First Cycle - Nausea and headaches and insomnia
Hi i am 2 and a half weeks into my first cycle of 12 weeks x 400mg of Test E Split into 2 doses per week for the last 10 days i have been feeling pretty unwell.
It seems that the day of my injection i get a mild headache which i can handle and it goes away within a day or two but my appitite is gone completly, just thinking about food makes me feel sick and i have a constant feeling of nausea, i thought it could be food poisining but after 2 weeks i am putting it down to the gear.
Also i have terrible insomnia i cant sleep sweat up in the night and am lucky if i get 4 hours a night leaving me tired all day.
the mixture of the inability to get enough calories/protein and enough rest has made me think i am wasting my time on this cycle and should cut it short
I dont think the gear is bunk because my sex drive is up and i have been feeling a little more aggressive/agitated and still have some energy in the gym, my lifts are not up much but i feel i can do more sets and more reps and also feel like im getting good pumps and generally have a level of energy in the gym that i shouldnt have considering how much im eating and sleeping
Has anyone ever had this type of experience with certain types of gear? does it pass? or is it probably some part of the mixture that is not agreeing with me?
Im thinking of stopping the cycle but would appreciate any comments of advice before i do.
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when I read this the first thing that comes to my mind is blood pressure! sounds like you need to get that under control, also what about blood sugar levels? what are you eating? natural insulin spikes can cause these symptoms too........pancreas?
Thankyou for the reply i had a full blood test before i started, kidneys, liver, thyroid etc and everything was fine
also my hormones
my test was 12 in a range of 9 to 29
my estrogen was 100 but she said it could be as high as 150
my prolactin was 275 and she said that the highest range is 300
I think my health is fine i have been working out seriously for the past 15 months and on and off for years
My headaches they only seem to come the day of the injection and the day after, i dont get them when im in the gym so there not a constant problem but the nausea is always there
Thanks for your advice i am going to listen to my body and get off this cycle
I should also add i have zero water retention and my weight has hardly moved since i started the cycle, my muscles feel harder more than anything else
Those numbers aren't really helpful. I'm assuming you're talking about total estrogen, as opposed to e2. There are a total of 4 estrogen hormones. Estradiol (e2) is what you need to be looking at.
I'm leaning towards your headaches being BP related, most likely stemming from estrogen. You say there's no water retention, but how do you know that? Just bc there's no edema or swelling doesn't mean you're not retaining. BP is a good indicator. Disruptions in sleep cycles are also caused by elevated estrogen levels.
And I say all this because I didn't see any mention of an AI. Where's your AI?
Thanks for the reply, I have a AI on hand but as it is my first cycle i wanted to see how i reacted to the Test before adding it, i was keeping it hand for gyno or excessive bloat, do you think it would be a good idea to start a low dose of my Adex and see if it helps with my sleep
Also i have been feeling flushed at times and i would definatly say my blood pressure is higher than normal
I think that it's foolish to let another hormone rise uncontrollably just to "see how you react". Physiologically, you can't avoid aromatizing compounds from converting, unless you regulate the conversion process via an AI.
No I don't think you should start a low dose. I think you should start taking a normal dose or even a dose slightly higher than that for a couple weeks in order to suppress what's already elevated.
If you're from the US and not in one of the 5 states listed on privatemdlabs site, don't bother with your doctor for your blood work. Order your own shit and get the right one done. Female hormone panel gives you that for $50.
Thanks again for the advice i have just took .5mg of Adex and am planning on taking that dose EOD for the next few weeks.
I guess i am a fool for thinking that high estrogen only causes bloat and gyno,
I dont live in the US but i am going to get my GP to do my Bloodwork next week.
Hopefully i will stat sleeping better soon
I wouldn't run that high of a dose but for a week with your test dose where it is and the length of time you've been on. Run that for a week and drop back to 0.5 twice a week. See how that works.
1st thing I would do is end the cycle before you get hurt. next step would be to PCT and then try and get another brand and see if it was what you had. Mislabeling sometimes happens and you MIGHT have something else and not Test E, it has happened before. Did you get blood tests done before you started? Are you healthy enough to be cycling in the 1st place? SO many factors come into play here but the 1st is your overall health. Headaches could be high blood pressure or poor blood flow. Sex drive alone is not an indication of gear quality. End the cycle; pct; and then re-evaluate, get a blood test done after your PCT to see what is going on inside your body. Also get a full checkup/physical.
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There seems to be some serious weird shit going on lately with karma abusers, some are getting plus'd for nothing, and others are getting negged for good posts.
Could've been an accident with a touch screen on this one. I've bumped ppl that way just from trying to scroll up. And they get the +2 bc I'm not gonna neg them to take it back.
stupid technology lol
Thanks buddy I was thinking the same.