Hey everyone, pretty new here started TRT in March. I'll post all my bloods past, present, and future here till everything gets in line s a bit of background I'm a 35 yo, I used to lift and be relatively active, I got a bit out of shape during COVID as did a lot of people. However, I noticed other things accelerating.
I started to get dry skin, particularly around the eyes. Anxiety started and got BAD so I went on meds. I got incredibly fatigued/lethargic, like napping 4-5 hours a day. One day it clicked and I decided to get a test via a clinic 217 test. Everything else was in range.
As a caveat because it will be relevant, I was and am fat, I topped at 308 in March and I'm currently coming in at 270ish depending on the day. You can tell there's some muscle if needed I can post pics.
As for protocol I was put on 160 mg a week, injecting twice weekly. Second blood was trough, as you can see everything improved, but my e2 skyrocketed (probably due to fat). My hematocrit increased, to 50, which is fine.
I changed my pinning schedule to everyday in an effort to possibly alleviate e2 issues. I just had blood drawn and I'm waiting on my test/e2 still which I'll post, but a new worry is my hemoglobin and hematocrit spiked. Admittedly I only had about 48 oz water prior to the blood draw. My actions in taking going forward are:
1. Minimum gallon of water a day.
2. Minimum 30-45 min steady state cardio a day.
I'm not really sure how to fix hematocrit outside of that. Admittedly I'm a bit concerned I thought that hematocrit would improve with weight loss.
Any advice or insight is appreciated.
I started to get dry skin, particularly around the eyes. Anxiety started and got BAD so I went on meds. I got incredibly fatigued/lethargic, like napping 4-5 hours a day. One day it clicked and I decided to get a test via a clinic 217 test. Everything else was in range.
As a caveat because it will be relevant, I was and am fat, I topped at 308 in March and I'm currently coming in at 270ish depending on the day. You can tell there's some muscle if needed I can post pics.
As for protocol I was put on 160 mg a week, injecting twice weekly. Second blood was trough, as you can see everything improved, but my e2 skyrocketed (probably due to fat). My hematocrit increased, to 50, which is fine.
I changed my pinning schedule to everyday in an effort to possibly alleviate e2 issues. I just had blood drawn and I'm waiting on my test/e2 still which I'll post, but a new worry is my hemoglobin and hematocrit spiked. Admittedly I only had about 48 oz water prior to the blood draw. My actions in taking going forward are:
1. Minimum gallon of water a day.
2. Minimum 30-45 min steady state cardio a day.
I'm not really sure how to fix hematocrit outside of that. Admittedly I'm a bit concerned I thought that hematocrit would improve with weight loss.
Any advice or insight is appreciated.
