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Do the Testim for only 2 weeks then get retested to see if your levels came up most don't do well on 1 5grams tube of Testim and end up on more. So if you wait longer then 2 weeks you can be lower the when you started. Go to www.allthingsmale.com and read TRT: A Recipe for Success and his HCG Update if you follow this you will be good in no time.zumper said:I am 24 years old and have secondary hypogonadism.before two weeks i was doing HCG 1500 iu every third day and nolvadex 40mg per day.Before two days my doc went me to testim gel i tube a day which provides 50mg test and said me to cut HCG but only testim does not seem to help me(test levels before HRT were in the low normal range and we want to bring them in the middle).What do you think about andriol,will it help me for this,what dosage?
MDLV said:I am a 36 yr old male on TRT. I have had a unilateral orchiectomy due to embryonal carcinoma. No chemo. Years before discovering the carcinoma, I had been diagnosed with hypogonadism (most likely due to extensive androstenedone use.) Three years after the orchiectomy, I sought TRT. I am now on 300mg/wk of Cypionate and 4mg/wk of Arimidex. I have been on much lower doses of each, but I experienced atypical unrelentless depression. I have been on slightly lower doses, but experienced atypical, never-ending, and unwarranted anxiety, except during exercise.
My anti-aging physician says that 300mg/wk is A LOT of testosterone. I have seen it posted on this forum that typically with Cypionate 200mg/wk is the recommended minimum and 400mg/wk is "preferred." Do you agree or disagree with these "recommendations?" Why?
Thank you
Profile: Powerlifter, sprinter (run, swim, cycle, row)
HeadDoc said:clinical decisions are based on assays and individual response..
MDLV said:Thank you VERY MUCH for your response. You are correct re: "individual response." My doc says that it appears I am unusually sensitive to estradiol. To make matters worse, whenever I was on less than 4mg/wk of Arimidex, my estradiol levels were quite elevated. The combination of the sensitivity and elevation made me miserable! Now, on 300mg/wk Cypionate and 4mg/wk Arimidex, I finally feel incredible!
That being said, I believe my doc has been very ethical from the beginning. He started me out at very conservative levels of each, but my body and mind would just not respond appropriately. Each month, he would make conservative adjustments in my meds. It has taken 9 months to get my meds where they are today. I hope this paragraph is a good reflection on him, his practice, and the practice of Anti-Aging Medicine/TRT.
HeadDoc said:So do you use antidepressants or anxiolytics for the mood problems and anxiety?QUOTE]
The atypical mood problems and anxiety were due to 1) hypersensitivity to estradiol. 2) Elevated estradiol levels. About a week after my prescription of Arimidex was increased to 4mg/wk, the atypical mood problems and anxiety disappeared completely.
Hi HeadDoc at the does he is on I don't feel DIM/13C will do the job I know it did not keep my E2 down when I got my levels up. Then we tried mixing DIM and Arimidex and that was a mess.HeadDoc said:still got enough estrogen in your system for your bones? Have you and the doc considered DIM/I3C as a replacement for some of the arimidex? When Dr. John, i.e. Swale, introduced many of us to DIM/I3C it was to lower estrodial and allow estrogen to stay in healthy levels.
HeadDoc said:still got enough estrogen in your system for your bones? Have you and the doc considered DIM/I3C as a replacement for some of the arimidex? When Dr. John, i.e. Swale, introduced many of us to DIM/I3C it was to lower estrodial and allow estrogen to stay in healthy levels.
HeadDoc said:look thru the material over at Life Extension under the topic of hormone replacement OR Phillip Miller's Life Extension Revolution.
Here is a link that is good and do get the book by Dr. Shippen called "The Testosterone Syndrome"MDLV said:Wow, you stumped me. Sigh. I am actually ignorant when it comes to the benefits/pros of estrogen. SInce I am a 36 yr old powerlifter and sprinter that has always sought optimal testosterone levels and minimal estrogen levels, may be you could shed a little light on the topic for me and who knows how many out there like me. I am also embarrased to say that I thought estradiol and estrogen were synonyms.
pmgamer18 said:Here is a link that is good and do get the book by Dr. Shippen called "The Testosterone Syndrome"
http://www.smart-drugs.com/ias-estrogen.htm
http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=459855&pageNo=-1#bottom
MDLV said:TRT: A Recipe For Success. I read the article and you nailed a concern of mine- "should serum androgen levels greatly exceed the top of normal range, the patient risks becoming spoiled at that level. They would then feel the subjective benefits steroid athletes report, and it would be difficult to get the patient then to be happy at a more moderateand properdose."
This statement is depressing. I'm not trying to be offensive, just open. In 1998-1999, I was 29 yrs old and experimenting with Andro. My friends did illegal steroids, but I refrained due to cost, the illegality, the health risks taught in the media, etc. In 1999, I discovered an amazing combination! According to my training log for that year, I was taking three 1000mg doses per day of Chrysin by Pinnacle and trying various Andro products. July 1999, I started taking Andro-6 by EAS as my andro supplement. The "active" ingredients were, per dose of 3 capsules, androstenedione (300 milligrams), DHEA (150 milligrams), tribulus terrestris (750 milligrams), chrysin (625 milligrams), indole-3-carbinol (300 milligrams), and saw palmetto (540 milligrams). I took one dose per day (1 capsule 3 times/day.)
NEVER have I felt more incredible in 36 yrs of living. Mentally- I was 100% confident that there was nothing I could not accomplish in my life. For a 29 year old who was smart enough to get straight A's in high school when he wanted to but was horrified of college and still had not completed as much as an asssociates degree due to the intimidation, this was a very big deal! But more than that, I just felt incredible mentally/emotionally. I felt SO positive, so relaxed, so confident, so enabled, and at peace within. Physically- I felt unreal! When I exercised, my muscles felt like someone had opened a valve that let fluids into each and every muscle cell, not to the point of just filling the cell, but dramatically increasing the intracellular pressure. My "pumps" were so big they ached! I remember my biceps feeling like they were going to explode between sets! (Not in a negative pain manner, but in an intense pleasurable sense of fullness.) I was ready to take on the world and make one hell of a positive contribution! I also had a tremendous amount of energy! I looked and felt incredible!
As time went on, things in my life changed and I could no longer afford the supplements for a while. I survived just fine- no "crash." I knew where I had been and how to get back up there. Eventually, Andro-6 was removed from the market. Even though I am currently on a prescription of 300mg of Cypionate and 4mg of Arimidex, I still do not feel like I did in 1999. That is depressing.
Since I love bodybuilding/powerlifting/sprinting, I fear my anti-aging doctor may be under the impression that I am out to abuse his practice. The fact is, I just want to look and feel incredible again. Is that not the intent of anti-aging therapy?
In the aforementioned article, it states ""should serum androgen levels greatly exceed the top of normal range, the patient risks becoming spoiled at that level. They would then feel the subjective benefits steroid athletes report, and it would be difficult to get the patient then to be happy at a more moderateand properdose." I completely agree, but if that "spoiled" state results in a man who feels enabled to make "one hell of a positive contribution to the world," is such a "spoiled" state such a bad thing? In theory, we can "think positive," and use other psychological tactics to "succeed" in life, but is it not a fact that testosterone/estrogen levels, calcium and magnesium levels, and other biochemical factors affect our minds? It seems to me, that we can "think postive, etc" all we want, but if our biochemistry is out of whack or less-than-what-it-could-be, we are fighting one hell of a battle each day. It seems to me, a country, a world, in which people feel more positive and empowered would be a better place. (sorry for the length. Thank you for listening.)