I just took an AI Wednesday and had a weird sensitivity on my chest yesterday that I was wondering if that is what it was from my E dropping. I didn’t have itchiness or anything it just felt tingly or something when my shirt would rub across it but more in the center of my chest. It was a really weird sensation. But I felt really good though otherwise, better than I had been feeling. Hopefully I 'm not falling through my sweet spot and am going to crash.
Just a thought, but are you guys aspirating? I know a lot of guys on here never aspirate when injecting, but the tightness / pain in the chest is one of the symptoms I have read about when Test makes it way into a vein. Not saying you did a direct vein injection (because you would definitely know if you did that), but if you nicked a vein and didn’t aspirate you would never know but you would feel some of these types of symptoms.
Just something to consider.
I’m on a cream so I know that’s not the case for me
Possible you could be having absorption issues?
I haven’t been on long enough to say. I just attributed my chest tingling to the AI I took the day prior similar to what system and Danny were saying with dropping E. I felt no pain though just a strange sensation in the chest area.
So do you think it’s the increase in dose from your usual 100mg/week that’s helping you feel better? Maybe you were just underdosed? I’m interested in the switching injection amounts for the extra boost, but I need to get dialled in first.
I guess it might be the E2 dropping giving you the chest sensitivity. For me I defo had an issue back in June when I was on a much higher test dose. Nipples and chest were very itchy every day. My E2 was over 160 pmol/L… I definitely should have started tamoxifen back then but I was abroad and had no way of getting the meds. My chest has definitely grown quite a bit since starting TRT.
I always aspirate so it’s not that (:
Funny, I’m on 4 weeks of upping my 100mg split in two 50mg doses a week, to 17mg every day for a total of 120mg a week and…
I can’t drive past the local rub and tug without getting an erection and serious thought into stopping by! LOL My wife just can’t handle how much I want her this past week. hahahah
No I had always been on 200mg cyp per week. Before I was injection 100mg every 3.5. Now I do 50mg eod which is still 200mg per week.
Sounds like fun! Wish I could say the same… My libido seems to be getting worse and worse. But I’ve been reducing my dose, so that might explain that.
Oh I see… thought you were saying you were injecting 50mg e3.5 days (:
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It’s been a while so I wanted to update my log with latest bloods… I’ve edited my original post and also edited the image graphs which give a good view of what’s been going on over time.
Looking back over the last twelve months I do realise in hindsight that my protocols were a mistake and I changed dose way too many times. I should have just started with a low testosterone dose and not added any other drugs. Then increased dose if needed.
Anyway, I’ve only been taking 150mg/week Sustanon divided EOD injections for the past seven weeks and at least my free and total test look like they are in roughly the right place. * Not taking any ai or HCG.
I’ve been suffering with bad fatigue, brain fog and cognitive issues for the past six months or so… I still feel the reason for that is a combo of thyroid and adrenal issues and that’s one of the reasons I tested T4 for a period. I’ve been take a bunch of supplements to help with adrenals and resting as much as possible for the past six months, and I seem to have a little improvement with the fatigue and brain fog. I personally think I may well benefit from taking T3 but would like to give my adrenals more time to recover before starting any thyroid meds.
One blood test I did not post was igf-1 which I only got over the phone… That was above rage at 39 nmol/L (lab range <29 nmol/L)
Any constructive feedback is welcomed (;
I can’t comment on the IGF-1 situation bec Im not familiar with variables. Did you get a diagnosis of hypothyroidism? Have you had your actual thyroid checked by a doc?
Doctors here in the UK are pretty hopeless dealing with thyroid issues. The only tests they will do are TSH and FT4. Then if you are in range they send you away saying your thyroid is normal. I’ve done my own blood tests and checked FT3, rT3 and antibodies. I saw an NHS endo and he did nothing with regard to my thyroid. No scans etc.
Reason I think it’s a thyroid/adrenal issues is because my fatigue, brain fog and cognitive issues have gotten much worse since starting TRT… I think the added strain on my thyroid and adrenals is because im taking testosterone and my body can’t keep up.
You need to find a hands on doc that will touch it. A good one can tell if its growing nodules. I only say all this because one of my daughters has thyroid issues and they do bloods and palpate the gland to determine diagnosis.
Are you sure about that? IGF-1 ranges are ~50-330 ng/mL, adjusted slightly for age.
Hey Danny it’s good to hear from again buddy!
I have no knowledge of thyroid related issues so I can’t comment on that. Concerning the fatigue and brain fog though, what’s your diet looking like?
I agree that would be a good move but the issue is finding a NHS doctor who is willing to do that. They see my bloods and just say my thyroid is fine. I could always go see a private doc.
Can you get a referral to an NHS Endo? Just ask them to feel it with their hands. Sorry, Im not overly familiar with the system out there.
Diet has always been pretty decent… For the last twelve months I’ve been a pescatarian, so I’m no longer eating any meat. Eat lots of veggies and whole foods. No junk food or processed foods. Very rarely eat dairy or sugary foods and very little booze. All in all a well balanced diet (;
Basically it’s up to my GP. They will only send me to see an endo if they feel it’s warranted. And I’ve seen two different GP’s and both said there’s nothing wrong with my thyroid because TSH was under 5.00 mU/L. It’s very frustrating.