No sex drive :(

[jjsevens]

On week 5 since my last pin... Been on PCT for 3 weeks and size is still decent and strength has gone down a little, but feel energized, mood is good, sleep is so so... But my sex drive is ZERO. Even with Cialis I can barely get it going... It's like I'm shut off

I did a 20 week cycle of test 250mg twice a week. Been on hgh the whole time too and still going with that.

Any advice or anything I could be doing to help stimulate my sex drive or just have to ride this hell out?

I'm getting blood work done in a few weeks to see where things are at.

[Obs]

On week 5 since my last pin... Been on PCT for 3 weeks and size is still decent and strength has gone down a little, but feel energized, mood is good, sleep is so so... But my sex drive is ZERO. Even with Cialis I can barely get it going... It's like I'm shut off

I did a 20 week cycle of test 250mg twice a week. Been on hgh the whole time too and still going with that.

Any advice or anything I could be doing to help stimulate my sex drive or just have to ride this hell out?

I'm getting blood work done in a few weeks to see where things are at.

Likely estrogen crash.
Common for PCT.

[shaunjohn242002]

Yea estrogen is likely crashed or through the roof. That bloodwork will tell you what the deal is. I wouldn’t make any moves to correct anything yet because you don’t know for sure what’s happening

[JaneDoe]

Didn't you run the intra-cycle HCG?

[JaneDoe]

Obs; Provável queda de estrogênio.
Comum para PCT.

With intra-cycle HCG could this not be prevented?
To make the recovery easier at the end of the cycle?

[JaneDoe]

Did you use aromatase inhibitor during your cycle?
If so, this may be the real reason your estrogen levels have dropped.

[Obs]

With intra-cycle HCG could this not be prevented?
To make the recovery easier at the end of the cycle?

We all respond differently.
Inmany cases it would be better to not use AI.
I never responded to hcg very well.
Once I hit tren my pct was such a failure I quit cycling and started blasting and cruising.

[The God Himself]

What you’re experiencing is pretty common and you’ll be fine, just give it some time. Your hormones are fluctuating and probably crashed at this point. Things gonna be much better when your natural production restarts.
But keep in mind, your natural levels gonna keep getting lower with every cycle you do and you’ll most likely need TRT at some point. But fuck it, we’ll need TRT at some point even if you never touch AAS at all.
Give it a month and reassess your BW for LH.

[< <Samson> >]

Welcome to reality

I been on 2 cycles, 1st - has the same prob after. 2nd - well, it’s been going for well over 5 years



It’ll come back eventually - most likely

[jjsevens]

Sorry forgot to mention I did run arimidex as well..I started with hcg and sex drive got all wacked, so stopped taking it and felt better after, the usual super human sex drive vê kicked it after I stopped it

[GearHeaded]

low estrogen levels are needed in order to restart your HPTA. thats part of the PCT process (and why your taking pct drugs like nolva and clomid).. but Estrogen is the main hormone that controls the male sex drive.. so your in a bit of a 'catch 22', which is why blasting gear and doing PCT after every cycle is a bitch.
the other hormone that plays a role in sexual function is DHT. and right now you have no exogenous or endogenous androgens coming in to convert to DHT. so you just have to ride it out and wait for natty production to kick in


this is why blasting/crusing/trt is the most optimal . but for future reference if you PCT again , you can try this method.
if you were running a 12 week cycle with test e
week 13-15 - 1500 iu HCG a week (500iu 3x)
week 13-15 - 50mg Proviron day
week 13-15 - 25mg winstrol day
week 12-15 - 12.5mg Aromasin eod
then after week 15 start your standard clomid/nolva pct

[JaneDoe]

GearHeaded são necessários baixos níveis de estrogênio para reiniciar o HPTA. isso faz parte do processo PCT (e por que você está consumindo drogas como nolva e clomid) .. mas o estrogênio é o principal hormônio que controla o desejo sexual masculino. equipamento e fazer PCT depois de cada ciclo é uma vadia.
o outro hormônio que desempenha um papel na função sexual é o DHT. e agora você não tem andrógenos exógenos ou endógenos entrando para se converter em DHT. então você só precisa sair e esperar que a produção natty

Great GearHeaded!


Let me ask you so, I used clomid and nolvadex together and feel super good at PCT.
Does it vary from individual to individual or does estrogen fall to an unusual range in all of us ?

[GearHeaded]

Great GearHeaded!


Let me ask you so, I used clomid and nolvadex together and feel super good at PCT.
Does it vary from individual to individual or does estrogen fall to an unusual range in all of us ?

well it varies from person to person based mainly on how estrogen and androgen sensitive a guy is.. what happens during the first part of coming off cycle is usually a little bit of "estrogen rebound" , which has a lot of the same symptoms of high estrogen (even getting gyno if your prone) , but this is NOT from actual elevated estrogen levels post cycle. its from the drop off in androgens, so your estrogen to androgen ratio becomes skewed and you end up in a estrogen dominant hormone balance. the reason is because your natty test is shut down and now your no longer injecting androgens either, so your androgen levels plummet quickly yet estrogen remains..
so for guys that are estrogen sensitive this can cause problems post cycle fairly quickly. for guys that are not estrogen sensitive though, they can feel just fine in this situation , for them its the last part of PCT thats the issue when estrogen levels begin to fall off.


so for guys that are estrogen sensitive, its the first part of PCT that they are going to have problems and feel like shit .. for guys that are not estrogen sensitive they will feel just fine during the first part of PCT and will likely feel like shit later on towards the end of PCT when E levels are low