My TRT journey so far + a couple questions
What's up guys! It's been so great to get on a good trt protocol and see my life change right in front of me. From the mild depression being lifted, sex drive has been good, all around just feeling better and a much better perspective on life. Without forums like this I would have never been inclined to better myself when my original doctor said my level of 270 was fine. What a load of shit he was, makes me angry at the way the medical system works when all he would do is push antidepressants down my throat and I refused and found the root of the problem.
Enough rambling for now, just a few questions for you all. When I started trt I was put on 100 mg test cyp weekly, 25 mg clomid daily, and here's the kicker.. 3,000 iu of hcg weekly(1,000 a day for 3 days)! I later found out that it was way too much. It was very hard being 21 and finding a doc willing to prescribe trt. After a few weeks I called and asked him to increase the dose, so he switched me to 100 mg test cyp every 5 days, I dropped the clomid, and I do 250iu hcg 2 days in between those 5 days. One of my doc's concern was to keep fertility(which I could careless about right now as long as I am feeling better.) I assume this is the reason he dosed the hcg so high and also wanted me on clomid daily.
So my questions are this: When he changed me to every 5 days he said that was okay, but if my levels come back too high he will drop my dose. When we spoke he said he wants to keep me in the 900 range. I've been feeling better at the dose I'm at but i'm also curious to see what i'm at on my trough day, and If I could get dosed any higher. So when would my levels be the lowest? I'm assuming the day I'm supposed to take my test shot, I would just get bloodwork done before I do my shot. Also, do you guys think I should even mention dropping the clomid altogether and dropping the hcg dose? I just don't want him to think I'm not listening and he ends up dropping me or something.
Anyways, I appreciate all the responses on my posts so far and can't tell you enough just how much a difference this has made on my life. Thanks guys!