Since thus thread seems to be revived, I thought why not follow.
It has been a year and I have been off for the duration, aside from short Anavar blast.
I have tested 3x and it was consistently 750-800 ng/dl total nad 17-19 ng/dl free (calculated). SHBG fluctuated between 25 and 34 nmol/l. This morning I received the latest results.
Libido is a hit and miss. I do rely on Viagra often and it takes care of business (don't respond to cialis for some reason). But overall it's not that horrible, better than on testosterone, not as good as on test+hcg
initially.
I do mess with clomid and aromasin from time to time. Nothing crazy, 12.5mg clomid 3x week and 6,25mg aromasin 2x per week.
Test boosters I tried activate xtreme and m test. Activate extreme seemed to provide libido and mood boost, while m test legit increases workout performance. Like a little test, srs. Aggression and stamina is much higher! But it completely kills libido. Hence I have half a bottle in the drawer.
*I would like to give low dose test+ masteron + hcg (nothing crazy, 150ish a week plus 700 iu hcg) another go, and while I know that at first libido would be much better, I am afraid after few weeks it would be back to below baseline, as is usually the case.*
***So not really sure whether to proceed with it, or stay completely off and maybe proceed with an old 12.5mg 3x week clomid/6.25mg 2x per week aromasin which had me feeling good (probably a little boost but not enough clomid so that zuclomiphene builds up)***
***Currently leaning towards the 2nd option, staying natty. And now that I am older and wiser
(25) I realize I either stay off or go on hrt indefinitely, doesn't make sense any other way.***
There is another component to it. Arousal. While libido can be there, the arousal during the act itself can be missing. We all know (from the studies) testosterone increases during states of arousal, and that cannot happen on trt as HPTA is shut down. Some guys report flat libido, flat moods in general. I think in my case there is something to it. But still I need adequate T levels.
All in all, best libido ever was exactly 2 years ago on just 6.25mg aromasin 2x per week and 1 cap inhibit p daily. And that was after having done 2 cycles. Effed it up by going on cycle again after that...
PS: One more thing. When off (like now), j can actually feel mood and libido boosts from working out hard, and even occasionally when I am with my girl (previous girlfriend I had I was on exogenous T and thing that bugged me I couldn't feel aroused when kissing, etc.).
That is lacking when on exogenous T. Hence my argument that these mini-highs tied to s*xy time and having working HPTA, and ups and downs are actually beneficial .