ZERO Libido on Test/Deca

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My libido is nonexistent & has NOT been active from 6/15/2024-Present.
Need Advice, sex life suffering
44yr old Male. 180lbs. (Usual weight = 199-200, but have cleaned up diet)
15% body fat.

Current TRT Regiment 1/1/2025-Present
0.75cc Cyp/0.3cc Deca 2x week. Anastrozole 0.5mg 1x week.
Also using B12 1x month.

I’m not trying to get huge anymore, I just want to maintain and have a healthy sexlife.

Bloodwork 2/13/25
Free Test Direct= >50 (range 6.8-21.5)
Total Test= 1100
IGF= 205
Estrogen= 33.2
FSH= <0.3
Hemat= 43.8
Hemoglobin = 13.7
Prolactin = 17.8
Sex Bind Glob= 17.3
TSH= 5.8
T3 = 148
T4 free= 1.23
T4= 7.6

Meds On-Hand= Test Cyp, Deca, Anastrozole, DIM

ZERO Alcohol
CBD with no psychoactive properties
Nicotine= 1 cigar per week + 3mg Rogue Pouches (about 3-4 per day)
Tadalafil= 10mg daily
Quad mix (Trimix injections) as needed.

Longtime TRT due to combat injury in Iraq 2004. (2004-present). Married since 2000. While in standard TRT, I have ran various cycles in the past-
2009 with Cyp only
2012 Cyp/Deca
2014 Cyp/Winnie/Prop
2016 Cyp/Masteron/Proviron

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This are not amounts(mg/wk) they are fluid volumes.
Assuming 150wk test/100/wk deca?

Without ranges this is useless.

How long have you been on this protocol?
Why are you taking deca?
When were these bloods taken in relation to you starting?
Need more info here.

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Stop taking Deca for awhile see if that helps. Its NOT TRT its using steroids. TRT is healthy levels of Testosterone which you are again, also exceeding. Try to get on a reasonable TRT or TCyp solo protocol for 6-8 weeks and see if things improve.

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-I made the notes at my appointment so I don’t have the ranges. He said the only things that were out of range was total test which he wasn’t worried about. Tsh indicated slight hypothyroidism, but the number wasn’t high enough to worry about.
-Started in June 2024
-Deca for joints. I was in 3 separate explosions in Iraq & AFG so have jacked up joints.
-These blood were in Feb 25
-the dosage: I have test 200 and inject a total of 300cc per week in 2 sit doses. Deca is 1/2 of that.

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Just an fyi. Deca only masks the issues with your joints so be careful with your lifting so you don’t do anymore damage.

This makes no sense. Are you saying 300mg/wk test and 150mg/wk deca?

Without the ranges it’s really hard to get a solid picture of what’s going on. Most doctors are morons. Just because it in range doesn’t mean it’s not causing you issues.
Hard to offer any help without more info. I would prob just drop the deca or you could try adding 50mg/day proviron to help balance dht/dhn. Maybe it will help.
Are you having boner issues or just labido?

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you can do a simple test to see if deca is your problem (i bet it is). take pramipexole (maybe caber) and see if it resolves. if it does - voila. otherwise stop the fucking deca and wait a month or so till shit clears

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I just wrapped up a cycle with npp and had some issues midway through.

500mg test cyp per week
200mg NPP per week

At the advice of a buddy, I added masteron at 100mg per week to counteract before dropping the NPP and it worked like a charm.

I’m not a doctor or even a very experienced user but if you drop the deca and have lingering issues maybe give masteron or another DHT derivative a whirl. It’s my understanding nandrolone converts to DHN vs DHT, which is much weaker and will compete for receptor spots so in effect you’re balancing it out, if the test to nandrolone ratio isn’t doing it alone.

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Definitely works for some. Didn’t for me. With libido issues it’s KISS if you want the quickest resolution. Drop down to reasonable TRT and wait for libido to return. Then if you want to play again… one compound at a time.

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That makes sense. I guess I’m looking for a fix asap, but that’s not always the best route. I’m tracking. Thanks.

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I don’t know if I need it in the mix or not, but I’m titrating the test and mast down at this point until I’m at trt level for test and off the mast. Completed a successful cycle with the NPP and dropped it a couple weeks ago.

Given the mast ran the flag right back up the pole halfway through, I figured I’d stay on to a decreasing degree while the nandrolone works its way out. My approach is not super scientific at all, but i should be at zero in a month, dropping dose in steps, which will be six weeks total since my last NPP injection.

My thoughts are that if I am still chemically propagated against DHN I’ll keep counteracting its effect roughly commensurately, while also gently removing all the extra DHT from my system as I settle back in to TRT only.

So far it’s good. Totally possible I could drop the mast and be fine right now too though, but I don’t believe I’m setting myself up for a big crash by prolonging increasingly low doses so I don’t want to experiment.

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Hi. Mostly lurk but I saw some things and thought I’d chime in.

There’s no instant fix, but a few things stand out:

Your free T is elevated beyond that particular lab’s cutoff which is why it reads “Greater than 50” (>50), which might seem like a good thing, but too much free T can desensitize androgen receptors and throw off your hormonal balance. More isn’t always better—sometimes dialing back to a true TRT level (20-25) improves libido more than pushing numbers through the roof.

Your prolactin is at 17.8, which isn’t extreme but could still be high enough to mess with dopamine and libido, especially with Deca/NPP in the mix. If you’re having weak orgasms, low drive, or ED, check prolactin again soon. If it stays high and symptoms match, a low dose of cabergoline could help.

Your TSH is also high at 5.8, which means your thyroid might not be keeping up. Even if T3 and T4 look okay, sluggish thyroid function can kill libido, energy, and mood. A full thyroid panel (free T3, reverse T3, antibodies) would tell you if that’s an issue.

Deca/NPP itself could be playing a role. Some guys just don’t feel right on nandrolone no matter what their numbers look like. Since you’re using it for joint pain, I get why you’re keeping it, but if libido is the priority, you might need to reassess.

For a short-term boost, sildenafil should help if it’s just an ED issue, but if there’s zero drive, that’s a deeper problem. I’d start by checking prolactin again, getting a full thyroid panel, and reconsidering whether your test dose is actually working for you rather than just pushing numbers higher.

Hopefully your doc is on board with helping you get through this and sorting through all that. Good luck!

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Thanks for your input. I’m getting more bloodwork this Friday, so hopefully that will assist in clarifying what’s going on. I changed doctors this year and so far he seems to want to help. (Dr Tariq Hakky, ATL GA).

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Its the Deca, some of the guys, including me, are very sensivite for prolactin.

That shit made my tits go crazy at 0.6 ml/ week!

But you need at least 6-8 weeks for the deca to clear out.

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