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So around summer of last year I noticed I wasn't getting much from my 150mg of test E. per week along with 500iu HCG weekly, and specifically in the libido area. Early this year I decided to cycle a bit since it had been years so I went on some moderate tren, 175-350mg per week, now I've been back to my TRT dose and while the tren covered up the issue very well, I can't stay on tren forever so I need to figure out what exactly is wrong.
While I am currently on 150mg, I did a 6 week period on only 100mg and 500iu of hcg per week without an AI to get a base reading to go from, and it came out quite well:
Total Test: 790ng/dl
Free Test (direct): 23
Sensitive E2: 32
SHBG: 28.2
I think these numbers are really good and should provide for a perfectly good libido and sense of well-being. The E2 is too high for me, I tend to do better in the lower 18-21 range when I've gotten it to work, which sometimes it did at 200mg per week. I once tanked it down to 8 while taking 350mg per week but my libido was actually quite a bit better even though 8 is ridiculous. But even with the E2 lowered, I got nothing out of that 100mg which on paper, at least to me, loops pretty optimal.
So, just curious what you guys think. There are periods where it works, but more often than not when it doesn't. Everything else including thyroid is in normal mid-range. My preferred AI is Exemestane taken at 6.5mg daily which puts me at 21pg/dl E2.
While I am currently on 150mg, I did a 6 week period on only 100mg and 500iu of hcg per week without an AI to get a base reading to go from, and it came out quite well:
Total Test: 790ng/dl
Free Test (direct): 23
Sensitive E2: 32
SHBG: 28.2
I think these numbers are really good and should provide for a perfectly good libido and sense of well-being. The E2 is too high for me, I tend to do better in the lower 18-21 range when I've gotten it to work, which sometimes it did at 200mg per week. I once tanked it down to 8 while taking 350mg per week but my libido was actually quite a bit better even though 8 is ridiculous. But even with the E2 lowered, I got nothing out of that 100mg which on paper, at least to me, loops pretty optimal.
So, just curious what you guys think. There are periods where it works, but more often than not when it doesn't. Everything else including thyroid is in normal mid-range. My preferred AI is Exemestane taken at 6.5mg daily which puts me at 21pg/dl E2.