First Test E Cycle Experience (two week from last pin)

Pharma / TRT
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As the title suggests, my last pin was just about 2 weeks ago.

27 years old, 5’10, lifting since 19, starting weight 195

Test levels: 486 ng/dl Off Cycle. 1796 ng/dl on 350/wk (did not test at 500)

estradiol: 74 pg/mL on 350/wk

Week 1-5: 350mg /wk pinned 2x
Week 5-10: 500mg /wk pinned 2x
AI on hang but never used it

I ran a 10 week cycle of Test E starting at 350mg a week pinned twice a week. I felt that although my test levels are within the normal range, they were getting low. Never had low libido, no hair loss, but fatigue and drive to do anything killed me. This was my first cycle so I wanted to ease myself into it, see how it felt, and make sure I didn’t hate myself on it. After 5 weeks of 350mg /wk I didn’t feel much different side effect wise, maybe just a little oily skin every now and then so I decided to do 500mg /wk for the remaining 5. Might’ve had some acne, the increase from 350-500 caused some initial bloating, but other than that everything was fine.

I didn’t have the craziest libido during the 10 weeks, but never had any problems. I also take adhd medicine and so in the mood or not that would affect performance. I’m about 2 weeks from my last pin and planning to start my pct with Enclo only at 3 weeks. Right now I feel that my libido has been the highest I’ve felt in the last 12 weeks and was trying to see if anyone has felt what I’ve felt. In my uneducated opinion I would say it’s my E2 and Test levels are going into a perfect ratio until my test eventually clears my system. I’m still on the fence about getting onto trt, but at the moment I’m planning for my pct.

Is there any harm in starting trt a few weeks after a cycle without doing my pct?
Does anyone think my e2 levels were too high?

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There is no harm no. If you went the TRT route you would not PCT.

When your test levels increase your estrogen will naturally follow. If your not having symptoms of high E then nothing to worry about unless your numbers are crazy.
You don’t provide lab ranges so hard to advise.

Just an FYI. The way you did your cycle is not ideal. You don’t titrate up the dodes. The esters do that for you. At 5 weeks in your blood levels are just peaking on 350 and then you raised your dose and it takes another 4-5 weeks to reach full blood saturation at that dose so you never really have a good baseline of your saturated blood levels. This is not ideal. Lesson learned for next time.

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Yeah you could say I took some bad advice for the increase. Just get cold feet thinking about being on trt at 27

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No harm in cruising after a cycle.

No.