I’ve been on TRT for 1-year and I feel like I have everything dialed in except for libido. Before I started TRT my libido was fine, no problems. I’ve tried a few different dosages and have tried everyday injections and every other day injections. I feel the best on my current protocol of every 3.5 days. I just need to figure out how to get my libido back. Please help.
Current protocol:
Test Enanthate 100mg every 3.5 days
Most recent labs:
Total Testosterone: 1185 ng/dl
SHBG: 32.24
E2: 49 pg/mL
Free T: 31 ng/dL
Bio T: 711 ng/dL
I am in this same situation, and recently moved to daily injections which gave me morning wood back but libido is still lacking (at-best), despite all bloodwork numbers at top end of the range and lots of muscle and solid energy (feel fantastic except zero libido). Been using Mucuna Pruriens and Cialis to bridge the gap over the last year but very frustrating otherwise. I’m using 100-120mg per week of test only (pinning daily), so will see if that starts to help libido (many claim it does?).
If you feel that TRT is fairly well dialed in and you feel good except for libido. Don’t start messing with your T dose because that will take months to sort itself out. I would recommend trying sublingual preg/DHEA at 5-10mg each and supplement with carnitine 2-3g twice a day.
Daily injections is a double edge sword, those smaller injections could mens less conversion to T->DHT which is needed for libido. I also wonder if you gave the daily injections enough of a chance, a lot of men don’t give themselves enough time to reach homeostasis.
This might be your libido problem, your E2 pre-TRT was 16 pg/mL and libido was fine and now E2 is three times this value. I think the problem you are having is you aren’t able to have the correct T/E2 ratios on TRT like you did when natural. You might do better on the T scrotal cream.
Your numbers look good. I would suggest the issue is from hormone swings.
I would suggest you start daily injections and give it 6-7 weeks to work.
I would bet 500 dollars this will improve your issues.
For the T>DHT conversion and dosing frequency, do you have a source? Not doubting you, just curious to learn more about this and if I’d benefit from EOD.
If you think about how it works for aromatization, DHT conversion works the same. Here’s an example, a obese guy who needs to inject very frequently to control the E2 impact may have an problem making enough DHT because the shots are very small which is done to lessen aromatization, it might have the same impact on DHT.
I have seen these examples before and these men need a little T cream added to their injection protocol to increase DHT.