TRT/mini cycle, but feeling bad after a year

Hi there, I am 44 and about 20 months ago I started taking test. I did private blood tests and was below the recommended (in the very low 8.0x). I started taking Test e 250, 1ml per week and for the first say 12 months I was doing great, then I thought I had a bad batch of test as I felt terrible again, no energy, no libido and just awful. I changed to sus 250, still 1ml weekly and again felt good until the past few months. No libido, mood swings, basically only semi erection etc. I did a blood test through thriva but it was not complete, I will share that at the end here.

I play rugby, and I go to gym a few days a week. I have lost over 3.5 stone in those 20 months, and physically look probably the best I ever have as I have always been a bit overweight etc. I am not hench or lean at all, its all still a work in progress. 5ft10 and 16st10

I do feel I need to do a test that includes Oestrogen as I have read that could cause these symptoms, and it sucks that the thriva test could not get results for free test.

Anyone have any suggestions on what I can look at? Maybe recommendations for blood test companies in the UK?

I do self medicate, I tried the NHS at first but they refused me help (even though on their test I was below 8.00), and the big companies was too expensive.

Sounds very similar to me mate. I got a full test done (Randox Health do a male hormone one for £45), and E2 was really high! So I started taking arimadex, only 0.25 per week, and do feel better. You need to get E2 checked.

Also, if you’re doing 250mg a week for TRT thats very high. The higher the dose the more likely youre aromatasing to E2. I’m doing 100mg which is the norm.

Get an estrogen (e2) test asap and if it’s high maybe try lowering your test dose before you consider an AI.