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Blood Test Discussion
A little help with dose adjustment based on labs please
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<blockquote data-quote="klepp0906" data-source="post: 130433" data-attributes="member: 22245"><p>well, just posting back instead of creating another thread. Libido has gotten a little better yet. Still minimal morning wood, but i think its due to having sleep issues. I sleep very bad, I have for maaaaaany years. Ever since i got clean from opiates basically. Assumed it would work itself out, never did. I fall asleep ez-pz but staying asleep is almost an impossibility. I usually get about 6 hours and thats with waking up 4 times or so a night. Likely the crux of many of my issues, also something to be tackled at a later time, once i get this sorted. </p><p></p><p>I did speak with the doctor. He wasnt put off by being over the range, confirmed hematocrit was fine. That leaves me with 2 concerns. I'm just thinking aloud here so I apologize if this is a bit "all over the place".</p><p></p><p>I know numbers are based on ranges, and at some point, im going to age beyond the point that the top end of my range will drop. Doc can look past me being 50 points over, but doc wont be my doc forever (he's older) and when my -age for range- value changes, i wont be ~50 over ill be like ~250 over. (i think next step down drops to like 890 being the top). </p><p></p><p>What i mean to say is, Im satisified more or less with how ive begun to feel with my current protocol, and I dont want to drop my dose in an effort to lower my TRT based on the future range, at the same time - i imagine I will have to some day to appease the powers that be. I was a participant in how long it took for things to start feeling right using this protocol and would hate to restart the clock. </p><p></p><p>That is concern 1</p><p></p><p>concern 2 is my bp. went from "this is actually the best reading i saw today" (117 systolic from nurse) to "yea this is a little high" (when i came back at 146). Do we think dose has a dramatic impact on bp?</p><p></p><p>Im trying to ascertain whether i should bite the bullet and adjust downward now, or just keep on keeping on until the point at which it becomes an issue (at least regarding ranges).</p><p></p><p>I have to address the bp rapidly, heart disease and strokes run rampant in my family on both sides so i dont want to press my luck.</p><p></p><p>I will say, the dose, protocol, and bp issue is compounded by the fact I live a bodybuilder type lifestyle, and made a ton of changes right around the time I started TRT.</p><p></p><p>I went into bulk season, and loosened the reigns a little bit too much right around the time i started TRT. In short, im now 40lbs heavier than I was in august. Sure some of it is good lean tissue, some of it is water, but a lot of it is adipose tissue which doesnt help estrogen from what i gather.</p><p></p><p>In short, now that my body has acclimated to much more substantial amounts of testosterone, I wonder if its all the bad weight I put on contributing to the blood pressure. </p><p></p><p>gonna start cutting new years day, and hopefully peel off 20 pounds by march. Hope that does the bp in, but also concerned its going to take my now "almost ideal" protocol and drive my e2 super low. (if fat really affects aromatization that much).</p><p></p><p>thoughts?</p><p></p><p>if .25 eod of arimidex gets me where i need to be @ 18% bodyfat, is it a certainty it will be too much @ 10%? If so, how/at what point would one begin to address this? Would i taper when the weight starts dropping?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klepp0906, post: 130433, member: 22245"] well, just posting back instead of creating another thread. Libido has gotten a little better yet. Still minimal morning wood, but i think its due to having sleep issues. I sleep very bad, I have for maaaaaany years. Ever since i got clean from opiates basically. Assumed it would work itself out, never did. I fall asleep ez-pz but staying asleep is almost an impossibility. I usually get about 6 hours and thats with waking up 4 times or so a night. Likely the crux of many of my issues, also something to be tackled at a later time, once i get this sorted. I did speak with the doctor. He wasnt put off by being over the range, confirmed hematocrit was fine. That leaves me with 2 concerns. I'm just thinking aloud here so I apologize if this is a bit "all over the place". I know numbers are based on ranges, and at some point, im going to age beyond the point that the top end of my range will drop. Doc can look past me being 50 points over, but doc wont be my doc forever (he's older) and when my -age for range- value changes, i wont be ~50 over ill be like ~250 over. (i think next step down drops to like 890 being the top). What i mean to say is, Im satisified more or less with how ive begun to feel with my current protocol, and I dont want to drop my dose in an effort to lower my TRT based on the future range, at the same time - i imagine I will have to some day to appease the powers that be. I was a participant in how long it took for things to start feeling right using this protocol and would hate to restart the clock. That is concern 1 concern 2 is my bp. went from "this is actually the best reading i saw today" (117 systolic from nurse) to "yea this is a little high" (when i came back at 146). Do we think dose has a dramatic impact on bp? Im trying to ascertain whether i should bite the bullet and adjust downward now, or just keep on keeping on until the point at which it becomes an issue (at least regarding ranges). I have to address the bp rapidly, heart disease and strokes run rampant in my family on both sides so i dont want to press my luck. I will say, the dose, protocol, and bp issue is compounded by the fact I live a bodybuilder type lifestyle, and made a ton of changes right around the time I started TRT. I went into bulk season, and loosened the reigns a little bit too much right around the time i started TRT. In short, im now 40lbs heavier than I was in august. Sure some of it is good lean tissue, some of it is water, but a lot of it is adipose tissue which doesnt help estrogen from what i gather. In short, now that my body has acclimated to much more substantial amounts of testosterone, I wonder if its all the bad weight I put on contributing to the blood pressure. gonna start cutting new years day, and hopefully peel off 20 pounds by march. Hope that does the bp in, but also concerned its going to take my now "almost ideal" protocol and drive my e2 super low. (if fat really affects aromatization that much). thoughts? if .25 eod of arimidex gets me where i need to be @ 18% bodyfat, is it a certainty it will be too much @ 10%? If so, how/at what point would one begin to address this? Would i taper when the weight starts dropping? [/QUOTE]
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