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<blockquote data-quote="Powerlad" data-source="post: 135885" data-attributes="member: 38229"><p>Hi forum,</p><p></p><p>Stumbled on this site about a week ago as I'm preparing to start TRT, and have found all the information super helpful, if not a little overwhelming. =/ I'm super nervous about it, so I wanted to ask some questions based on my specific labs, protocols, and side effects.</p><p></p><p>Labs results:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hemoglobin: 15.4</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hematocrit: 46.2</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Testosterone: 361.07</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">SHBG: 36.57</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Free Test: 6.83</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Estradiol: 24.75</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Progesterone: 0.63</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Cortisol: 13.26</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Vitamin B12: 897.7</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">DHEA-S: 166.85</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">PSA: .48</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Free T3: 3.30</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Free T4: 0.81</li> </ul><p>So based on this, the doctor prescribed the following:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Testosterone cypionate 200mg/mL: 0.3mL twice weekly</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Anastrozole 0.5mg/mL: Mixed in with the testosterone </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG): 0.3mL twice weekly until bottle runs out</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Pregnenolone: 60mg troche, take 1/8th of a troche three times weekly; for the first 2 weeks, take half the dosage</li> </ul><p>Sooooo, my questions are:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The doctor automatically prescribed the AI, and it's already mixed in to the test oil so I can't even NOT take it. Looking at the amounts, am I reading it correctly that essentially, with every injection, I would be getting somewhere around 66.6mg of Test-C and .16mg of Anastrozole? Does that sound reasonable? After reading some of these posts about E2 crashes, I'm a little terrified of that happening.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I'm seeing different opinions about frequency of HCG and timing. The doctor said that it acts as an upper, so I shouldn't inject it at night, but some folks are saying they do it at night and haven't reported trouble sleeping. Also, with the quantity I have, I'll probably go 2x a week for 3 or 4 weeks until it runs out, then nothing for 5 or 6 weeks, I think. Does that sound right?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I haven't nailed down the timing yet, but is it super important to do the 3.5 days? Or can I do every Thursday and Monday mornings, for example, and not notice a difference?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">And finally, I've had my stuff for about 3 days now, but I'm hesitating on doing the first shot because I'm an actor in community theater productions, and I'm going into production for a play that will last the next 4 weekends. I'm thinking about starting next Monday so if I experience any negative side effects, I'll at least have Tuesday through Thursday to recover before my next weekend of shows. Am I just paranoid?</li> </ul><p>Thanks for reading! Appreciate all the help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Powerlad, post: 135885, member: 38229"] Hi forum, Stumbled on this site about a week ago as I'm preparing to start TRT, and have found all the information super helpful, if not a little overwhelming. =/ I'm super nervous about it, so I wanted to ask some questions based on my specific labs, protocols, and side effects. Labs results: [LIST] [*]Hemoglobin: 15.4 [*]Hematocrit: 46.2 [*]Testosterone: 361.07 [*]SHBG: 36.57 [*]Free Test: 6.83 [*]Estradiol: 24.75 [*]Progesterone: 0.63 [*]Cortisol: 13.26 [*]Vitamin B12: 897.7 [*]DHEA-S: 166.85 [*]PSA: .48 [*]Free T3: 3.30 [*]Free T4: 0.81 [/LIST] So based on this, the doctor prescribed the following: [LIST] [*]Testosterone cypionate 200mg/mL: 0.3mL twice weekly [*]Anastrozole 0.5mg/mL: Mixed in with the testosterone [*]Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG): 0.3mL twice weekly until bottle runs out [*]Pregnenolone: 60mg troche, take 1/8th of a troche three times weekly; for the first 2 weeks, take half the dosage [/LIST] Sooooo, my questions are: [LIST] [*]The doctor automatically prescribed the AI, and it's already mixed in to the test oil so I can't even NOT take it. Looking at the amounts, am I reading it correctly that essentially, with every injection, I would be getting somewhere around 66.6mg of Test-C and .16mg of Anastrozole? Does that sound reasonable? After reading some of these posts about E2 crashes, I'm a little terrified of that happening. [*]I'm seeing different opinions about frequency of HCG and timing. The doctor said that it acts as an upper, so I shouldn't inject it at night, but some folks are saying they do it at night and haven't reported trouble sleeping. Also, with the quantity I have, I'll probably go 2x a week for 3 or 4 weeks until it runs out, then nothing for 5 or 6 weeks, I think. Does that sound right? [*]I haven't nailed down the timing yet, but is it super important to do the 3.5 days? Or can I do every Thursday and Monday mornings, for example, and not notice a difference? [*]And finally, I've had my stuff for about 3 days now, but I'm hesitating on doing the first shot because I'm an actor in community theater productions, and I'm going into production for a play that will last the next 4 weekends. I'm thinking about starting next Monday so if I experience any negative side effects, I'll at least have Tuesday through Thursday to recover before my next weekend of shows. Am I just paranoid? [/LIST] Thanks for reading! Appreciate all the help. [/QUOTE]
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