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What do you mean that it took a year to recover. I have never felt great on TRT but after my last blood donation, I almost fainted and got very dizzy, sweaty. Ever since then, I feel terrible with lack of memory and energy.

My Hemeglobin was 18.2 (13-17.7), Hematocrit was 50.8 (37.5-51)

My current TRT protocol is 40 mg t Cypionate twice per week and 300 units of HCG twice per week. My hemoglobin has been high even with blood donations every two months; so doctor requested that I reduce cypionate and HCG. Starting next week, I am reducing T to 66 mg per week and HCG to 500 mg...

All - recently had thyroid tests done and t4 direct was .77 (range .82 -1.77), TSH was 3.65(range .45 - 4.5) and t3 uptake was 23 (range 24-39%). Dr says things look fine; any advice would be appreciated. I am on TRT but still have brain fog and am tired.

If E2 is low due to AI, how long will it take to rebound once you are off AI?

I just asked my Doctor the same question last week. He said that after 8 weeks that HGC reduces in its effectiveness. He said that it is best to buy new after 8 weeks to keep protocol consistent.

Vince - I have had my SHBG tested a number of times over the past 6 months at is has always been low. Not sure why but SHBG is in the teens.

Thanks Everyone for the advise.

I was on and am still on 1 testosterone injection of 100 mg every 7 days and 350 iu HCG twice per week. No AI at this time but the dr prescribed if needed. I would like to change to 50 mg test twice per week but want dr approval. I am currently waiting for dr to review results and advise.

Thanks for the advice. I will look into getting my free estrodial tested. Are you thinking I should start an AI or very my injection protocal.

Fifty - you are correct, I had to look at the prescription. It 50,000 one time per week.

I am taking 10,000 once per week. I thought it funny that you only take once per week but that seems normal from what I read.

No idea on the hematocrit. Maybe I was dehidrated. I was diagnosed with sleep apnea and use a CPAP machine which has helped with sleep. My DHEA SO4 was 481 in May 2018 with a range of 95 to 530.

Hi Guys. So I just had labs taken after being on my new protocol for about 5 weeks. I wanted to test a little early as my previous test had my Hematocrit at 57. Overall I am pleased with my test results but I still am very foggy headed. I wanted to share my results to see if anyone has any...

Thank you. It appears that every 3.5 days would make more sense than back to back injections.

When taking HCG twice a week, are you taking every 3.5 days. My dr said to take 350 iu HCG the two days following the 100mg t injection. I am wondering if it would be better to spread them out to every 3.5 days.

I live in upstate ny as well. I am actually north of Syracuse. The Labcorp in Watertown completed the labs without issue from a draw request from Defy. I was very hesitant so I ordered 1 lab for starters and it worked fine. I then ordered a full panel. I have recently traveled to nyc to see...

Agreed, but I had not started the anastrozole at that time.

No. It dropped prior to changing my protocal. It dropped on the daily injections with no change in protocal. Well there was a small change, about a month ago, I reduced my daily injection from 14 mg to 10 mg. Hard to believe that such a small change would decrease estrodial from 42 to 9 and...

My hematocrit was around 52 while injecting 100 mg 1 time per week. I was on this protocal for a short time as I have low SHBG and thought that more frequent injections would keep estrodial in check.

So I have been taking daily injections (14mg) of testosterone cypionate for 3 months and recently had blood work done. My hematocrit is 57 and I donated blood the week before my blood was drawn. Really high, right. At the time of the labs, I was on t only. Actually, my new dr ran all the...

Thanks for the response and glad you are feeling the benefits of a changed protocal.

Have you since corrected the issue with High E2 and how high was it? If so, what changes did you make?

I am new to TRT but 600mg appears to be extremely high... What do your current blood results look like?

I am not taking HCG or DHEA.

Any thought on injection vs gel to lower estrogen?

Thank you for the quick reply. Do you think that high estrodial can cause my symptoms??

All - been taking daily testosterone injection of 14mg per day (roughly 100mg per week). SHBG is 15, testosterone is 600 and estrodial is 42.1 (range of 8 to 35). Feel terrible; foggy headed, low energy. Can estrodial of 42 be the cause. Have ordered a full panel through defy but was curious...

I have an appointment with Dr Rodman in a month. Hope you progress goes well..

Thanks for the post. Yes, I am fine with daily injections. I was thinking of starting with every other day injections to see how I feel. I am in the process of becoming a patient with Defy. I am hopeful they can set me up with a good protocal.

Systemlord - do you mind me asking what your current protocol is?