Do not look at PCT in Pharma forum, the advice there is wrong/stupid and harmful.
The problem is your protocol and the state of health care there. If you found a private physician you could get things right.
Peaking T levels help drive RBC and hematocrit. Steadier levels from 50mg subq, not IM, twice a week would be better. Meanwhile take one mini aspirin per day to improve blood flow, it makes red blood cells slippery. Avoid dehydration at all times and for lab work. Avoid iron fortified {flour | breads | rice | vitamins etc} men do not need added iron unless something is wrong. Read the food labels.
As with most guys here, especially from the UK, you have some thyroid problems and these typically are from a lack of iodine. All the more there as iodized salt is not in most stores, but in a few.
TSH should be closer to 1.0
Your lab result is “normal” because the lab ranges are simply stupid.
Please eval your overall thyroid function via oral body temperatures, see below. Read the thyroid basics sticky.
Also see the “HPTA restart” sticky to understand objectives and alternative methods.
Many guys with TRT done right do not feel well with thyroid issues.
Please read the stickies found here: About the T Replacement Category - #2 by KSman
- advice for new guys - need more info about you
- 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.
KSman is simply a regular member on this site. Nothing more other than highly active.
I can be a bit abrupt in my replies and recommendations. I have a lot of ground to cover as this forum has become much more active in the last two years. I can’t follow threads that go deep over time. You need to respond to all of my points and requests as soon as possible before you fall off of my radar. The worse problems are guys who ignore issues re thyroid, body temperatures, history of iodized salt. Please do not piss people off saying that lab results are normal, we need lab number and ranges.
The value that you get out of this process and forum depends on your effort and performance. The bulk of your learning is reading/studying the suggested stickies.