New Bloodwork on EOD schedule, HCT Increased

Pharma TRT
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I was on a 2x per week schedule but decided I wanted more stability and less spikes so doc agreed to try EOD. This is despite being high shbg (historically runs around 53-55). My hematocrit on 2x per week has never been above 45 or 46 at trough but was likely higher 2 days after injection so it’s a little harder to compare to these current labs.

I have been on the following for 11 weeks now EOD:
-23 mg test-c (80 mg per week)
-315 mg HCG (1100 mg per week)

Multivitamin and fish oil in AM
Magnesium, glycine, melatonin, pregnenolone 20 mg at PM

Symptoms:
-insomnia
-sweating all the time
-fatigue (due to insomnia)
-Oily skin
-high(er) blood pressure
-heavy heart beat

Testosterone total: 1089 (264-916) High
Testosterone free: 20 (9-26)
Tru T calculation: 32 (16-31) miles
E2 sensitive: 31 (8-35)
Progesterone: .4 (0-0.5)
HCT: 48.5 (37-51)
HGB: 16 (13-17.7)
ALT: 50 (0-44) High
SHBG not tested this time around but historically sits at 50-60

So I’m thinking about lowering my dosage of both T and HCG. My Tru T calculation of ~32 correlates with how I feel except for the fatigue from insomnia.

I was gonna move to 20 mg eod (70 mg test c per week) and maybe drop hcg to 310 mg eod.

Also, I’ve been taking 20 mg pregnenolone at night and likely gonna cut that to 10 mg every night. Waiting to hear back from the doc.

What do y’all think?

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Take preg in morning.

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Doc specifically instructed nighttime dosing under the assumption that 3 am cortisol spikes were waking me up. Don’t know if that makes sense or what.

May try that though, going to cut the dose to 10 mg either way.

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Try eating some slow digesting carbs before bed if the spike is the issue.

If that helps, it was likely low blood sugar/cort.
If not, something else is keeping you up.

Preg is a bit stimulating. Taking at night doesn’t make sense.

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Maybe I’ll switch to AM and see if it helps with sleep