hell for me. I was on it for 5 months so that may not happen with only 28 days of Tamoxifen. I’m heavily considering just coming off everything at once

I was told to stop everything for 2 weeks then re-start hcg for 2 weeks and then do tamoxifen for 4 weeks

Yeah I’m not opposed to that. I plan on taking to Defy about it this week as they currently manage my TRT

Got it. I’m currently on 20 mg of test-c and 315 iu Hcg eod. I’m considering trying a restart but can’t use clomid because it sky rockets my shbg

Is it better to do Nolvadex without hcg or with hcg?

Thanks. I have knee issues from previous ACL reconstruction and a recent meniscus arthroscopy so was taking Advil after running. May have to give Aleve/naproxen a try. I tried curcumin in the past but remember it had an odd effect on me, maybe I’ll try it again. I’m taking vitamin shoppe brand...

I take glycine for the benefit of deeper sleep at ~3 grams per night. I haven’t ever supplemented glycine until this most recent round of lab work I had been taking glycine for about 5 weeks. I have only had liver enzymes elevated on two tests in the >5 years I’ve been on TRT. It has been when...

I was on that dose for a year. I went to an EOD schedule with the same dose and waited another 11 weeks before getting lab work. Edit - I see you’re talking about my new dose. Yeah I hope the sleep improvement sticks. We’ll see. I am wary of increasing my dose primarily due to insomnia.

Bump the dose up even though my total T and Tru-T (which around here appears to be much more reliable than Free t) are above range at trough? I already lowered the dose of T to 20 mg EOD.a few weeks after that change, im sleeping better than I did when I was on a higher dose for the past year.

I see. Yeah maybe I shouldn’t worry about it but two tests in a row had me a little concerned. The only new supplements I’m taking are glycine and pregnenolone. I’m wondering if those could have possibly elevated them. I read that test injections bypass the liver so going to eod schedule...

Had labs checked again at PCP: HCT: 45 My liver enzymes are still elevated though. Any ideas about what could be driving this? Does test-c drive up liver enzymes maybe more now that I’m on eod schedule?

Not a pain at all. Well worth the ability to feel normal and not like I’m running on fumes every day. Currently my total T is about 1000, but that was on 80 mg a week dose. I just lowered to 70 mg a week and hoping this drops my total t to about 850-900

I was 24 when I began on testosterone + hcg, sticking with the following twice per week for about two years: 40 mg test-c 600 iu hcg I then went to (still 2x a week) 40 mg test c and 500 iu Hcg. 6 months later I got a semen analysis done and had very good numbers. My doc at the time wanted me...

I’m also high SHBG. Tried a clomid restart with 12.5 mg every other day at one point and it drove my shbg to 90 (15-55) and it was pretty terrible. After two and a half years of Testosterone cypionate + HCG, my sperm analysis showed top range numbers. Hcg can be pretty effective for fertility

4 years with a 6 month break to try clomid restart. I’ve adjusted doses over the years and never had issues with HCT. I guess this is the first time I’ve gone to EOD though. I do plan on reducing to 20 mg eod though just because my total T and Tru-t numbers are top range. Hoping this will...

Hey there, My HCT was 35 pre TRT. On a 2x per week schedule of T-doses ranging from 80 mg per week to 160 mg per week, my HCT never went above 46 despite total t being upwards of 1400-1500 at times. Also about 1000-1200 hcg per week. Now, I recently went to an EOD schedule keeping my weekly...

This is also the highest my hematocrit has ever been. I’ve never been above 47 I believe and my HCT is typically 44-45. Could hcg contribute to that as well or is that more likely just the testosterone? Would a dose reduction of just 10 mg per week be enough to reduce my HCT significantly?

Tru T range: 16-31 ng/dl According to madman. I have rarely had elevated liver enzymes like above. Not sure what is causing that. I do take Advil on occasion. Supplements: Multivitamin Fish oil Evening: 3-4 grams glycine 400 mg magnesiun 20 mg pregnenolone 5 mg melatonin

Thanks for the response - Yeah I’m not big on pregnenolone but found it does help the sleep a little bit. I plan to phase that one out. I take the hcg for fertility purposes as I’m getting married soon and likely going to be trying to have children in the next few years.

I was on a 2x per week schedule but decided I wanted more stability and less spikes. I have been on the following for 11 weeks now EOD: -23 mg test-c (80 mg per week) -315 mg HCG (1100 mg per week) Symptoms: -insomnia -sweating all the time -fatigue (due to insomnia) -Oily skin -high(er) blood...

What were your pre trt levels?

Here’s my experience as another guy who is also 28, about to turn 29. Take it or leave it. It’s a very big decision and one that I often think about in terms of whether or not I made the right decision. Do you research and speak with a knowledgeable TRT doctor before you commit to anything IMO...

Yeah that’s a hefty dose. My doc recommended 25 mg at night. I would prob recommend 10-30 mg max and then get your progesterone levels tested

When I stopped trt I slept about the same. the difference was no matter how much I slept, I felt like a depressed elderly person.

I’ve been dosing 20 mg pregnenolone every night before bed and it helped me with the 3 am wide awake episodes. I still wake up but able to fall back asleep easier. I will say that this effect was more pronounced when I began taking it and it has kind of lessened over time. I’ll see what my...

Lol yeah I have a tendency to go for the quickest, easiest solution. I wish that good sleep habits would work for me. I will say the one thing I haven’t tried yet is a sleep study which I plan to get once i can get into a sleep clinic. I have recently had success with 5 mg melatonin. This kind...

Last night slept great as well. Just 1 mg of the melatonin still though. Do you find melatonin any less effective over time? What brand and what time do you take your melatonin? I was taking an extended release in conjunction with instant but find that I sleep and feel better with just instant...

Last night I took 3g glycine on top of my 1 mg melatonin, 20 mg pregnenolone and 400 mg magnesium glycinate I slept the deepest I have in a week or so. We’ll see how it goes tonight

Yeah maybe I had a poor choice of words. I’ll look to do it morning of test injection, prior to injecting

Got it. Thank you

I currently take testosterone one day, then HCG the next, then back to testosterone day 3. On an EOD protocol like this, does the timing of my blood test matter if I’m alternating test/hcg? I figure my levels are pretty stable at this point since I’m injecting either hcg or test every day And...