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I am 53 years old 6'3" 195 lbs and about 15% bf. I am planning on a first cycle of cypionate at 400mg a week. I am currently taking a trt dosage of 300mg every 15 days. Being I am on trt di I need pct?
Also how long should I wait to go back to my doc so that my levels won't be sky high?
U just go back to your trt dose.
U should style get blood work dearing and after. Good luck
How long should I wait to see doc so levels won't be too high and arouse suspicion?
First, welcome to the forum. Second, you need to find a new doc as yours does not know hormones at all. The half life of test is 5-7 days. He is dosing you on it's terminal life which is idiotic. None of the best doc's in the country would recommend this. It puts you on a hormonal roller coaster ride. Take a look at the graph below to give you a quick idea:Quote:
Originally Posted by scojon
http://www.ironmagazine.com/wp-conte...2012/02/12.jpg
At a minimum you should be on weekly injections. Every 5 days is popular as is twice per week but we are obviously talking about more reasonable doses due to the frequency. I'd strongly suggest (if you can self inject) that you drop back to about 100 mgs every 5 days and retest some basic BW in about 4 weeks or so. What your doc has you on is simply not a healthy protocol.
I'm curious, are you on any form of estrogen control right now?
How is your hematocrit level?
Can you post up any current BW?
Regarding your question about pct it is not needed like 73 said above. Visit the AAS Q & A Forum and read the Successful First Cycle sticky thread at the top of the forum. It will explain all you need to know for a first cycle, including for those on TRT.
Hey kelkel. What does the number on the left of the graph represent? And the bottom is number of days it she be taken? Can u please explainQuote:
Originally Posted by kelkel
The numbers on the y-axis are the average serum test levels (in nmol/l or ng/100ml, it's been a while since I've read the study) after being injected with 140mg of either test e or c.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marsoc
The x-axis represents the time that has passed in days.
And there you have it!
Hope I didn't steal your fire. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by kelkel
Exactly, since we are in the X-Y plane. (in this view) ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by numbere
Not long. Kel suggests a 7 days halflife. After one week you got 200 mg left. Should be a little high on the ng/dl-scale.Quote:
Originally Posted by scojon
After 2 weeks you will have 100 mg of the cypionate left. That level should give ya a normal healthy total test and your doc wouldnt know.
But other markers may need more weeks. Like hematocrit, lipids perhaps. With cholestrol you can blame a bad diett, hct...well..i dont know how many weeks it needs to fade normal. Wild guess 6.
Life would be much simpler if everything was only two dimensional. :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by almostgone
its called ng/dl...not ng/100ml :evil2:Quote:
Originally Posted by numbere
100 milliliters = 1 deciliterQuote:
Originally Posted by Silabolin
Six of one, half a dozen of the other.
The two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent. :D
progressing there numbere?..i was expecting a real menstrual harsh commentQuote:
Originally Posted by numbere
Quote:
Originally Posted by kelkel
I'll have to second what Kel stated regarding injection frequency. Just to make it a short story, I have a not too great cardiac history and a genetic blood disorder. After finally finding a Dr. that would even agree to treat my low T, I was started on 200mg once every 4 weeks. The first 7-10 days were great, after that the rest of the month was crap. After 6 months and 2 sets of labs showing that my T just before my monthly injection was even lower than my T before treatment, my Dr. moved me up to 200mg every 14 days. Fast forward through more labs and again my T was dropping. I asked her to split my dosage and increase the frequency and am now @ 100mg/week. Even though we don't want to treat off of total T and just to give you an idea of how much difference it made, total T on 200 mg every 2 weeks was 428 ng/dL if I recall correctly. On 100mg/week, total T was 661ng/dL. I will probably be going on self injections soon, and I plan to try 50 mg E3.5 days and see where that puts me.
I would really advise trying to go to a more frequent @ lesser dosage protocol than the one you are on now. You'll have less T to E conversion, hematocrit and hemoglobin values will likely improve if they tend to run high, and you will feel much better.
When you say total test was 428. When was that..at the day rigth before the next shot?
And same for 661. Rigth before your weekently 100 mg shot?
What kind of ester?
Testing was done @ ~ 8 a.m. just prior to my injection, Sila. I'm a night shift worker so it is convenient for me and works out well for testing to go by the Dr. when I get off of work. The testosterone is Pfizer Depo-Test. It is testosterone cypionate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Silabolin
Since I am on 100 mg/week, the nurse usually draws mine from the women's testosterone which is 100mg/ml, but as long as I'm getting my proper dose of clean pharma test, I don't care which vial she draws from. ;)
Oh hell no. Thrilled you guys are here.Quote:
Originally Posted by numbere
I just started the cycle and will start taking exemestane at one syringe dropper every three days. Have no BW numbers and am not sure what a hematocrit level is.
Exemestane (stane) has a short half life.Quote:
Originally Posted by scojon
Due to this you'd be best served by taking it every day when on cycle.
Oral syringes are I expensive and are the best way to accurately dose liquid research chemicals.
You can also use a regular syringe with the needle removed.
It's unfortunate that you didn't have pre cycle labs but you should definitely get mid cycle labs to help properly dose your AI and monitor hematocrit.
You'd benefit from reading the attached thread below.
Ancillary Reference Guide
Your hematocrit level is the percentage of.your blood volume that contains RBC. Sometimes referred to as your packed cell volume. You will want to keep track of.your hematocrit, E2, hemoglobin, etc. whether on cycle or on TRT.Quote:
Originally Posted by scojon
Since you are on TRT, I would encourage you to visit this area of the forum to help you educate yourself about staying healthy and getting the most benefit from your TRT:
Hormone Replacement Therapy - Low Testosterone Treatment, Anti-Aging
Also, give this link a good thorough reading. It is well written and you may find that you learn a lot from it. I certainly have and refer to it often for my personal use. There is a lot of good info contained in it that will explain the relevant labs, etc.
http://forums.steroid.com/hormone-re...physician.html
This is a funny thread.
You guys are more interested in scojon's health than himself...
^^^I just hate to see him.on the hormonal rollercoaster I was on for a while and not get the optimal benefifs from his TRT. You feel good roughly 1/3 of the time and craptacular the remaining 2/3rd. : (
Not to mention the increased T to E conversion, and potentially reduced hematocrit and hemoglobin. :)