Mikech6891
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Just to give some background, I'm a 29 year old male. 5'5, about 145 lbs and in good physical shape. In April 2015 I began experiencing symptoms of low T. No libido, low semen volume, fatigue, muscle loss and fat gain. The primary care I had at the time was a nightmare and even though my blood tests came back with Total T at 245, they were unwilling to help with the problem.
After suffering with the side effects for two months, I was able to obtain testosterone cypionate on my own, along with arimidex in order to correct the problem. The results were fantastic. I returned to my physical shape and usual libido within a couple of months. I should mention that for these first couple of months I ran a dose that is higher than a standard TRT dose. 200mg twice a week (every 3.5 days) along with arimidex 3x a week. I'm a performer so my physical appearance is part of my job and my goal was to return to form as soon as possible before sliding into a TRT dose. I know this high a dose is closer to an AAS cycle than TRT however I always intended to drop down to a normal dosage.
I was able to find a doctor as of October 21 who specializes in TRT and I was ready to go into a more acceptable TRT dose of 200mg a week. However I had also had been battling bronchitis so my ENT had just prescribed me a 5 day prednisone taper.
As of the 21st I have had 3 weeks of shots at 200 mg every Monday morning. Different than my twice week protocol. They said they wanted to administer it there before writing me my own prescription (I now have the prescription and will be doing 100 mg twice a week continuing on). I also stopped the prednisone as of the 25th.
Everything was fine up until last Wednesday. All of a sudden, extreme fatigue. Depression, drop in libido (not massive), brain fog, agitation, sleep problems and low semen volume again.
I'm wondering what's wrong exactly. I'm going to call my doctor if I'm not feeling better by Wednesday. Could it be prednisone withdrawal (never heard of libido effects like this)? Could it be the sudden drop from 400 to 200 and my body had a "tolerance"? Or was it the couple weeks where I was doing it weekly and my levels were declining? Perhaps I'm a "hyper excreted?" I have testosterone in my system now clearly and from all my research, 200 mg is a strong enough dose that I should not have these low T symptoms. I'm trying my best to pinpoint what it could be. Any constructive feedback and help from knowledgeable people would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys
After suffering with the side effects for two months, I was able to obtain testosterone cypionate on my own, along with arimidex in order to correct the problem. The results were fantastic. I returned to my physical shape and usual libido within a couple of months. I should mention that for these first couple of months I ran a dose that is higher than a standard TRT dose. 200mg twice a week (every 3.5 days) along with arimidex 3x a week. I'm a performer so my physical appearance is part of my job and my goal was to return to form as soon as possible before sliding into a TRT dose. I know this high a dose is closer to an AAS cycle than TRT however I always intended to drop down to a normal dosage.
I was able to find a doctor as of October 21 who specializes in TRT and I was ready to go into a more acceptable TRT dose of 200mg a week. However I had also had been battling bronchitis so my ENT had just prescribed me a 5 day prednisone taper.
As of the 21st I have had 3 weeks of shots at 200 mg every Monday morning. Different than my twice week protocol. They said they wanted to administer it there before writing me my own prescription (I now have the prescription and will be doing 100 mg twice a week continuing on). I also stopped the prednisone as of the 25th.
Everything was fine up until last Wednesday. All of a sudden, extreme fatigue. Depression, drop in libido (not massive), brain fog, agitation, sleep problems and low semen volume again.
I'm wondering what's wrong exactly. I'm going to call my doctor if I'm not feeling better by Wednesday. Could it be prednisone withdrawal (never heard of libido effects like this)? Could it be the sudden drop from 400 to 200 and my body had a "tolerance"? Or was it the couple weeks where I was doing it weekly and my levels were declining? Perhaps I'm a "hyper excreted?" I have testosterone in my system now clearly and from all my research, 200 mg is a strong enough dose that I should not have these low T symptoms. I'm trying my best to pinpoint what it could be. Any constructive feedback and help from knowledgeable people would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys
