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Clomid Journey Over; Starting TRT
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<blockquote data-quote="Esq" data-source="post: 87662" data-attributes="member: 15250"><p>I'm at the four week mark (first injection was on October 19), so I thought it a good time to update this thread.</p><p>.</p><p>So, first, the good. I didn't feel much of anything the first week or so, but starting mid-week 2 and continuing to today I have noticed a subtle increase in energy and a small, but noticeable improvement in mood. Strength definitely is up despite eating at a small caloric deficit to cut a little fat, and overall body composition seems to be improving (past attempts to cut some fat have led to a seemingly equal loss in muscle and fat - since starting TRT, the muscle seems to be hanging around better and maybe even growing). </p><p>.</p><p>All of these positives are extremely subtle, and I wouldn't call these first 4 weeks to be life-changing, but I'm certainly optimistic about the long term viability of this.</p><p>.</p><p>Now, the (kind of) bad. I struggled with pretty severe acne as a teenager, including cystic acne, and went through several rounds of Accutane between ages 15 and 18, so my biggest concern with TRT was potential acne, which hasn't been a problem at all for me since I was in my very late teens. I noticed a few spots on my face and upper chest during the second week, but those resolved pretty quickly. My face continues to be a little more oily than normal, but so far no major outbreaks there. Over the past week, however, I've had quite a few spots develop all over my back and shoulders, some quite painful. I'm hoping all that is just temporary until my hormones settle into place. </p><p>.</p><p>I've also noticed some mild water retention/bloating, similar to when my e2 began to spike on clomid. My fingers are crossed that its also temporary, because I'm really hoping not to have to go higher than the 0.125mg anastrozole EOD I'm on now (and I'd love to be able to go even lower or drop the AI entirely). </p><p>.</p><p>Finally, despite my overall mood being subtly, but noticeably improved, I have had periodic bouts of pretty extreme irritability. That was another thing I felt with my e2 spiked with clomid, so again, REALLY hoping that's just temporary while things settle into place.</p><p>.</p><p>Overall, I'm very pleased with how things are going. I realize I'm very early in the journey, but the positives are definitely outweighing the negatives so far. My next round of labs will be in about 6 weeks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Esq, post: 87662, member: 15250"] I'm at the four week mark (first injection was on October 19), so I thought it a good time to update this thread. . So, first, the good. I didn't feel much of anything the first week or so, but starting mid-week 2 and continuing to today I have noticed a subtle increase in energy and a small, but noticeable improvement in mood. Strength definitely is up despite eating at a small caloric deficit to cut a little fat, and overall body composition seems to be improving (past attempts to cut some fat have led to a seemingly equal loss in muscle and fat - since starting TRT, the muscle seems to be hanging around better and maybe even growing). . All of these positives are extremely subtle, and I wouldn't call these first 4 weeks to be life-changing, but I'm certainly optimistic about the long term viability of this. . Now, the (kind of) bad. I struggled with pretty severe acne as a teenager, including cystic acne, and went through several rounds of Accutane between ages 15 and 18, so my biggest concern with TRT was potential acne, which hasn't been a problem at all for me since I was in my very late teens. I noticed a few spots on my face and upper chest during the second week, but those resolved pretty quickly. My face continues to be a little more oily than normal, but so far no major outbreaks there. Over the past week, however, I've had quite a few spots develop all over my back and shoulders, some quite painful. I'm hoping all that is just temporary until my hormones settle into place. . I've also noticed some mild water retention/bloating, similar to when my e2 began to spike on clomid. My fingers are crossed that its also temporary, because I'm really hoping not to have to go higher than the 0.125mg anastrozole EOD I'm on now (and I'd love to be able to go even lower or drop the AI entirely). . Finally, despite my overall mood being subtly, but noticeably improved, I have had periodic bouts of pretty extreme irritability. That was another thing I felt with my e2 spiked with clomid, so again, REALLY hoping that's just temporary while things settle into place. . Overall, I'm very pleased with how things are going. I realize I'm very early in the journey, but the positives are definitely outweighing the negatives so far. My next round of labs will be in about 6 weeks. [/QUOTE]
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