Test Levels

[MEGAMAN]

OK fellas.....Got an important question.....

How long should it take into post cycle therapy for your Testicles to begin to produce normal levels of Test.....?

I am Just passed 4 weeks since my last injection......I ran a mild cycle of Sust 250 and Deca 100 every 4 days for 7 weeks......I am 40 years old........I am still very tired.....and I have not had a full morning erection for about 3 weeks........I started Colmid 14 days after my last injection....100 mg for week 1 and 50mg for week 2 and ran out ....I have been taking 20mg of Nolvadex since then ....I an waiting on some HCG....but I can't rely on that it will probably get here to late.....Any thoughts or suggestions?:rolleyes:

[JapaneseMachine]

it may take a while longer. deca is known to shut some people down hard. also at your age it doesnt help.
Maybe your doc could help you out. ask about pharmacutical strength Yohimbine, not the supp. the med.

[zwarrior99]

Tribulus take like 3 or 4 grams a day. Till your HCG gets there, heck you could go now to the doc, he will prescribe something for ya.

[MEGAMAN]

I am taking a Tribulus , ZMA stack each day along with 20mg of Novadex.....Is that sufficent?

[Belial]

Sounds sufficient, really. There's no telling how long your natural test levels will be suppressed, though. See if you can get yourself some arimidex as well, that may help.

[MarshallPenn]

Is a lack of morning wood a bad sign?

[MEGAMAN]

Originally posted by MarshallPenn
Is a lack of morning wood a bad sign?

I'd say so......

[Severed Ties]

Originally posted by MarshallPenn
Is a lack of morning wood a bad sign?

Yes, morning wood is the best indicator (aside from blood work) of post cycle Test levels. Men with mid-normal to high Testosterone levels should experience morning wood as well as a few spontaneous erections throughout the day.

ST

[MarshallPenn]

Hmmm, so I might have low test levels. I think I had it tested a few years ago and it was 487 or somthing like that -- I'd have to check.

[Belial]

Aye, 487 is already on the low end.... though that also depends on age.

[MarshallPenn]

487 was at like 25 or 26, now, I'm about to hit the big 3-0. I'm afraid it may be even lower!

If I were to go get it tested again (likely), then how do I know that reading is accurate, or just not a spike or dip in the day caused by some other factor (assuming this is possible)?

If I do come back in the 400's again, many doctors seem to consider this fine, no? I remember mine telling me I was fine.

[MarshallPenn]

One more thing worth mentioning, I was on a Vegan diet at the time that 487 reading (if I'm right about the number) came back. I was at 176lbs, on my way down to 145lbs where I eventually leveled off in weight.

[Bullrider Billy]

487 is not low if you don't have symptoms. If your libido and sexual performance are good, no problem with fat gain or loss, strength is good, etc. then 487 is not low and probably wouldn't warrant replacement. Normal range is about 250-800 or 300-1000 depepnding on the lab. Blood tests are normally done in the morning when test. is highest to get the most accurate reading.

Three months ago my testosterone was 212. I've been on AndroGel, and now my test. is 1125. I'm sure my doc will cut my dosage down a bit.

[MarshallPenn]

Well, I certainly don't ever have spontaneous erections during the day -- at least not without someone or something helping the cause. As far as in the morning, I guess it's most of the time. I don't really pay attention. I thought that had more to do with pressure on the prostate or something from having to urinate.

[Tadger]

It's from a combination of lower blood pressure while ya sleep and the fact that your body does a good deal of it's test production while ya sleep too. There's usually a pretty significant spike in test levels a few hours before you wake, dropping off a time after you wake in the morning.

[pearl]

you are right about the spikes,
i had myself tested one time, after 16 hours of sleep.
my gh was skyrocketing and the test was pretty low.
the test was done after 2 hours, on an empty stomach.

when do you think it will be the best time to have myself tested after a cycle?