new trend

[dallas101346]

Hey guys,

New trend in my side effects, not sure if this is due to TRT etc. Since starting IM injections, I noticed that despite some side effects I generally felt very chill with no anxiety. I had blood drawn for Dr saya on the 6th, after not injecting for a while, and my PSA had jumped from 0.8 to 1.0... prob not a big deal. I also have been experiencing some minor dull pain at the base of my penis. I will get this checked out.

The real thing that is new is I wake up pretty anxious now....not sure why this started randomly happening, I also wake up to piss about 2x a night... this is all very strange and wondering if anyone had any issue with things like this...

Thanks!

 

[steelballz]

Have your E tested. For me I got anxious when it was high and I got cold when it was low.

 

[dallas101346]

Hmm ok. It's just weird that I started waking up more anxious. The weird pains in my penis may be something too

 

[Gene Devine]

Make sure Dr. Saya tests for SHBG.

If you are injecting once a week and if SHBG is low it can be further pushed down by your testosterone injection; low SHBG can cause anxiety.

 

[CoastWatcher]

How much time had passed since your previous psa? Had you increased your dose since the initial, lower, reading?

 

[dallas101346]

My pa started at 0.8 in april. It had never increased until Jan 6th. No increase in doseage really.

 

[dallas101346]

I just want Dr saya to take control of my protocol. Tired of guessing on things. Splitting my doseage I feel like hasn't helped me that much

 

[CoastWatcher]

You wrote that you hadn't been injecting for a while. I have been told, and Nelson has written, that maintaining blood levels is important. Starting/stopping therapy isn't a sound way to get the most out of TRT. What prompted you to suspend your treatment?

 

[dallas101346]

I keep getting side effects that frustrate me. Idk sometimes I just give up with this treatment to be honest.

 

[dallas101346]

In November I switched from subq to 120 mg im once a week. Then in December I switched to 60mg e3.5d. So Far my Penis Has Lost sensation AND Erections Take longer.

 

[dallas101346]

So having side effects like that has made me want to stop injecting. Pre trt I could get hard quickly but I'm sure it would have faded ad my T decreased with age

 

[CoastWatcher]

You'll continue to be frustrated if you don't settle on a protocol and see it through until lab tests confirm/refute the efficacy of what you are trying. Three changes, dose/mode of delivery/frequency, in such a short time have you jumping out of your skin and chasing shadows. At a minimum, you need to stick with a protocol for six weeks, no changes. So that sufficient stable levels of serum can be measured. As it is now, your body doesn't know what you're doing.

 

[dallas101346]

Yea. I agree. I'm sticking to this unless Dr saya has another idea.

 

[dallas101346]

Whatever he suggests I'm just going to stay with. I just haven't had a good doctor so I've been guessing for so long

 

[dallas101346]

Perhaps splitting my dose keeps my e2 too low

 

[CoastWatcher]

Raise this, and all other questions with Dr. says, and leave it be. You really are chasing shadows. I doubt you can be objective given the self-prescribed changes you have been through.

 

[bruin]

are you on an HCG protocol?

 

[dallas101346]

I take 500iu hcg a week divided into 2 injections with my test

 

[James]

Dallas - I had the same effects. Tons of anxiety and although my libido was really strong, I seemed to have lost sensation in the head of my penis. I attribute it to E2 shooting up from the bottom end of normal to the high end of normal, but don't know for sure. I seem to do best with lower e2. Are you taking Arimidex?