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<blockquote data-quote="salamastreet" data-source="post: 146198" data-attributes="member: 38757"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Hello all - this is my first post in this forum. I needed some advice/consultation. Appreciate everyone's support!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Background:</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">- I started with HCG Mono 250ui 2x a week Jan 24th of this year. Didn't notice much benefits, so moved over to TRT. I still do the HCG though to maintain fertility and testicular size.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">- I started TRT Feb 21st. Felt benefits like 6-7 weeks in (took sometime). Didn't feel like superman, but had more motivation, more consistent energy, better libido, etc.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">- TRT dose was 150mg/week CYP, IM.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Symptoms:</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">- I had very itchy head/dandruff. I now use shampoos like Nizoral, biotin, etc. every day. I previously had this issue, but with TRT it got much worse.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">- I get headaches in the morning sometimes. Not sure why. I can't seem to find much info on this.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">- I had insomnia and couldn't get to deep sleep when I started TRT. Seems a bit better now, but I feel like it's a hit or miss. Some days I'm OK and other's I'm not. Some days I'm easily up at 5am and others I won't wake up before 6am.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">- Doctor suggested pregnelenone 60mg a night (last week). I took it once, but I'm hesitant to do it, unless a blood draw shows its necessary. Same thing with DHEA. I felt weird the next morning. Not sure if it's the cause or not.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">- I definitely have an increase in acne. Does not bother me though.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">- Muscles feel tight in the lower back sometimes.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">- Definitely more emotional with the increase in Estrogen. Music sounds better to the ears and I'm more sensitive than I used to be. Movies are more entertaining LOL. I have mixed feelings about it though.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Results so Far:</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">- I took a blood test 5 days after my 7th week TRT injection. I probably should have done it sooner, but my timing was off with the weekend in between. Free T went from 7.3 to 18.4. Total T went from 231 to 712. E went from 12.7 to 36. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">- Don't have all the markers like SHBG, PSA, etc. Not sure why my doctor didn't include those. I'll request those next time, or get it done elsewhere to get a better picture. I'll also get blood tests done with 2-3 days of injections.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">- My thyroid panels were off before starting TRT, so I started Thyroid supplements early this year. Blood tests show improvements.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">- Vitamin D was very low. Taking supplements for this as well.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Changes after last blood tests and questions:</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">- I moved from 150mg/week cyp to 85mg twice a week about a week ago. I feel something is off since doing this. Like I don't have that same energy all day, and just feel off. What do you think the reason is? Do you think this because I changed my dose down, so there is a "transition" time before it stabilizes (like a few more weeks)? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">- Anything else you see is a concern from the info above?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">- Does the headaches mean anything?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">- I am meeting with the doctor in like 8 weeks or so, but wanted to get inputs from some of the experienced folks here so I can be better prepared. Thank you all!</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="salamastreet, post: 146198, member: 38757"] [FONT=Arial] Hello all - this is my first post in this forum. I needed some advice/consultation. Appreciate everyone's support! [B]Background:[/B] - I started with HCG Mono 250ui 2x a week Jan 24th of this year. Didn't notice much benefits, so moved over to TRT. I still do the HCG though to maintain fertility and testicular size. - I started TRT Feb 21st. Felt benefits like 6-7 weeks in (took sometime). Didn't feel like superman, but had more motivation, more consistent energy, better libido, etc. - TRT dose was 150mg/week CYP, IM. [B]Symptoms:[/B] - I had very itchy head/dandruff. I now use shampoos like Nizoral, biotin, etc. every day. I previously had this issue, but with TRT it got much worse. - I get headaches in the morning sometimes. Not sure why. I can't seem to find much info on this. - I had insomnia and couldn't get to deep sleep when I started TRT. Seems a bit better now, but I feel like it's a hit or miss. Some days I'm OK and other's I'm not. Some days I'm easily up at 5am and others I won't wake up before 6am. - Doctor suggested pregnelenone 60mg a night (last week). I took it once, but I'm hesitant to do it, unless a blood draw shows its necessary. Same thing with DHEA. I felt weird the next morning. Not sure if it's the cause or not. - I definitely have an increase in acne. Does not bother me though. - Muscles feel tight in the lower back sometimes. - Definitely more emotional with the increase in Estrogen. Music sounds better to the ears and I'm more sensitive than I used to be. Movies are more entertaining LOL. I have mixed feelings about it though. [B]Results so Far:[/B] - I took a blood test 5 days after my 7th week TRT injection. I probably should have done it sooner, but my timing was off with the weekend in between. Free T went from 7.3 to 18.4. Total T went from 231 to 712. E went from 12.7 to 36. - Don't have all the markers like SHBG, PSA, etc. Not sure why my doctor didn't include those. I'll request those next time, or get it done elsewhere to get a better picture. I'll also get blood tests done with 2-3 days of injections. - My thyroid panels were off before starting TRT, so I started Thyroid supplements early this year. Blood tests show improvements. - Vitamin D was very low. Taking supplements for this as well. [B]Changes after last blood tests and questions:[/B] - I moved from 150mg/week cyp to 85mg twice a week about a week ago. I feel something is off since doing this. Like I don't have that same energy all day, and just feel off. What do you think the reason is? Do you think this because I changed my dose down, so there is a "transition" time before it stabilizes (like a few more weeks)? - Anything else you see is a concern from the info above? - Does the headaches mean anything? - I am meeting with the doctor in like 8 weeks or so, but wanted to get inputs from some of the experienced folks here so I can be better prepared. Thank you all![/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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