I am trying to get dialed in still, and just got some lab results back today.
After week 8 of TRT, my testosterone total was 746 ng/dL (range of 348-1197) and my estradiol was 53.1 pg/mL (range of 7.6-42.6) - HIGH. My protocal at the time was as follows:
- 50mg Test Cyp injected in glutes twice weekly (Sat & Tues) via sub-Q (100 mg weekly total)
- 400iu HCG injected twice weekly (Fri & Mon) via sub-Q in belly (800iu weekly total)
- 100mg micronized DHEA taken daily at breakfast
- 100mg micronized Pregnenolone taken daily at breakfast
After seeing the high estradiol, I changed my protocal as follows which is what I have been doing the past 6 weeks:
- 40mg Test Cyp injected in glutes twice weekly (Sat & Tues) via sub-Q (80mg weekly total)
- 250iu HCG injected Mon/Wed/Fri via sub-Q in love handles (750iu weekly total)
- 50mg micronized DHEA taken daily split into 2 doses of 25mg (breakfast and lunch)
- 100mg micronized Pregnenolone taken daily split into 2 doses of 50mg (breakfast and lunch)
- 180mg Zinc & 6mg Copper taken daily split into 3 doses (breakfast/lunch/dinner)
With the above CURRENT protocal, both my testosterone and Estradiol have risen with a total testosterone level of 878 ng/dL (range of 348-1197) and estradiol now a woppin 75.1 pg/mL (range of 7.6-42.6).
Does is not seem odd that both my testosterone and estradiol have risen when I dropped test from 100mg to 80mg weekly as well as cut DHEA dosage, take high amounts of Zinc and lower dosage of HCG?
I am more tired now, clearly due to the imbalance of test to estrogen, yet assumed my test was going to come back low and estrogen would have been in range...
Anway, I made a Dr's appointment for this Monday to get a script for Armidex but thought I would get some opinions from the experts here on the board. Also, when I start Armidex, does .25mg the day after my test injection (.5mg per week) sound like a good starting point?
By the way, test injections via sub-Q seem to work well for me :-P
Thanks in advance,
Dave
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