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I’ll look into this as well. Thanks for the tip. I’ve seen them mentioned here and there with good success. Dr Saya got back to me saying 360 ius 3x a week of hcg will be sufficient for fertility purposes (obviously no guarantees but I’ll take that) so I will run at that dose.

Very big possibility there. I have considered this... I wish I had the $$ to run every blood test possible but that’s not an option for me unfortunately. I have been able to lessen symptoms in the past with e2 in the mid 30s so that’s my target. If that doesn’t help then I will look elsewhere...

It gets up to 40 or so with no ai. Doesn’t seem high but I can’t get any damn sleep

Thats what I was doing. Then I called empower to make sure that was ok and she said because of the filler, you may be getting 75% filler and 25% anastrazole one dose and then vice verse the second dose so it would be inconsistent. I am open to dosing anastrazole once a week but the short half...

Insomnia, erection issues, sweaty/hot all the time. It was in my first post at the end

Nice, thanks for the tip. My primary form of zinc in the past has been OptiZinc from Source naturals - 30 mg zinc with 3 mg copper combo. I will check out beef liver though. I tend to limit my supplements anyway and get most nutrients via diet except for maybe additional magnesium and fish...

It’s not that I’m worried about the ai, it’s that I can’t tolerate it. I’ve taken then lowest dose and it sends me to low 20s, achy joints, feeling like crap. I just don’t like how it makes me feel. But I agree on the zinc. I tend to stick with 30-40 mg of zinc with my total intake, with...

I am on the following: -40 mg test-c 2x weekly -500 iu HCG 2x weekly I recently discontinued my ai as it makes me feel very bad even at just .125 mg and brings my e2 to low 20s. I have a high SHBG, historically around 55-65 (15-55) and my Total T runs around 1100 with free T anywhere between...

Yesterday was first time back on 500 iu hcg injection along with my test. Worst sleep I’ve gotten in weeks. Woke up super hot in middle of the night - May have to re-evaluate if I don’t see any improvements in sleep

Very similar. Yeah, 500 iu twice weekly kept me pretty fertile (on paper) so I would only assume it was doing the job. Do you take any ai? I plan to stay on 500 iu 2x per week along with my test-c, see where that puts my e2 and then maybe re evaluate. I can’t tolerate anastrazole or low e2...

Yeah, I think to ease my own mind i may just go back to 500 iu twice weekly. I can't imagine it will have any noticeable effect on my e2 levels if I'm already at 360 ius 3x a week. It will actually be a lower weekly dose (1000iu vs 1080 iu) so I will follow up with whether I notice e2 spikes...

I didn't want to bombard the thread that Dr Saya posted those two case studies on HCG dosing so I figured I would start my own to ask a few Q's. I am going to consult with Dr. Saya when my next appointment comes in a month but I wanted to see what you all thought as well (plus it's free to ask...

I see. Yeah, my concern with the higher doses (~500ius 2x weekly) is that it will cause e2 spikes. I would love to drop my ai but don’t know if I’d be able to with that hcg dose.

This is interesting. Making me reconsider going to hcg 3x a week at a lower dose rather than sticking with 500ius twice weekly. I’m taking hcg with my trt to maintain fertility at 360 ius 3x weekly. For fertility purposes, it appears higher magnitude/2x weekly injections would be best...?

I’m sober so this will not be an option for me. I am thinking I will try a dose reduction of my test if I don’t see any improvement over the next several months

A lot of suggestions here. I decided to discontinue my anastrazole for now. Hoping that helps with hot flashes in the middle of night . I notice I feel worse on days I take it so I’m just gonna let my e2 float back up to low 30s. I’ll continue with ZMA for now, although I’ve seen differing...

Thanks for the response. Everyone has been super helpful here. I just cut the dose in half last week so I am going to wait about 2 weeks before making another change. on no AI, i had even worse insomnia so I want to see if a low dose ai will do the job. plus i have some labs coming up in the...

That’s a good idea. What brand of melatonin do you use? I literally pour half of the capsule into another empty one. Kind of a pain in the ass but worth it for me

Right - sorry. I’ll have to check shbg but it was elevated last lab work, over 60 I think (15-55). I’ll have to post full labs when I have more time. On no ai, my e2 sensitive was 35 (8-35) On .125 2x weekly it was 24.5 I recently cut it down to .0625 hoping to hit about 30 e2.

Hey there - been back on trt for about 3-4 months. Currently on the following protocol: 40 mg test-c 2x weekly 360 iu hcg 3x weekly .0625 anastrazole 2x weekly - I was on .125 anastrazole 2x weekly but my e2 was at 24.5 and I was still having joint pain so I decided to cut the dose in half to...

What about just using enclomiphene instead? Is that not often prescribed by doctors?

I have a tendency to do that. Thanks Vince.

I’ve seen people say test-c will peak at 3 days post injection.. so do I have the blood work done at peak or trough? Because if I’m injecting every 3.5 days and getting blood work done right before my next injection, isn’t that my peak? I am typically a Saturday night/wed morning dosing...

Yeah mine has always been high (>60 even on injections which are supposed to lower it) Clomid never raised my e2. Mine stayed around 14-17 (8-35) the entire 4 months I was on it.

Also, that was with 12.5 mg eod Clomid. So yeah, lower Clomid dose prob wouldn’t have helped I’d assume

I am curious if there is any way to have long term success on Clomid despite being prone to high SHBG. I have always been over the range, my SHBG was at 60 (15-55) even on injections. I tried a Clomid restart and it shot my SHBG up to 90 (15-55). So after 4 months on Clomid, my total t was at...

Feeling much better about this - Just an update.. Got my labwork uploaded to my patient portal so I could see it all... After that initial blood test above, they put me on 80mg test c, 1200 HCG and AI weekly (split into 2x dose) My labs after 6 weeks were as follows (taken 9 am) Total T: 386...

I just looked at my pre trt blood work from 2015 because I was curious about some numbers. I was 26 at the time. Turns out it was a 2 pm blood test and wasn’t fasted. My numbers were as follows: My total T: 159 (348-1197) Free t: 4 (9-26) E2: 10 (8-42) I am concerned now that maybe my...

Damn I’m jealous of those numbers. After 1 month, my total t dropped to 473 (264-916) and my free t dropped to 6 (9-26).. I gave it another two weeks after that and continued feeling worse before I jumped back onto the injections. 40 mg test-c 2x per week .25 mg anast 2x per week 500 iu hcg 2x...

I made the decision to go back on trt. Depression and apathy returned pretty bad and I made the decision to not go through all of that again

How has it been off of Clomid? I’ve had a pretty difficult time myself. I’ve been off for 1.5 months now and my test and free test have dropped substantially