new Dr

[pugs1]

Just started with a new doctor and would like your thought. My old Dr was giving me 300mg of cyp every other week and I was not happy with results. Peaks and valleys were horrible. New Dr is giving me 250 mg of cyp every week,1cc of hcg 2 x a week, and 2 pills of Arimidex a week. New Dr is also letting me self inject and doing bloodwork every 8 weeks. How does this regimen sound?

[HRTstudent]

It sounds way too aggressive to be honest... most docs cut off T at 200mg per week.

Why would anyone start someone at 250mg??! Only a pill mill or a bad doc IMO.

Also, did you have high estradiol before? Well, you probably will now anyways lol... I would ask them to simply get you on 150mg a week.

If you stick with the doc just get bloodwork in 4 weeks. Keep an eye on that estradiol. Not everyone needs an AI after all. Not only that but 2mg of anastrozole/arimidex is, again, a rather high dose.

How much HCG per inject? (in IU's)

[kelkel]

^^^Agree with HRT. A lot of people crashing their E lately being too aggressive with the AI's. Start low on all aspects and titrate up if needed, IMO.

[10nispro]

Is the test in a reusable vial? If so, you can inject half one week and then use other half the next week. that will give you 125mg/week and be more along the lines of hrt dosages.

He almost sounds like he is not sure what hes doing or using you as a lab rat. remember if you are self injecting, then you can try and control most of the doasges.

[Gym_]

Wow cool doc... ya half way there into getting a decent cycle ...

The boyz are right I'm on 125mg per week and after my 1st 10 days i can feel that shit kicking in ...
I'm also on a fortnightly dose which i don't like but my juice is in pre filled 1ml seringes...
So i bought some sterile sealed vials on line and just chuck them into that and then give me self ( staring this week ) 125 a week instead of 250 a fortnight ...

I would be having half that and saving that shit up for a blast latter on down the track..lol .. but thats just me.. I'm a bad boy..

[zaggahamma]

agree with the too much's

at least for long term

[pugs1]

Hey guys thanks for your help. Sorry I broke my phone so it took me a couple of days to get back on here. To answer some questions. After I saw the Dr yesterday and they wrote the prescriptions it turns out its only 200mg cyp per week. Arimidex every other day. And 1cc twice a week of HCG. They gave me a bottle of 10000 usp units. Does this sound a little better?

[kelkel]

Your sounding more normal now. Adex EOD at what amount? How many units HCG per injection? Be sure to read GD's sticky on HCG. He added a section on mixing and proper dosage of it. May help you out a bit.

[pugs1]

Arimadex is 1mg twice a week and the HCG is a bottle of 10,000 usp units. It's a 10ml bottle and taking 1cc twice a week

[bass]

much better on the AI but still maybe too much to start with, i would do 0.5 mgs eod and maybe start it at week 2. way too much on the hCG, if i am calculating this correctly you will be doing 1000 iu twice a week! 500iu tops to be within the normal protocol.

[Vettester]

Pugs, what's your E2 score going into this protocol?

Also, please confirm the HCG subject. As bass addressed correctly, 1,000iu x 2/wk is way over the top!

The long-term objective is to achieve a good hormonal balance throughout the body. More is only better for a short sprint ... Less is better for a marathon. Is your doctor planning on running labs for you in a reasonable time period?

[pugs1]

Yes my Estrogen levels came back high. Just remember I just started w this Dr. I was getting 400mg every other week from another Dr that wasn't even checking my Estrogen levels. He wad shooting me up every other week. I thought the HCG wad high too that they recommended. I will do 1/2 cc like you guys suggested. I go back for bloodwork in 8 weeks. I will post what it reads. Love this site! Thanks for the help. One last thing I paid 185 for HGC at my phamacy. Is that high??

[pugs1]

Also should HCG be refrigerated after being mixed? I didn't see it in directions so I hope not lol

[fit2bOld]

Yes refrigerate the HCG but not on the door, will bounce it around to much.
1cc 2x a week of hcg is a bit high. i'm at 500 units(1/2 cc) 3x a week and that's quite a bit.
Test dose is high you could cut that back a wee bit and bank the rest.

MOST IMPORTANT IS THE BLOOD WORK, and a steady protocol.

[zaggahamma]

Also should HCG be refrigerated after being mixed? I didn't see it in directions so I hope not lol

the boxes i just received said store in refrigerated climate...something celsius but above freezing so i figure fridge and hear posts about that...i just wonder how it wasnt shipped and held in customs, etc. how much potency it loses...

bump

[pugs1]

Thanks! Just mixed it yesterday. Think its still ok being it wasn't refrigerated? I'm in NY so house is at 65-70 degrees

[kelkel]

Be careful with that dosage of adex. Bringing down your E is in order but don't crash it. Personally I'd cut that dose in half.

[bass]

Be careful with that dosage of adex. Bringing down your E is in order but don't crash it. Personally I'd cut that dose in half.

true! i am still recovering from crashing my e2. its better to have slightly elevated e2 then do blood work and adjust, it takes too damn long to get it back to normal.

[Vettester]

Thanks! Just mixed it yesterday. Think its still ok being it wasn't refrigerated? I'm in NY so house is at 65-70 degrees

Hmmm ... HCG is pretty fickle stuff. Had a doctor tell me that even a couple hours of room temp will ruin it, but I can't verify that with any personal experience.

[bass]

I've accidentally let it out overnight, and it seemed to be OK, even called my clinic and they said it should be fine, but the weather was nice not too hot. its hard to tell!