[alex]

Yes E2 is important for sex drive in men and too low E2 kills libido, but from my personal experience more important for sex drive is the individual DHT to E2 ratio.

If your DHT is too low for your E2, libido is gone and prolactin can raise too.
I’ve seen my prolactin dropping in a test&deca cycle just from adding masteron. without any caber or p5p.
Also prolactin can drop just from lowering E2

[alex]

I have the same with 250test only e7d.

Reducing it to 125 e7d or add 25mg proviron ed to the 250 test helped me.

[alex]

you probably dont need a pct at all after this cycle..
I would wait 4weeks after the last shot, then take 20mg nolva only ed for 2weeks, then check LH, FSH, Test, E2.
If everything in range, stop pct, if below range, continue pct up to 6weeks total.

[alex]

Max what’s the feedback been like on people’s moods when using the clomid as a shunt method? As I have only ever heard of clomid causing people some pretty meh issues mentally

Mood wise, clomid definitely comes with the potential of some pretty crap mood issues, but stop with cessation – the shunt method isn’t a long term option, more so a 4/5 week hit it hard and fast approach which upregulate the HPTA long term, exactly like a pct [/quote]
Cant you just use tamox instead of clomid, or is clomid superior in this case?

[alex]

Yep totally agree with Meg here in regards to getting into good habits with your pre bed routine.

Also check that the room is dark and the right temperature for yourself and avoid the blue light from your phone in the build up to going to sleep. All the standard stuff.

I do have a serving of Halcyon with my dream sleep each night 20-30mins before going to bed and that combo has done wonders for my sleep quality.

If you are doing everything correctly and still struggling you could look to have a sleep study done. The cost of these has dropped in recent years, can be done from home and will give you a better answer to why you’re waking up so much.

I’ve done all of these things including a sleep study and still have very disruptive sleep. Is there anything else you think I should try?[/quote]

Did nothing show up in sleep study? I was the same as you and it was due to sleep apnea.. now I use cpap I sleep through the night [/quote]

The people at the clinic said it wasn’t sleep apnea and gave me no definitive answer. They suggested it might me anxiety related but I’m not sure how to address that in terms of sleep. I already do therapy sessions once every 2 weeks [/quote]you could try Agomelatine or Pregabalin before sleep if the are some anxiety issues

[alex]

Also LH and FSH

Whats ur weight, how man calories do you eat, are you in a caloric deficit, how is ur sleep, how stressed are you,…

[alex]

Fluctuation itself is not that big of a problem, its absolutely normal even during the day as Anders pointed out.
Side effects occur if your test is below range for weeks up to months.
After 3 weeks you probably still are in normal range.
I know people who get medical trt (nebido) every 3 months(!)
Or Test E every 2 weeks.
So dont worry.

If you feel good, its fine.

[alex]

Test U = undecanoate? depending on the carrier oil it has a half life of 3-4 weeks. so the fluctuation is not that high

[alex]

You can buy PEDs in turkey in the pharmacy (otc).. no ULabs, original Bayer Primobolan, Pfizer Genotropin, Sustanon etc..?

[alex]

Maybe Escitalopram is worth a shot – for some individuals it has a bit lower side effects than the racemate.
Also it makes sence to take an ssri (if tolerated) for more than 4/6 months

[alex]

for igf-1 it doesnt matter when you shot the gh, but for natural rhythms I would always at least have 1 shot prebed.
I do all of it (3-4iu) prebed, but if I would do fasted cardio in the morning, I would split it to 1shot precardio and 1shot prebed

[alex]

I think its highly individual..
My libido sweetspot is at 125mg test only.
With 250test only my libido(and mood) sucks. I have to add 25mg proviron ed then for good libido (and mood) or 0.5arimidex e3d.
High E2 kills my libido and mood

[alex]

so if I plan for a nice date where I want to have some big shots (haha), I’ll take one tab of clomid the day before..? (weird question right haha)

[alex]

Clomid will do for most

does clomid increase semen volume always, even when ur on cycle?

[alex]

I run 20mg ed tamox last year for pct with 3.1iu genotropin ed.

igf-1 during this time: 426 µg/L

I dont have a reference igf-1 without tamox, just did the igf-1 test because I was curious. But it seems tamox has no great impact on igf-1.