*Damn....what Do I Do- Free Test?
Ok, I got my back my blood Test results. Good and bad. Good part in now I know why I haven't felt myself for the last few years, depressed, no sex drive, not making gains in the gym. Bad part is my Testosterone levels are low. I'm 24 years old and my Testosterone levels are low This was my Test results: Free Test (scale)[47-244] mine=57. Total Test (scale)[400-1100] mine=255. THATS FUCKED UP!!!
Now this is where I don't know what to do or how to go about doing it. My doctor said he would give me Test injections, but I'm not sure how much and if it will be beneficial to bodybuilding. I will be being monitored now I'm sure -so personal supplementation is outta the question. So as you can see I kinda fucked myself in a way cause now I kinda have to go through with this and now can't take matters upon myself and just start hitting 500mg a wk. Plus, I will probably have to pay a ridiculous amount for the shit legally instead of on the black market. Plus, I don't know if doc know's about all the anti E's, post cycle therapy, and stuff. And now I can't stack anything with it ( I just ordered some anavar BTW) cause it will fuck with the monitered blood test I will be taking- right? I need to devise a plan of attack to take in with me when I see the doc tommorow, so I can try to get what I need. So, I need your help people, my doc is cool, how can I go about getting enough Test supplementation to make it beneficial for growing and putting on some mass while increasing my libido and mental well being? I'm stressing out thinking about this.
SOLID
No PM necessary: I have arrived!
(Okay, let me get it out of the way . . . I feel like doing the Mighty Mouse theme... "Here I come to save the day!" But seriously, folks...)
Don't sweat the situation, Iwan2bsolid2. And do go with injectable test - both the gel and the patches do squat.
Remember that the only two injectables prescribed in the U.S. are Delatestryl (enanthate) and Depo-Testosterone (cypionate). Between the two, you'll get twice the value with the Depo-Test. (Both are the same price, but you only get 5 ml of Delatestryl in a vial versus 10 ml of Depo-Test at the same strength.)
Now, how do you skew the picture in your favor so the doctor won't catch you at high levels? Very simple: Remember that the effective period of both enanthate and cypionate is about 10 days. Therefore, you will have no problem increasing your dosage into cycle range if you drop it back to your prescription range about two weeks before getting your next lab work done. Then make sure you get the lab work done at the trough level (the valley point as opposed to the peak point). (In other words, get your labs done two weeks after your last injection, but before you take your next injection. And as soon as the blood has been drawn, you can inject up again and have a blast.)
In the meantime, consider yourself lucky. The total test norm is 400-1000 only when it is tested along with the free and weakly binding test. The usual total test range is 241-827. SO your results depend on how the test was assayed - it may show as low normal range when you have the total test labwork done by itself.
If you have never been prone to gyno, don't sweat the anti-e's. Some guys get paranoid and do Nolva or Arimidex right away; my belief is that you shouldn't do it unless you need it. And even if you do, say, 400 mg. of test per week (which is cycle range as opposed to HRT range), chances are that you won't need it if you combine the test with a solid workout routine. And you will make solid gains.
As for the notion of having to buy legal test, congratulations - you have the opportunity that most guys would love to have: being able to get hold of grade-A, prime, choice, good ol' U-S-of-A testosterone. It's a better quality, purer, and more consistent than any of the Mexican, European, or Russian crap out there. It's made to FDA specs by major pharmaceutical companies, and far surpasses anything you will get on the black market. It has less alcohol content (and will thus burn less) and is manufactured under tight lab conditions. And, if you have a prescription plan that covers injectables, the cost will be less than you think.
As for post-cycle therapy, if you are on HRT, you may be shooting test for life - there is no "post cycle" as we think about it, although when you come down from cycle strength to prescription strength you may find yourself fatigued for a week or so. Nonetheless, this may be a good time to feel out where your doctor is coming from on issues like Clomid, Nolva, etc. - just in case you do need any of them. (Remember that many doctors will not prescribe "outside the box," meaning that they will not prescribe drugs for a purpose which is not listed in the Physician's Desk Reference. But some will - this is a good time to find out what your might do in the future.)