Hey guys. First post on this forum.
I have been on TRT for a little over 2 years now. Here is my protocol:
Test Cyp IM 250mg (125mg E3.5D)
Arimidex 0.25mg EOD
HCG 500IU SQ 3x a week
Cialis 5mg Daily
Latest Bloodwork on trough day:
TT: 1490 ng/dL
FT: 24ng/dL
Estradiol (sensitive): 20pg/ml
SHBG: 24nmol/L
Prolactin: 4.4ng/ml
I recently decided that 250mg of Test a week is probably too much for TRT. Some people may even consider it to be a cycle. So I decided to try lowering my dose to 200mg a week (which is typically the max a Dr will prescribe for TRT).
About a week or two after lowering my dosage, I noticed a decline in my libido. I used to get rock hard erections, and wanted to have sex every day. But now I barely feel horny at all. I can pull it off, if I really concentrate, but the urge is no longer there. And it is not as satisfying.
I also lowered my arimidex dosage from 0.25mg EOD down to 0.2mg EOD to adjust for the lower Testosterone dosage, and to prevent E2 crash.
Have I been enjoying such a high libido for the past 2 years due to being on so much Test? Will I ever feel horny being on a lower T dosage, now that my mind/body was on such a high dosage for such a long time? Does it take time to adjust?
Any advice/insight would be much appreciated.
At 250 you had perfect free t levels. 5 years ago that was within range.
Your dose is not too high man. Don’t give a damn what others think. Of a dose works for you, then stick with it, and live life to its fullest.
It’s obvious your body needs more …
At 20 with 250mg, now your E is probably even lower and below the previous most likely.
Dropping your dose by 20% does not equate to a 20% decline in hormone levels. It’s not relative.
I wouldn’t of changed a thing if it was working.
Go watch anabolic docs video on estrogen below. Since he used to give Ai , but now he does not care to.
Your e2 was low to begin with. And I don’t know how you’re splitting your adex to get .2mg, but I’m interested in the method as I have a separate theory. But the answer is in your blood work from before. You had low e2 anyway and you adjusted down your e2 killer by a tiny bit and the thing that causes aromatization by a lot more. Drop the adex for a week and see if things don’t slowly come back to normal.
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I actually dissolve the Arimidex 1mg tablet in 10mL of water and drink 2mL to get the 0.2mg dose. I know water doesn’t have any antibacterial properties, and most people would use ethanol, but I don’t drink alcohol. So I make a new batch about every 10 days.
No, that’s fine. I was hoping you were going to say that.
I agree.
You need to give it 6-8 weeks after you changed protocol. I wouldn’t increase it back up at this point.
As others said, you lowered T without also lowering AI. I’d guess your e2 is in the teens now
I skipped my Arimidex dose yesterday, and I woke up this morning with morning wood. I also have noticed that my dick gets pretty hard when watching porn. But I still don’t have much of a libido. It seems like skipping the AI is starting to help already. Thanks guys!
Stop watching porn.
Your strengthening neurontal pathways in your brain that only activate and trigger libido w porn. The more you do it, the more it distinguishes the pathways. And you’ll be less likely to be aroused w the real thing.
Think of it this way: porn is a stronger drug than the real thing. It’s more explicit. Devious, etc. The more you take that drug, the more you crave and want IT.
Who wants the lesser “boring sex” drug when they can have the porn drug?
You may WANT to desire the real thing, but your brain and subsequent body response is being programmed to just seek the porn.
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I dont know why people say that on TRT forums, yet its unheard and unspoken of on roids forums.
A starting cycle is 500mg/week , and that too is to test side effects. Other things are added in subsequent cycles to make real cycles and get gains.
Nonetheless, an arbitrary weekly dosage in mg means nothing. Its the FT, TT and resultant subjective effects that are important. Your FT of around 25 is perfectly ok, and your libido fine, you should not have fiddled with anything.
