Bloodwork Results

[Mychael101]

My doc has the results of my testosterone blood work and while I haven't had a chance to speak with him and go over the numbers his nurse told me that my test levels were not anywhere close to low. Damnit. Looks like test pellets are out of the question for me now.

[Strychnine]

My doc has the results of my testosterone blood work and while I haven't had a chance to speak with him and go over the numbers his nurse told me that my test levels were not anywhere close to low. Damnit. Looks like test pellets are out of the question for me now.

Even if you needed TRT why would you want the pellets?

[Mychael101]

Even if you needed TRT why would you want the pellets?

No messing with gels or needles or missed doses. Go in and have them placed under the skin and away I go on my merry way for several months.

[davbrucas]

No messing with gels or needles or missed doses. Go in and have them placed under the skin and away I go on my merry way for several months.

No thanks. These pellets do not elute the drug as advertised and you will be an emotional rollercoaster. Testosterone 200mg IM every 6days plus aromasin 12.5mg daily...if you can get proviron (not FDA approved), take it at 50-100mg daily instead of the aromasin (depending on your E2/aromatase sensitivity). I have been on TRT since 05.

[Strychnine]

No thanks. These pellets do not elute the drug as advertised and you will be an emotional rollercoaster. Testosterone 200mg IM every 6days plus aromasin 12.5mg daily...if you can get proviron (not FDA approved), take it at 50-100mg daily instead of the aromasin (depending on your E2/aromatase sensitivity). I have been on TRT since 05.

200mg/ml every 6 days... what dose? What are your levels at?

<-- 200mg/ml, 1.5ml every 14 days (prob going to look at changing to 7 days next time I'm w/ the doc) plus 0.5mg arimidex (anastrazole) daily and I stay 950-1050

[Sean88gt]

No thanks. These pellets do not elute the drug as advertised and you will be an emotional rollercoaster. Testosterone 200mg IM every 6days plus aromasin 12.5mg daily...if you can get proviron (not FDA approved), take it at 50-100mg daily instead of the aromasin (depending on your E2/aromatase sensitivity). I have been on TRT since 05.

Can you ship? I need to get back on.

[davbrucas]

I use 1ml every 6days. Total test stays around 1100.

I wouldnt recommend arimidex while on TRT. It hits the good estrogen harder than the bad estrogen and it is a competitive inhibitor of aromatase. Thus, there will be a rebound aromatase effect when you stop taking it. There are more effective and better meds out there...the noncompetitive inhibitors like aromasin and AIFM are better suited to men on TRT.

[Strychnine]

I wouldnt recommend arimidex while on TRT. It hits the good estrogen harder than the bad estrogen and it is a competitive inhibitor of aromatase.

I couldn't keep my levels above 400 without it.

Thus, there will be a rebound aromatase effect when you stop taking it.

No plans of stopping... it's a daily thing.

Worth looking into a change though?

[davbrucas]

You need some estrogen...preferrably estrone. Adex knocks estrone harder than estradiol. I would switch you to aromasin. The half-life of cypionate is 8-10days. You should be injecting weekly...not bi-weekly.

[Mychael101]

No thanks. These pellets do not elute the drug as advertised and you will be an emotional rollercoaster. Testosterone 200mg IM every 6days plus aromasin 12.5mg daily...if you can get proviron (not FDA approved), take it at 50-100mg daily instead of the aromasin (depending on your E2/aromatase sensitivity). I have been on TRT since 05.

I wish I could find a doc that would prescribe that kind of dosing schedule for me.

[dblack1]

I wish I could find a doc that would prescribe that kind of dosing schedule for me.

Don't we all.

Speaking of cholesterol, I'm having mine checked this week. I've been as high as 209 LDL with a 38 hdl. Dr tried to give me a script for something, I declined. I've been hovering 200 for ten years now, 29"waist now, no family history of heart disease.

I'm going to try that coffee, I eat too much sugar, mainly red bull, coffee, sweet tea, etc. whiskey and beer probably doesn't help. I do work out a few days a week, just diet.

[Mychael101]

Did the wellness test again today. A year in a cubicle isn't helping my weight loss but my bloodwork is pretty good other then the low HDL.

Total Cholesterol: 133 mg/dL
LDL: 99.8 mg/dL
HDL: 15 mg/dL
Triglycerides: 91 mg/dL
TC/HDL: 8.8
Glucose: 61