Post cycle therapy
Hey everyone,
Really excited to be part of this community. Just starting my very first cycle ever which is a relatively mild TEST-CYP only cycle. My understanding is I may not even need to do PCT at all, will for sure be getting testing done And make a game decision at that point as to whether I will do any PCT. That being said, if doing PCT, or just taking a break, what do you do after PCT is completed? I’ve read online that some people will take the total time of the cycle plus the PCT as a break before starting a new cycle. In other words, if running a 10 week cycle, and four weeks of PCT, people will wait 14 weeks at the conclusion of PCT before starting a new cycle. Very little information online about this one topic, I’m sure there have been many forum posts about this in the past but I can’t find it, so I’m either computer illiterate or it’s a topic that could be refreshed for us Newbies out there. Thanks very much in advance, looking forward to hear what the experts have to say .
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If you’re on TRT you do not need PCT, you just move back to your therapeutic dose post cycle. If not, you wait the appropriate time for your test eater to clear out (about 3 weeks for test C), then begin PCT. Once PCT is complete, you’d ideally stay off cycle for the same amount of time you were on cycle before beginning a new run.
Yes the recommended time off is cycle+pct.
This let's the body restore its natural production and hormonal levels, which is the goal long term. Being dependent on testosterone injections for the rest of your life is not a good scenario.
I would do a pct if i were you, but what exactly are the cycle details?
What's a "mild" test cyp cycle look like to you?
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Your profile says you're on TRT already..?
Is this self prescribed or doctor prescribed? 39 isn't old by any means, that's actually kind of young in my opinion to be having low testosterone levels assuming that this really is your first cycle and you haven't shot out your endocrine system already..
Hey thanks for the feedback.
I’ll try to provide a little more details for specificity. It seems to be, at least, according to the naturopath, and the functional medicine practitioner that I’ve seen that my body has a hard time converting Bloodbound testosterone to bioavailable or free testosterone. When I say a mild dosage. I am self administering a cycle that I just started of approximately 150 to 200 mg per week. I mean self administer because I live in a very rural area of the province where there’s no support on the TRT side from any doctors who really even understand what TRT is.
The functional medicine practitioner I saw has a gigantic waiting list and I’m not interested in waiting three years to get onto a TRT program with him. I had this feedback from him along time ago prior to deciding to explore things with a naturopath. All that being said, my research, and, when I say research, I mean consultation with many professionals remotely, not just reading shit online, has resulted in the same thing. Regardless of what a doctor recommends you take, the bio individuality of every person suggests that you kind of need to go off of feel and effects/side effects to gauge what your sweet spot is in terms of appropriate TRT dosage.
At this point, I’ve heard that a dosage in this range can be something you go onto and cruise with for long-term and other people have said that even a dosage as low as 200 mg a week could benefit from some PCT and rest time in order to encourage the natural test to build on its own.
really curious to hear your feedback with this additional information, as well as if you don’t mind, what your background is in so far as where your knowledge/opinions/perspective comes from
You’ll find that a typical TRT dose appropriately given, is 75mg-125mg weekly. It is only meant to put you in the ideal reference range of natural production. However, many men self administer much larger doses (150mg-250mg weekly), which is cycle range - and call it TRT. Be careful if you’re doing this I observed by a doc to not fall for the old “more is better” notion. It is not. Good luck my man
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