TRT and first cycle questions

[jklberry]

Hi im a 42 year old male. i weight around 200lbs and im 5 ft 9. im on a 400mg a month trt. that is just to keep me in normal ranges. reason im on trt from the doctor is i have graves disease. we also found i was extremely low on test so i started receiving the shots. my questions are i want to do a cycle of steroids but im not sure what i need. do i need a estrogen blocker and if so what are some good ones? i wont need a test booster since my body stopped making it on its own around a year ago, so that would be useless for me. any advice would be awesome and thank you in advance.

[hawk14dl]

You're no where near ready. Nobody will spoon feed you the information you're looking for. It's all here already, read. Look at the stickies. Read them over and over again. Then start reading threads other members have posted. When you're ready to ask something very specific, use the search function. If you can not find the answer there, then post your question.

You have to educate yourself.

[kelkel]

Hi im a 42 year old male. i weight around 200lbs and im 5 ft 9. im on a 400mg a month trt. that is just to keep me in normal ranges. reason im on trt from the doctor is i have graves disease. we also found i was extremely low on test so i started receiving the shots. my questions are i want to do a cycle of steroids but im not sure what i need. do i need a estrogen blocker and if so what are some good ones? i wont need a test booster since my body stopped making it on its own around a year ago, so that would be useless for me. any advice would be awesome and thank you in advance.

jk explain your TRT protocol more in depth please.

[jklberry]

yeah you are pretty correct on not really knowing. its real hard to filter out the b.s. written from true documents. there is so much info that contradicts itself from one article to another. so i was more or less trying to get an idea of what i could stack since i have test injections already and a thyroid issue (which is hard to find info on containing that and anabolics).

[jklberry]

all i can say about my test injections is that i went to the doc cause i couldnt shed a pound. after a few blood test it came out that my free test was extremely low. my compound test was ok though. so i started out on 100mg shots per month and went up from there until im at the higher end of the normal blood count range. dont recall what it is since its been a few months since last tested. i do know i get a 400mg shot per month. have been receiving the shots for around a year now.

[hawk14dl]

So you get one shot per month?

What compound is the dr using? Nebido? Test cypionate?

[jklberry]

yes that is correct only one shot per month. 400 mg. i believe it is nebido. but im not 100 percent sure. ill call and ask to make sure.

[hawk14dl]

Do that. .

I don't know much about nebido, I know it's a very long ester, and usually every 3 weeks is a typical protocol. If you feel good on your current protocol, it's no problem.

If you're on cypionate, once a month, you need to find a new dr asap.

[fit2bOld]

Most inject test cyp 2x weekly, as a point of reference.

[lovbyts]

I really hope it is nebido but there are still a lot of doctors out there who have no idea what they are doing let alone know the 1/2 life of Test E or C.

If he is injecting Test C or E then please find a new doctor, one who knows about hormones. If he is a GP I'm sure he is clueless. Test C or E needs to be injected no less than 1x a week.

Before you consider cycling you need to learn everything you can about your TRT protocol and make sure it's good and stable for at least a good 6 months and preferably 1yr.

You need to find out where your E2 levels are at so you know if you need to add an AI to your HRT protocol or not and also HCG is very important.

Once you are ready to do a cycle you need to follow the same 1st cycle advice as anyone else, Test only and you will basically just bump up your weekly protocol about 3x normal. You wont have to do a PCT like other people though and just go back to doing your TRT.

[jklberry]

thanks for the advice im still trying to get a hold of the doc to see what test it is im receiving. yes he is a GP so im a bit concerned now. i was also going to see if he would transfer me to an endocrinologist. i guess this will fully make up my mind now. (if it is cypionate ). thanks again!