Hi there
New to the site but been lurking for a long time.
I'm 28 years old, 6'3 and relatively lean 192 lbs. I finally started TRT 8 weeks ago after dealing with low T for a while. My protocol is 50 mg Sustanon EOD (175 mg/week) and 25 mg Proviron ED (I'm in Europe so options are more limited than in the US. I'm looking to switch over to Test E but I was prescribed a 9 month supply so waiting a bit longer to make the move. I've also been taking 0.1 mg Adex with every injection but as you'll see I'm going to have to increase the dose to get E2 lower.
Here are my results before and after TRT
Total testosterone 220 and 375 ng/dl to 836 ng/dl
Free testosterone 3.3 and 5.7 nmol/l to 19.3 nmol/l (range is 4.4-14.3)
SHBG 36.2 and 37.9 to 21.7
Estradiol 44.95 and 48.2 to 76.3 (range is <56)
Lipids are fine but the lab forgot to check Hematocrit so I'm getting those results back in a little bit. I'm pretty sure it's slightly elevated. I was expecting total T to be a bit higher, but SHBG has come down considerably so I guess it's moving the T out of my system pretty fast. Free T is quite good I would think.
Here's the kicker. I don't have access to a sensitive E2 test. I realize it's the wrong test but I guess I have to work with what I've got.From what I've read 76.3 on the non-sensitive definitely indicates high E2 although it may not be as high as it says. I've not really been having too many E2 sides. No acne at all, boners are fine but I guess libido could be a little bit higher and I may be retaining some water.
When I got the results I upped Adex to 0.25 mg EOD and will get it rechecked in 4-5 weeks.
As for how I feel, pretty damn good. Night and day from before. Strength is up 25% on most lifts and I'm looking bigger and leaner even if my weight is up 12 lbs. Come to think of it, I probably felt best 4-5 weeks in mentally where I assume my E2 was still within range. However, strength gains are still coming along nicely.
So I guess my questions are - does that seem like a sensible increase in Adex given my results, and is there anything else that stands out here? Also, if when I get bloodwork done next time I'll ask them for an extra vial of blood, do you know any place that would let me ship it and test for sensitive E2?
Thanks so much guys, invaluable information on this forum.
New to the site but been lurking for a long time.
I'm 28 years old, 6'3 and relatively lean 192 lbs. I finally started TRT 8 weeks ago after dealing with low T for a while. My protocol is 50 mg Sustanon EOD (175 mg/week) and 25 mg Proviron ED (I'm in Europe so options are more limited than in the US. I'm looking to switch over to Test E but I was prescribed a 9 month supply so waiting a bit longer to make the move. I've also been taking 0.1 mg Adex with every injection but as you'll see I'm going to have to increase the dose to get E2 lower.
Here are my results before and after TRT
Total testosterone 220 and 375 ng/dl to 836 ng/dl
Free testosterone 3.3 and 5.7 nmol/l to 19.3 nmol/l (range is 4.4-14.3)
SHBG 36.2 and 37.9 to 21.7
Estradiol 44.95 and 48.2 to 76.3 (range is <56)
Lipids are fine but the lab forgot to check Hematocrit so I'm getting those results back in a little bit. I'm pretty sure it's slightly elevated. I was expecting total T to be a bit higher, but SHBG has come down considerably so I guess it's moving the T out of my system pretty fast. Free T is quite good I would think.
Here's the kicker. I don't have access to a sensitive E2 test. I realize it's the wrong test but I guess I have to work with what I've got.From what I've read 76.3 on the non-sensitive definitely indicates high E2 although it may not be as high as it says. I've not really been having too many E2 sides. No acne at all, boners are fine but I guess libido could be a little bit higher and I may be retaining some water.
When I got the results I upped Adex to 0.25 mg EOD and will get it rechecked in 4-5 weeks.
As for how I feel, pretty damn good. Night and day from before. Strength is up 25% on most lifts and I'm looking bigger and leaner even if my weight is up 12 lbs. Come to think of it, I probably felt best 4-5 weeks in mentally where I assume my E2 was still within range. However, strength gains are still coming along nicely.
So I guess my questions are - does that seem like a sensible increase in Adex given my results, and is there anything else that stands out here? Also, if when I get bloodwork done next time I'll ask them for an extra vial of blood, do you know any place that would let me ship it and test for sensitive E2?
Thanks so much guys, invaluable information on this forum.