New to TRT

[buck_furpees]

Hi all,

I am 9 weeks in. Any ideas as to why my cortisol crashed 50% and T4 dove as well?

I must say that I have pretty lazy with the pregnolone... could that be it?

thanks,
Mike

1. Testosterone cypionate 200mg/mL, 0.3mL twice weekly,
2. Anastrozole 0.5mg/mL mixed in with the testosterone
3. Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), 0.3mL twice weekly until bottle runs out
4. Pregnenolone 30mg troche, take 1/8th of a troche three times weekly



Date: May 17, 2019
Hemoglobin: N/A
Hematocrit: N/A
Testosterone: 1036.47
SHBG: 44.07
Free Testo: 21.40
Estradiol: 20.04
Progesterone: 0.34
Cortisol: 7.81
hTSH: N/A
Total T3: N/A
Total T4: N/A
Vitamin D: N/A
Vitamin B12: 842.87
DHEA-S: 81.98
PSA: 0.97
Free T3: 3.42
Free T4: 0.90
HGH: N/A
Prolactin: N/A
DHT: N/A


Date: March 01, 2019
Hemoglobin: N/A
Hematocrit: N/A
Testosterone: 367.08
SHBG: 39.28
Free Testo: 6.65
Estradiol: 21.21
Progesterone: 0.28
Cortisol: 14.37
hTSH: N/A
Total T3: N/A
Total T4: N/A
Vitamin D: N/A
Vitamin B12: 859.17
DHEA-S: 94.96
PSA: 0.87
Free T3: 3.88
Free T4: 1.02
HGH: N/A
Prolactin: N/A
DHT: N/A

 

[fifty]

Looks like you nailed the protocol. If you feel good who cares. Cortisol is highly variable and t4 only dropped 10%. Hunt for problems and you will find them indefinitely.

 

[buck_furpees]

I appreciate that, @fifty , I do feel pretty good. Of course, when read about the side effects of low cortisol, soreness was one of them...I was like, oh! Nothing to do with lifting heavy, right!?

 

[fifty]

Cortisol may change by a factor of 2x from 7am to noon. I wouldn’t give it a second thought.