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I mentioned those points in earlier messages. My BP dropped by around 10 points in both Sys and Diastolic. Viagra causes me worse issues to the point of being useless (difficult to get aroused when you are seeing sparks and flushed like Santa after a sleigh ride LOL).

Thanks for that clarity Rick, that makes some sense to me now. I’ll try the 2.5mg after food and see if I can build it up (ifI need to). Ian

I enjoyed the BP reduction too, I had 145 - 152 / 80's prior to starting despite BP medication. With the Tadalafil at 5mg that dropped to 122-135 / 70's. But the headache I experienced was extreme - not something to just shake off. Thinking a 2.5mg daily might help when I restart at the weekend.

Thanks Vince - that's what I was hoping. I've come off the daily at the moment to get back on an even keel, but hope to start them again at the weekend - see if the sides come back as strongly.

Thanks for the response Rick Do you mean higher doses such as 10-20mg or on the 5mg? I do take the daily before food but the effects are throughout the day (any time 8am thru 11pm and even during the night!

Apologies if I'm in the wrong place to post this, not been here since 2017 so out of practice with the forum. I have been experimenting with Tadalafil 5mg daily, my GP (in England) will only prescribe Sildenafil at 4 a month, I get all the usual side effects from that drug which makes it...

Thanks Vince - I tried that when I was doing SubQ but seemed with little success. Not sure how warm I can make it before I start to effect the plastic of the syringe etc? Any thoughts on how the concentration of Test affects the viscosity?

Hi Folks I have been using Gentech Test 300 Enanthate (300mg/ml). Its incredibly thick and difficult to administer. I use 1ml 30g 12mm insulin pins to inject it, typically back-filling the syringe first. At first I was injecting E3.5D and using SubQ at 28mg each (100mg / week), but due to low...

Hi Coast - I don't have a problem with private treatment (all my other treatments are private), though the only facility looking at TRT seems to be the one in the south of UK. Their costs are astronomical as far as I can see from browsing their web site and info! Any other suggestions on UK...

Oddly though, my ferritin levels were well above scale on previous blood panel whilst iron was within scale. This time both iron and ferritin were within scale, so likely not a contributor to the high HCT. I'll check my intake anyway for future reference.

Great points, hadn't considered the multivitamin. I'll check that.

Thanks HelathMan From research I think your experience is not exceptional, grapefruit is out for me due to other medications and there seems no other medicinal treatment (that I can discover) to lower the HCT. Looks like I'll need to approach my GP, though that will be a repeat of the previous...

Previous Heart Issue - cant donate because of it.

Not appropriate to give blood, and grapefruit is contra indicated for other medications I use. I was anticipating some sort of blood thinner or other medication. Really don't want to go back to low T challenges. Recently changed from, initially Testogel 2 sachets daily, to sub T E3D, to now...

Hi Folks My last blood panel came back with HCT at 0.52 (0.37 - 0.5), up from 0.44 in three months. Being in the UK they don't have such a thing as therapeutic phlebotomy, so before I get a Doctors appointment (who is not supervising my TRT) I hope to get some understanding of the types of...

My lowest (after my Doc had said I was fine and needed no adjustments) was: Testosterone 1.48 nmol/L (range 7.6-31.4) Apparently about the level of a 12 year old girl :( Testogel got me to 23 nmol/L - hoping EOD Test E will get me a bit higher.

Hi Fox1 - here are the UK ranges (seem to be most regularly used) for the Test and SHBG Ranges: TESTOSTERONE nmol/L 7.60 - 31.40 SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOB nmol/L 19.00 - 83.00 I would suggest at Testosterone 42.8 nmol/L (HIGH) SHGB 52 nmol/L (NORMAL) You are overshooting on...

Another alternative to reduce SHBG and release some bound T to Free T, is to take Proviron daily.

I'm not an expert for sure, doubtless one will be along shortly with better / more information.�� Meanwhile my understanding is that your total T could be mid range, as your bloods suggest, but since SHBG is also high you will have low Free T in your system. The SHBG will be...

Thanks Nelson I had the CK Check at my last blood work: CK: 106 IU/L 38.00 - 204.00 So looks mid range on the UK scale?

No massages (shame :)) but I'll stay away from the Cialis and see how that goes for a week or so. Thanks all - at lease it puts my mind at rest about the HCG.

I have but it does not seem to be connected - at least directly - got the pain even when not taking it and it should be out of my system.

Hi Folks I started HCG with a 250iu E3.5D protocol and will have my 4th shot tomorrow. I have been experiencing significant lower back and leg/Hamstring pain and it seems this is the only change implemented to my regimen. I'm taking TestoGel daily and my labs were all good two weeks ago. The...

Hi Folks - another update regarding my T readings. After my last finger stick blood test was contaminated I had blood drawn at a clinic and got the results back pretty quickly. All good (Blood, Thyroid, PSA, Liver, Kidneys, Test, E2 etc) except my Cholesterol, which is low HDL and high LDL...

Thanks Fox1 Unfortunately my GP has neither the expertise nor interest in supporting me here in NE UK. I really feel I don't want to hang around any longer than necessary (feel like I've lost years already) so after much research I'm 'on a frolic of my own', and treading my own path for the...

Just as a quick follow up. I had my two week blood test arranged for the 4th August. I used the finger stick home test as its the easiest (its 20+ miles to a location to get venous blood draw) and only one small vial to fill. Worked fine until I got the results. Test came back at >520 (7.6 to...

Excellent feedback Fox1 - thanks for that. I'll be updating my basic stats this week when I have them back. I'll check out the links now.

What T level change did you get with each dose (1, 1+1/2, 2) etc? Did your Estrogen levels change at all? I jumped straight in with 2 sachets and should get my blood results back today from 14 days at that dose.

Thanks for your feedback and comments Systemlord. Yeah it's going to be a long road to getting the result I'm hoping for, but I believe it's going to be worth it. im anticipating the gel to offer poor results but I'll await my next blood test on Friday. If it's poor I'll be straight into a...

Thanks so much for the sup[port CoastWatcher, its great to know there is a listening (and educated) ear available. I'm actually full anticipating the gel to be a non-starter, but as a needle phobic I need to give it a chance, even if I need to use hCG later - at least an Insulin needle is...

Only joined the site this week but it has been inspirational reading the posts with so many questions and great, clear and supportive answers from those knowledgeable on the forum. If it's OK I'd like to share my journey too, and perhaps attract some feedback from anyone interested in adding...