Switching to E3D...need help

psaufan

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Hello...I'm switching from Testopel pellets to IM injections. Here has been my protocol: one weekly injection of 200mg Test Cyp along with a injection of HCG. The following day, I do another injection of HCG. I'm not sure about the dosage of the HCG, but the vial is drawn down between the '2 and the 3'.

I have my fourth injection tonight.

I'm wanting to start doing my injections every 3rd day beginning tonight.

So, I assume I draw .5 ml of Test Cyp and inject every third day. I also assume I draw down 1.25 ml of HCG and inject same day, followed by another the following day?

Repeat three days later?

Not sure if there is a question here...just wanting to see if this makes sense.

Thanks!
 
You really should if you haven't pull your SHBG and make an informed decision, SHBG is the factor here to why you're getting that faded feeling, you're on the right track though with more than once per week inj.
you're on a rather old protocol where the HCG was dually intended to help bridge thru the trough at the end of the week by using it on day of and day after your Cyp inj.
If you do go E3D, you can still use the HCG which I *guess* is probably 250iu based on your post and just use that E3.5D on it's own.
 
To expand on Vince Carter's point, symptoms ALWAYS come first, but in the absence of testing you have no context to interpret those symptoms. In addition to SHBG I would pull an estradiol/sensitive level. Knowing where that sits is important at the start of a protocol so you can understand howmit varies over time.
 
To expand on Vince Carter's point, symptoms ALWAYS come first, but in the absence of testing you have no context to interpret those symptoms. In addition to SHBG I would pull an estradiol/sensitive level. Knowing where that sits is important at the start of a protocol so you can understand howmit varies over time.

Thanks for these replies. I am having bloodwork done April 3rd. Being that is the case, should I continue with the weekly protocol or move forward with E3D?
 
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