im in the 4th week of my first test e cycle and everythings feel great except my libido is gone.
I wanted to start low and not to add any orals or anything to see how i react to test.
12 weeks on 250mg/week
The first two weeks i did 500mg.
What can be the cause of my total libido loss?
What should i do about it?
I use no AI cause my test dose is so low.
But can elevated levels of estrogen be the cause?
Will a low dose of Adex (0.25mg eod)
solve it?
Or could it be high prolactin?
Should i get Caber?
I have Proviron but ive tried that for 5 days at 50mg/day and no difference at all.
The reason im careful with AI is because i killed my libido in the past with ATD.
Will Erase (17-Dione) help lower my estrogen enough? or is there no use for otc AI on test cycles?
Thanks to anyone how can help me with this.
Btw bp and everything else is good as far as i know.
You are running test. I haven't heard of prolactin/progesterone issues developing from test. That is more of a 19 nor issue, which you are not running. Caber is not the answer.
The 250 per week is kind of low. Everyone will recommend 500 per week. I'm sure you can benefit from 250 a week, but how much compared to an accepted bottom line dose of 500 is the question. Once you get done running this one, try 500 for your next cycle so you know. I think it would be best to just jump to 500 altogether.
The 500 for the first two weeks seems like an attempt at a front load. You only do double the dose you plan on running for the rest of your cycle in the first week to accomplish this. What you did was get your levels relatively high and now you will be regressing for about 5 weeks until they get to where they should optimally be for running 250 per week. Not a big deal in fluctuation. This would be more of an issue at higher doses, so not much of a worry.
250 per week still may require an AI. It is a small dose, but that doesn't mean your E2 levels will stay the same as they were before you started pinning. They will obviously climb. Search the internet for side effects related to high or low estrogen. What you are saying sounds like high E2 to me. Damgar gave the best advice about getting bloods to really know. You can post those and let some of these guys evaluate. If you decide not too, I think .25 adex EOD would be good for your cycle as a start. If you see no changes increase to .5. If nothing, I would start looking for more answers. You can also try Aromasin. Lots of guys prefer one or the other. Just pick one and experiment.
From what i have red on forums 250mg/w or e5d is a good dosage for a first cycle.
Exemple:
http://www.superiormuscle.com/forums/steroid-articles/51598-low-dose-steroid-cycles-truth-myth
I dont take an AI because it wont be neccessary on that low dose,from what i have heard.
But now i will add Adex to see if my libido goes up.
I hope you found this to be addressed already from above.
Don't read one guys post and assume he is the end of discussion. Things I said will most likely be debated by others, but that is good. That just helps you learn to ask the right questions that will enable you to research. Absolutely everyone that is on here that offers advice other than the typical, you should have known what you were doing, learned from spending hours upon hours of searching for simple things. Nobody told us what we know.
I also had some ED issues with my first cycle. I don't know why, because when I run the same gear now, I don't have those problems at all. Your dick isn't permanently broken. Find some Cialis or Viagra in the meantime and use smaller doses because it doesn't take much and you should be good