Switching from 5% cream to Test Cypionate

[jeffk]

Hey guys, I have been doing testosterone compounded cream (5%) for a few years for HRT, and had good luck with it. Recently (about 4 months ago) I started getting sides (sore nipples, lots of acne, etc.) and my doctor lowered my dose, then told me to stop the T cream.

I was off the cream for about 45 days and experienced the most extreme depression I've ever seen.

I started seeing a new doc that started me on testosterone cypionate at 100mg/week (I continued my HCG too). Today was my second injection, and today's workout was the worst workout I've ever had in terms of strength, energy, etc. Even worse than when I was completely off test.

Is it normal to feel a lag after starting again? I'm thinking that some natural production was beginning again when I started the test C., and then when I added it, it shut me down again. Seems too soon though for that to occur, so I'm just wondering what other things could be going on.

I'm guessing it's too soon for the new test c. to be kicking in, having only been "on" for about a week now, so perhaps I'm still in the declining phase of being "off" T.

Any thoughts? I feel like I have a great new doc that knows this stuff inside and out, and am guessing it's just a matter of time until things ramp up again in terms of strength, energy, etc.

[jlguitar]

it will take time for your levels to build up again,youshould probably take it easy at the gym because working out eats up testosterone and overtraining eats up even more.

[EnduroMan]

Originally Posted by jlguitar

it will take time for your levels to build up again,youshould probably take it easy at the gym because working out eats up testosterone and overtraining eats up even more.

Is it really the case that exercise uses up testosterone or is it only the case that exercise and particulary overtrainiing lowers endogenous testosterone production?
IOW will T levels be reduced by heavy exercise if all of the T is coming from exogenous sources?

Cheers

[jlguitar]

from my experience it eats up the test that i inject, i can definitly feel it when i train larger body parts, my libido wont be as high on that day after i train.

[zkt]

Seems reasonable.

Originally Posted by jeffk

Hey guys, I have been doing testosterone compounded cream (5%) for a few years for HRT, and had good luck with it. Recently (about 4 months ago) I started getting sides (sore nipples, lots of acne, etc.) and my doctor lowered my dose, then told me to stop the T cream.

I was off the cream for about 45 days and experienced the most extreme depression I've ever seen.

I started seeing a new doc that started me on testosterone cypionate at 100mg/week (I continued my HCG too). Today was my second injection, and today's workout was the worst workout I've ever had in terms of strength, energy, etc. Even worse than when I was completely off test.

Is it normal to feel a lag after starting again? I'm thinking that some natural production was beginning again when I started the test C., and then when I added it, it shut me down again. Seems too soon though for that to occur, so I'm just wondering what other things could be going on.

I'm guessing it's too soon for the new test c. to be kicking in, having only been "on" for about a week now, so perhaps I'm still in the declining phase of being "off" T.

Any thoughts? I feel like I have a great new doc that knows this stuff inside and out, and am guessing it's just a matter of time until things ramp up again in terms of strength, energy, etc.