That is insanely high. 25mg every other day is often adequate. The problem is that most doctors are really guessing and do not understand what they are doing. Result can easily be very high estrogen levels and competitive aromatase inhibitors like Arimidex/anastrozole are unable to reduce T–>E2 inside the testes that gets very high with high dose SERMs or hCG.
Please read the stickies found here: About the T Replacement Category - #2 by KSman
- advice for new guys
- things that damage your hormones
- protocol for injections
- finding a TRT doc
Evaluate your overall thyroid function by checking oral body temperatures as per the thyroid basics sticky. Thyroid hormone fT3 is what gets the job done and it regulates mitochondrial activity, the source of ATP which is the universal currency of cellular energy. This is part of the body’s temperature control loop. This can get messed up if you are iodine deficient. In many countries, you need to be using iodized salt. Other countries add iodine to dairy or bread.