Hi Dylan,
One of your UK subscribers here!
I've got a slight problem on my hands - to cut a long story short, I've recently found out I have low testosterone. My levels are currently the equivalent of a man in his mid 80's.
UK measurements:
- Total Testosterone 13.00 nmol/L
- Free Testosterone 0.182 nmol/L
- Sex Hormone Binding Globulin 57.00 nmol/L
- Free Androgen Index 22.80
US measurements:
- Total Testosterone 370 ng/dl
- Free Testosterone 5.3 ng/dl
- Sex Hormone Binding Globulin 57.00 nmol/L
- Free Androgen Index 22.80
This could be down to using excessive amounts of various steroids on and off from the ages of 20-26 (now 29). I say "could be", because I had all the symptoms of low testosterone way before touching anabolics/exogenous testosterone.
I will admit that due to my lack of education at the time, I ran things for way longer than what I should have without the combination of ancillaries. I also never took adequate time off to get my body/hormones back to normal in between cycles. There were a few occasions towards the latter part of my use that I did some form of PCT, after doing bits of research over the past few years, it's safe to say I never followed a full recovery protocol.
The struggle I have, is the National Health Service we have here in the UK. They are trying to tell me that everything is within the normal range, which is ridiculous. Even I can tell that those numbers are not normal for a man my age.
The endocrinology department have said "we don't test for free testosterone", and that they won't pursue any further investigations or treatment. Basically it's an indirect way of them saying "we don't want to waste our time and money on you, when it can go somewhere else". So their course of action is more than likely based on budgets and costs, as opposed to treating my actual symptoms.
It's been 3 years since I've taken anabolic steroids and if my endogenous production was to normalise, it would have done so by now.I suppose this leaves me with the only option of taking matters into my own hands......
A private company I've spoken to have said that they will treat me via HCG mono therapy at 1500iu every other day, alongside arimidex(anastrozole) to curb estrogenic side effects. This route would be something I'd have to be on forever to boost my natural testosterone production and maintain fertility. The worry I have - isn't there a high probability of becoming desensitised to HCG and burning out the leydig cells at that high of a dosage on a permanent basis?
My goal if possible, is to coax my body/brain into being able to produce an optimal level of testosterone naturally and to preserve fertility, ultimately without the dependency of drugs.
The conflict in opinion/data on the internet is very confusing to say the least, I feel as if I've hit at a bit of a cross roads with all the information.
I'm hoping you could advise me on how to go about correcting this the right way. Would you recommend attempting a PCT or restart to try attain natural levels first? If I could get away with doing that, I'd like to do so. If it fails, then hormone intervention can be an option. I just don't want to jump on something for life if there's a chance I don't have to. I'm assuming that a full PCT would be the only way around getting my body and HPTA functioning optimally on their own?
From watching your videos I've got the following 4 week PCT protocol:
- Clomid 50mg every day for the first 2 weeks, 25mg for the last 2 weeks
- Nolvadex 40mg every day for the first 2 weeks, 20mg for the last 2 weeks
- Aromasin 12.5mg for 4 weeks
- MK2866 12.5mg to 25mg for 4 weeks
- GW501516 20mg for 4 weeks
Your thoughts on this would be appreciated mate!
One of your UK subscribers here!
I've got a slight problem on my hands - to cut a long story short, I've recently found out I have low testosterone. My levels are currently the equivalent of a man in his mid 80's.
UK measurements:
- Total Testosterone 13.00 nmol/L
- Free Testosterone 0.182 nmol/L
- Sex Hormone Binding Globulin 57.00 nmol/L
- Free Androgen Index 22.80
US measurements:
- Total Testosterone 370 ng/dl
- Free Testosterone 5.3 ng/dl
- Sex Hormone Binding Globulin 57.00 nmol/L
- Free Androgen Index 22.80
This could be down to using excessive amounts of various steroids on and off from the ages of 20-26 (now 29). I say "could be", because I had all the symptoms of low testosterone way before touching anabolics/exogenous testosterone.
I will admit that due to my lack of education at the time, I ran things for way longer than what I should have without the combination of ancillaries. I also never took adequate time off to get my body/hormones back to normal in between cycles. There were a few occasions towards the latter part of my use that I did some form of PCT, after doing bits of research over the past few years, it's safe to say I never followed a full recovery protocol.
The struggle I have, is the National Health Service we have here in the UK. They are trying to tell me that everything is within the normal range, which is ridiculous. Even I can tell that those numbers are not normal for a man my age.
The endocrinology department have said "we don't test for free testosterone", and that they won't pursue any further investigations or treatment. Basically it's an indirect way of them saying "we don't want to waste our time and money on you, when it can go somewhere else". So their course of action is more than likely based on budgets and costs, as opposed to treating my actual symptoms.
It's been 3 years since I've taken anabolic steroids and if my endogenous production was to normalise, it would have done so by now.I suppose this leaves me with the only option of taking matters into my own hands......
A private company I've spoken to have said that they will treat me via HCG mono therapy at 1500iu every other day, alongside arimidex(anastrozole) to curb estrogenic side effects. This route would be something I'd have to be on forever to boost my natural testosterone production and maintain fertility. The worry I have - isn't there a high probability of becoming desensitised to HCG and burning out the leydig cells at that high of a dosage on a permanent basis?
My goal if possible, is to coax my body/brain into being able to produce an optimal level of testosterone naturally and to preserve fertility, ultimately without the dependency of drugs.
The conflict in opinion/data on the internet is very confusing to say the least, I feel as if I've hit at a bit of a cross roads with all the information.
I'm hoping you could advise me on how to go about correcting this the right way. Would you recommend attempting a PCT or restart to try attain natural levels first? If I could get away with doing that, I'd like to do so. If it fails, then hormone intervention can be an option. I just don't want to jump on something for life if there's a chance I don't have to. I'm assuming that a full PCT would be the only way around getting my body and HPTA functioning optimally on their own?
From watching your videos I've got the following 4 week PCT protocol:
- Clomid 50mg every day for the first 2 weeks, 25mg for the last 2 weeks
- Nolvadex 40mg every day for the first 2 weeks, 20mg for the last 2 weeks
- Aromasin 12.5mg for 4 weeks
- MK2866 12.5mg to 25mg for 4 weeks
- GW501516 20mg for 4 weeks
Your thoughts on this would be appreciated mate!
