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Hey, maybe slightly unrelated (and I don't have bloodwork yet,have a appointment on the 4th of May to get my 6 weeks bloodwork). I had borderline low normal levels of total and free t (14.9 or 432 and free 0.32). I was started on 125mg Test E every 5 Days. 30 years old, lifting and bouldering for a couple of years now, around 20% bf but gained a lot of that in the last year, same Time frame in which all the symptoms became more and more overtime, had some of those all my life long ( especially libido). Had every Symptome on the list before I started. So far all of them have improved or vanished. Except for libido, still as it was before. Don't feel any E2 sides, no nipples, no emotional roller coaster. Any input? My thought is that my Dosage may be to high because I get morning wood the day before my next injection and some more feeling or thoughts about sex.

AlphaMD's Answer


You are right in considering that E2 may be a bit off, even if you don't have the other side effects. Some men are more sensitive to levels that are outside of the normal range, especially when it comes to libido. It is always smart to have more data when you develop symptoms, so having your levels tested may give you your answer.

There is never any harm in lowering your dose for a week or two and seeing how it may fix your libido issue. Another recommendation would be to leave your current weekly dose the same, but doing more frequent injections, even daily. This will create a more stable level of T in your system. You have higher peaks and valleys the less frequently you inject. If your libido seems to go away during the peaks, but returns during the valleys, then doing daily injections would guarantee that you are just cruising in the valleys, with essentially no peaks. If you choose this route, you can typically pick up some insulin needles/syringes at the local pharmacy since the volume of each daily injection is very small. You can also purchase them on Amazon for very cheap.

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