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<blockquote data-quote="tonyfr" data-source="post: 62370" data-attributes="member: 15055"><p>Hi, </p><p></p><p>This site is a little overwhelming. The information I need may be here somewhere, but let give my personal situation:</p><p></p><p>I am 62.</p><p></p><p>I started having fatigue symptoms and was starting to get high anxiety. Went to the doc and he looked at a variety of factors. In the end, he said I had low T (301 ng/dL) and we needed to start TRT. His regimen was 200ml T Cyp <em>once a month</em>. I didn't know anything back then and now I'm pretty sure that was a recipe for disaster. He wanted me to wait 3 months before retesting and making any adjustments. Just before the 3 month mark, I was a nervous wreck, so I went to so another doctor.</p><p></p><p>That doctor put me on T cream 0.5g of 1%. Within a few days I was feeling great, energetic and even had morning erections for the first time in years.</p><p></p><p>After 1 month, results were 433 ng/dL, free 66 pg/mL. The doc increased me to 1g of 1%.</p><p>After another month, results were 432 ng/dL, free 67 pg/mL—basically, no change.</p><p>After another month, I started feeling fatigued again and the anxiety came back. Doc increased me to 1 g of 2%.</p><p>Another month of inconsistent energy. I was going to get tested (morning test, fasting) and I insisted we test estrogen. Results were 278 ng/dL, free 42 pg/mL, worse than when I started TRT! Docs response: double the dose! Estradiol was 35 pg/mL, so it's too high.</p><p></p><p>I saw some threads about T cream not working for some people, The weird thing is that I certainly reacted the first time I used it and I was good for a while.</p><p></p><p>Any insights into the fluctuating T levels?</p><p></p><p>I've heard that the ideal treatment is T + HCG + Arimidex. The doc wasn't excited about HCG (maybe she read it as HGH?) and she said Arimidex is expensive and it's not a wonderful drug to take. I'll look to see what I can find on ways to lower estrogen levels.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tonyfr, post: 62370, member: 15055"] Hi, This site is a little overwhelming. The information I need may be here somewhere, but let give my personal situation: I am 62. I started having fatigue symptoms and was starting to get high anxiety. Went to the doc and he looked at a variety of factors. In the end, he said I had low T (301 ng/dL) and we needed to start TRT. His regimen was 200ml T Cyp [I]once a month[/I]. I didn't know anything back then and now I'm pretty sure that was a recipe for disaster. He wanted me to wait 3 months before retesting and making any adjustments. Just before the 3 month mark, I was a nervous wreck, so I went to so another doctor. That doctor put me on T cream 0.5g of 1%. Within a few days I was feeling great, energetic and even had morning erections for the first time in years. After 1 month, results were 433 ng/dL, free 66 pg/mL. The doc increased me to 1g of 1%. After another month, results were 432 ng/dL, free 67 pg/mL—basically, no change. After another month, I started feeling fatigued again and the anxiety came back. Doc increased me to 1 g of 2%. Another month of inconsistent energy. I was going to get tested (morning test, fasting) and I insisted we test estrogen. Results were 278 ng/dL, free 42 pg/mL, worse than when I started TRT! Docs response: double the dose! Estradiol was 35 pg/mL, so it's too high. I saw some threads about T cream not working for some people, The weird thing is that I certainly reacted the first time I used it and I was good for a while. Any insights into the fluctuating T levels? I've heard that the ideal treatment is T + HCG + Arimidex. The doc wasn't excited about HCG (maybe she read it as HGH?) and she said Arimidex is expensive and it's not a wonderful drug to take. I'll look to see what I can find on ways to lower estrogen levels. [/QUOTE]
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