4 weeks on test e 500mg and feel completely normal, is something wrong or just wait longer
8 posts · started by ScouseLad · Aug 21, 2025
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ScouseLad
42 posts · joined Jun 2023
Aug 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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so ive been on test e 500mg for 4 weeks now and honestly feel exactly the same. maybe a tiny bit more energy in the gym but nothing dramatic. thought id feel way different by now. is this normal or is something wrong with my gear. ordered from somewhere new this time as well which doesnt help my anxiety lol. should i be worried or just wait longer
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OhioStrong
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Aug 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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I felt the same way at week 4. Literally worried my gear was fake. By week 6 I was sleeping better and hitting PRs. Wait it out. If week 8 is also nothing then investigate product quality, but week 4 on long ester test is too early to judge anything.
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Geoff K
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Aug 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Totally normal mate. Test e takes 3-4 weeks to build up to working levels. Week 5-6 is when you actually start feeling it. Nothing to worry about, just wait it out. If week 8 is also nothing then investigate.
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HighAltitude
68 posts · joined Sep 2022
Aug 23, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Totally normal to feel nothing at week 4 on test e. The compound just has not built up to working levels yet. Give it two more weeks and you will notice the difference. I felt the same way and then week 6 arrived.
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SydneyFit
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Aug 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Mate I felt exactly the same at week 4 on my first cycle. Then week 6 came and everything changed. Completely normal on long ester test. Do not panic and do not bump the dose.
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MunichMarc
278 posts · joined Dec 2018
Aug 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Week 4 on test e with no effect is completely expected. I am planning my first cycle and this is one of the first things I read about. The ester build-up time is well documented. Wait until week 6 before forming any opinion.
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CapeTown CT
159 posts · joined Oct 2019
Aug 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Four weeks on test e and nothing is completely normal. The ester build-up time catches everyone off guard the first time. Week 6 is when it usually starts clicking. Nothing to worry about yet.
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OsloFit
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Aug 28, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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I am planning my first cycle and reading threads like this carefully. The ester build-up timeline is something I understand from research but good to see it confirmed from real experience. Week 4 feeling nothing is completely normal.