Feeling great on cycle except

[geezuschrist]

So being on trt this is my first blast at 500 mg a week.
Alls good strength and weight is up and up.
The only thing that hasn't improved much is my libido.
It's still good but not crazy as I thought it would be or as people explain it to be.
So I got some supposedly 0.25 arimidex from a good friend that claims to put .25 in a capsule along with some whey powder.. Anyone ever heard of this?
I'm just using this before my pharmacy grade arimidex comes in. Also, I know most on here would say to use .25 eod but it can be different for everyone. I feel like I'm one of those that doesn't convert as much as a normal man into estrogen and could get away with less Ai. Eh who knows I'm gonna play around with it and see what happens. Just wanted to get some different opinions!

[geezuschrist]

Monitor BP?...if elevated e2 migth be too and that would interfer with libido.
Same deal with waterretention.

If not elevated BP or water i cant come up with a better solution than bloods.

When's the best time for bloodwork? I do Monday morning and Thursday night for injections. Also I'm a couple weeks into this blast should I wait a couple more weeks before bloodwork?

[PT1982]

So being on trt this is my first blast at 500 mg a week.
Alls good strength and weight is up and up.
The only thing that hasn't improved much is my libido.
It's still good but not crazy as I thought it would be or as people explain it to be.
So I got some supposedly 0.25 arimidex from a good friend that claims to put .25 in a capsule along with some whey powder.. Anyone ever heard of this?
I'm just using this before my pharmacy grade arimidex comes in. Also, I know most on here would say to use .25 eod but it can be different for everyone. I feel like I'm one of those that doesn't convert as much as a normal man into estrogen and could get away with less Ai. Eh who knows I'm gonna play around with it and see what happens. Just wanted to get some different opinions!

Hey GRex. If you're using armidex that a friend is capping himself, that might be the problem. Anytime I whip up a batch of dex, I like to suspend it in liquid because capping such a low mg dose is going to be very hard for anyone, even those with some experience. It's just easier to get a consistent dose with low milligram orals when it's suspended. If your friend is someone with the knowledge of member Bonaparte, then I would trust that, but I would have to know he had the brain that Bonaparte does. I consider myself pretty knowledgeable with homebrew, and I wouldn't be confident in capping that low of a dose. Some caps could be over dosed while some could be underdosed.
The problems you are experiencing does sound like it is the AI, so I do think you are on the right track in narrowing down the issue. My advice would be to order some from a reputable research chemical vendor, or better yet, try to get pharma grade. I've had the same issues you describe and it was due to not using the correct dose of my AI, or lack of using it. When running test, you should have a marked increase in libido no doubt. I think you hit the nail on the head with blaming the AI. Of course bloodwork would tell you the exact problem, but you probably don't want to do that unless you use a private med lab. Keep me posted on what direction you go with this. Good luck yo you sir.

[kelkel]

My advice would be to order some from a reputable research chemical vendor, or better yet, try to get pharma grade.

There's your answer.

[geezuschrist]

Hey GRex. If you're using armidex that a friend is capping himself, that might be the problem. Anytime I whip up a batch of dex, I like to suspend it in liquid because capping such a low mg dose is going to be very hard for anyone, even those with some experience. It's just easier to get a consistent dose with low milligram orals when it's suspended. If your friend is someone with the knowledge of member Bonaparte, then I would trust that, but I would have to know he had the brain that Bonaparte does. I consider myself pretty knowledgeable with homebrew, and I wouldn't be confident in capping that low of a dose. Some caps could be over dosed while some could be underdosed.
The problems you are experiencing does sound like it is the AI, so I do think you are on the right track in narrowing down the issue. My advice would be to order some from a reputable research chemical vendor, or better yet, try to get pharma grade. I've had the same issues you describe and it was due to not using the correct dose of my AI, or lack of using it. When running test, you should have a marked increase in libido no doubt. I think you hit the nail on the head with blaming the AI. Of course bloodwork would tell you the exact problem, but you probably don't want to do that unless you use a private med lab. Keep me posted on what direction you go with this. Good luck yo you sir.

Thanks pt. I'm already waiting on my pharmacy grade arimidex from my main guy, I just figured I'll try this stuff from another good friend while I wait. Yeah I definitely think it's his caps are dosed all over the place. I know he's very knowledgeable and been doing this 20+ years but I just wanted to start my blast instead of waiting for my pharma grade. Should be here in a week anyways but thanks for the response. Also, what do you think on bloodwork, should I wait till week 5 to be more accurate and does the day or time of day matter?

[PT1982]

Thanks pt. I'm already waiting on my pharmacy grade arimidex from my main guy, I just figured I'll try this stuff from another good friend while I wait. Yeah I definitely think it's his caps are dosed all over the place. I know he's very knowledgeable and been doing this 20+ years but I just wanted to start my blast instead of waiting for my pharma grade. Should be here in a week anyways but thanks for the response. Also, what do you think on bloodwork, should I wait till week 5 to be more accurate and does the day or time of day matter?

What are you getting bloodwork done for? Just so I'm clear, are you wanting to get bloodwork in cycle or post?

[geezuschrist]

What are you getting bloodwork done for? Just so I'm clear, are you wanting to get bloodwork in cycle or post?

During cycle to see what I'm at and mainly to check estrogen and a few other things. I'm on trt so need need to check after my cycle