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[warpoet375]

Hello All

I have been reading for a few months and decided I'd better introduce myself. 37M. I've been on TRT for 5 years due to secondary hypogonadism from a TBI in the military. I did several cycles during combat rotations but haven't gone beyond TRT since. Most of my TRT time has been great but I ended up on here looking for answers due to issues controlling E2 and crashing my iron. Low iron was fucking terrible! My doc told me to consistently donate after a HCT of 50.5! Of course supplementing iron made my HCT shoot up. This event made me realize that I must be more active in my healthcare and hormone replacement.

Currently lift 3x per week with daily fasted cardio. I have been lifting since I was 14. Unfortunately my routine is somewhat limited by chronic injuries. Current protocol is 20mg test cyp daily. 7.5mg Tirz. Down to 203 from 232 in 3.5 months. 5'11". Once I get HCT steady w/o donations, I plan on titrating up test as far as I can with HCT under 53 and adding in some GH. Eventually I would also like to experiment with primo or mast for their ability to control E2 while adding androgens. Also interested in low dose nandrolone for joint pain.

As a new father, I am as interested in harm reduction as much as hormone optimization. I am not looking to bodybuild or compete. I am looking for TRT+ information to be the best man I can be both physically and mentally. Looking forward to learning from fellow members!

Godspeed,
Warpoet

 

[Billbo98]

Brotha if your HCT is 53 and out of control on just TRT you may have Factor V Leiden or a polymorphism like a JAK2 mutation. You’ll never be able to cycle at this rate let alone use GH that ramps up RBC production and increase Hgh/hct. More frequent pinning also won’t decrease hct / Hgb so you have that working against you as opposed to 2 pins a week

 

[warpoet375]

Brotha if your HCT is 53 and out of control on just TRT you may have Factor V Leiden or a polymorphism like a JAK2 mutation. You’ll never be able to cycle at this rate let alone use GH that ramps up RBC production and increase Hgh/hct. More frequent pinning also won’t decrease hct / Hgb so you have that working against you as opposed to 2 pins a week

Appreciate the concern brother! I have reviewed all my HCT labs in conjunction with my blood donations. The 53 is most likely from iron supplementation prior to that test. I just got labs drawn to find out about JAK2 mutation. Totally agree with you that if that comes back positive I may not even be able to continue TRT. However I’m pretty sure it was the iron bc previously I was only at 50.5 with the same dose of trt and a longer time since blood donations. Additionally I have added in fasted cardio and Naringin. Hoping that all helps but if not I’m not adding anything until I figure out how to keep hct controlled. Taking things slow and methodical

 

[warpoet375]

Brotha if your HCT is 53 and out of control on just TRT you may have Factor V Leiden or a polymorphism like a JAK2 mutation. You’ll never be able to cycle at this rate let alone use GH that ramps up RBC production and increase Hgh/hct. More frequent pinning also won’t decrease hct / Hgb so you have that working against you as opposed to 2 pins a week

Why do you say daily pins won’t help HCT? I’ve read many anecdotal reports that it did help people.

 

[Billbo98]

Why do you say daily pins won’t help HCT? I’ve read many anecdotal reports that it did help people.

Daily pins are acting on the mechanism that creates the RBC increase and production. Yes a large bolus will spike it but it comes down with daily pins its constant production of erythropoietin via the mechanism testosterone increases RBC. You’d have better luck IMO with less frequent pinning, daily cardio, IP6 if lower iron wasn’t a concern which sounds like it is for you ao prob not a good idea, last thing being enalapril if you can tolerate it